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The vet at Noah's Ark, stories of survival at an inner-city animal hospital, Dr. Doug Mader ; foreword by Kevin T. Fitzgerald

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The vet at Noah's Ark

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Dr. Doug Mader ; foreword by Kevin T. Fitzgerald

stories of survival at an inner-city animal hospital

The life of a veterinarian is challenging: keeping up with advances in medical care, making difficult decisions about people's beloved companions, and, in Dr. Doug Mader's case, navigating the social unrest in Los Angeles in the early 1990s. As one of the few exotic animal experts in California, he was just as likely to be treating a lion as a house cat. The Vet at Noah's Ark Dr. Mader and his staff over the course of a year at Noah's Ark Veterinary Hospital, an inner-city LA area veterinary hospital where Dr. Mader treats not only dogs and cats, but also emus, skunks, snakes, foxes, monkeys, and a host of other exotic animals. This real life drama is set against the backdrop of the trial of four police officers in the Rodney King case, as well as the violent aftermath following their acquittal. This is a book about survival, both of the pets that Dr. Mader and his staff try to save on a daily basis, as well as the staff themselves. Living in the harsh reality of the city, surrounded by gangs, drugs, violence, traffic, smog, and deadly riots, they must overcome and rise above, for their own survival and that of the animals who need them."

Foreword / by Dr. Kevin T. Fitzgerald -- Finding Noah's Ark -- August: The Karens -- September: Rand and the sticky buns -- October: Cheryl knows best -- November: Mort the conqueror -- December: Brenna and the skunk -- January: Big Mac -- February: Tanya and the snake -- March: Raoul at the Ferret Club -- April: Greta can't get a break -- May: Don't mess with Sophie -- June: The rolling tortoise -- July: Grant and Chloe have a "thing" -- August 1992: The big test -- Epilogue

Stories of survival at an inner-city animal hospital