This may not be a fair rating because I didn't actually read more than a quarter of this book. Unfortunately, I didn't really like it and decided it wasn't worth continuing to read. I liked the content-- the stories about the pets and his role as a vet was appealing to me. But I didn't like his writing style because it felt very informal, very conversational. That would have been alright if I liked the personality of the writer, which I didn't. This is my very subjective personal opinion; I didn't like his attitude and writing voice. Maybe in the future I'll revisit this book to give it a second chance.