When the Going Gets Tough (Adventures of a Country Vet Volume 5)

About this book

After Four Canadian bestsellers in his "Country Vet" series Dr. David Perrin is back with more accounts of his adventures as a veterinarian in the backwoods of southeastern British Columbia. Construccion on his dream home is progressing at a snails pace but everything else in Dr. Daves complicated life is charging ahead full tilt. Hes hired a recent graduate to assist with his practice and is moving to a new clinic. With faithful dog Lug at his side dave deals with a multitude of eccentric clients and unpredictable patients: Petunia the housebroken calf; Skroopchuck the cat from hell; Snowball the cockatoo with a taste for blood; Greta Maletta the family pet who doesnt know shes a chicken; and Coonie a wayward raccoon who lays claim to the family farm. A Horse in distress brings Dr. Dave in touch with romance again when he meets the owner. Although people say he can work magic with animals can his charm work on the human species? Meanwhile the new vet has everyone convinced he alone can solve their problems. While mentoring his assistant Dr. Dave learns a few things about himself--that not everyone responds to the rigours of practice as he does and that his protg appears to be leaning to the dark side...