Highly qualified veterinary surgeon Julian Earl, entertains the reader with a few of his favourite tales and events from his long career, not to mention the most bizarre of all attending to a cow stuck in a tree! Chapters are littered with anecdotes, hilarious memories, and veterinary stories all told in a light-hearted style with plenty of examples and practical advice on what one should try and avoid when working as a veterinary surgeon. James Herriot for the 21st Century. . Collection of entirely true stories and events . Heart-warming and entertaining insight into the variety of ailments presented on a daily basis . Filled with dramas, disasters and challenging situations, such as literally finding a cow stuck in a tree . Brief insight into a few of the characters within the profession . Stories of not only unusual animals and their ailments but also their owners . Featuring domestic pets and farm livestock . Gives the reader an appreciation into the life of a vet AUTHOR Julian Earl wanted to be a vet from an early age and managed to achieve this childhood dream by qualifying as a veterinary surgeon at Liverpool University in 1981. He subsequently worked in Lancashire and then in Lincolnshire, always working with farm livestock and domestic pets. In 1988 and 1998 he gained further RCVS qualifications in Sheep Health and Production and Animal Welfare respectively, and in 2015 was awarded the status of being an Advanced Veterinary Practitioner in Sheep and Animal Welfare. During his career he was also the president of the Lincolnshire Veterinary Association and the Sheep Veterinary Society. Unfortunately in 2012 he suffered life-threatening injuries in a cycle race that brought to an end his clinical work, he is now an approved para-cyclist targeting a return to competitive cycling.