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Whether it's an umbrella cockatoo who's not eating, a depressed chinchilla, a pregnant potbellied pig, or a ferret possibly needing surgery, exotic animal vet Laurie Hess is at the front lines with some remarkable pets-and their equally eccentric, dedicated, and sometimes demanding owners. Following a week in Dr. Hess's life as she tries to uncover the source of an unknown ailment killing some of her most vulnerable patients, <i>Unlikely Companions</i> is an <i>All Creatures Great and Small</i> with a mysterious twist that includes a special message about managing our most important relationships-those with our friends, coworkers, children, spouses, and ourselves. "Dr. Hess takes everyday as it comes and treats whatever enters her office with compassion, and knowledge, and sometimes even humor." -Martha Stewart
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Unlikely Companions, Laurie Hess, Samantha Rose Hill
- Language
- Released
- 2016
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- Title
- Unlikely Companions
- Subtitle
- The Adventures of an Exotic Animal Doctor
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Laurie Hess, Samantha Rose Hill
- Publisher
- Da Capo
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 0738219576
- ISBN13
- 9780738219578
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Nature, Animals, Autobiographies & Memoirs, USA, Biographies, Pets & Animal Care, Diseases, Jokes & Anecdotes, Wild Animals
- Description
- Whether it's an umbrella cockatoo who's not eating, a depressed chinchilla, a pregnant potbellied pig, or a ferret possibly needing surgery, exotic animal vet Laurie Hess is at the front lines with some remarkable pets-and their equally eccentric, dedicated, and sometimes demanding owners. Following a week in Dr. Hess's life as she tries to uncover the source of an unknown ailment killing some of her most vulnerable patients, <i>Unlikely Companions</i> is an <i>All Creatures Great and Small</i> with a mysterious twist that includes a special message about managing our most important relationships-those with our friends, coworkers, children, spouses, and ourselves. "Dr. Hess takes everyday as it comes and treats whatever enters her office with compassion, and knowledge, and sometimes even humor." -Martha Stewart