The Hippo with Toothache: Heart-warming stories of zoo and wild animals and the vets who care for them...

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Lucy H Spelman Ted Y Mashima

The Hippo with Toothache

Heart-warming stories of zoo and wild animals and the vets who care for them

Lucy H Spelman, Ted Y Mashima

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Random House Books
02 November 2009

Mathematics & Sciences; Zoos & wildlife parks

Heart-warming stories of zoo animals and the vets who care for them

Meet Mohan, a rhino with painfully sore feet.

And Patch, a falcon with a broken wishbone.

And Kachina, a bear cub with brittle bones.

Not to mention Alfredito, a hippo suffering from a sever bout of toothache.

All these animals owe their lives to the dedicated zoo and wild animal vets who employ boundless ingenuity and expertise to care for them and who, in this beguiling book, tell the stories of their most memorable cases. They describe not only the meticulous detective work that goes into making a diagnosis but also the pioneering techniques they have developed. And they talk freely and movingly about the bonds they form with their exotic patients..

Whether it's one doctor's determined effort to save a critically ill lemur, the neurosurgeon who was persuaded to operate on a paralysed kangaroo, or the vet who refused to give up on an orphaned baby beluga whale, these are acts of rescue, kindness and co-operation that will warm every animal lover's heart.

By: Lucy H Spelman, Ted Y Mashima
Imprint: Random House Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 356g
ISBN: 9781847945983
ISBN 10: 1847945988
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 02 November 2009
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lucy H. Spelman, DVM, is the regional veterinary manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in central Africa, based in Rwanda. She is the former director of the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and has been featured on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel. Her website is www.drlucyspelman.com. Ted Y. Mashima, DVM, is the president of Mashima Communication, based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He lectures frequently and is the former associate director for the Centre for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland.