The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes
At once heart- quickening and clinically fascinating, the stories in this remarkable collection represent some of the most moving and unusual cases ever taken on by zoological vets. A chronicle of discovery, compassion, and cutting-edge medicine, THE RHINO WITH GLUE-ON SHOES is must reading for animal lovers, science buffs and anyone who loves a well-told tale.
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A Delacorte Press Book published by Bantam Dell/Random House
Edited by Lucy H. Spelman, DVM & Ted Y. Mashima DVM
Foreword by Jack Hanna
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-34146-2
Design: book by Glen Edelstein, jacket by Joe Montgomery
A moray eel diagnosed with anorexia…A herd of bison whose only hope is a crusading female doctor from Paris…A vet desperately trying save an orphaned whale by unraveling the medical mystery of her mother's death…
This fascinating book offers a rare glimpse into the world of exotic animals and the doctors who care for them. Here, pioneering zoological veterinarians—men and women on the cutting edge of a new medical frontier—tell real-life tales of daring procedures for patients weighing tons or ounces, treating symptoms ranging from broken bones to a broken heart, and life-and-death dramas that will forever change the way you think about wild animals and the bonds we share with them.
From a root canal on a three-thousand -pound hippo to one doctor's heartbreaking effort to save a critically ill lemur, here are acts of rescue, compassion, and cross-disciplinary cooperation between zoo vets and other top scientists.
We meet highly trained specialists racing against time and circumstance to save the lives of some of the most exotic animals in the world. Shoes designed for race horses help a rhinoceros with a debilitating foot disease. A kangaroo survives spinal surgery performed by a leading human doctor. These unforgettable stories capture the bonds that develop between vets and their animal patients, the ingenious measures many vets have tried, and the remarkable new insights modern medical technology is giving us into the physiology and behaviors of wild animals.
About the Editors
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.
Ted Y. Mashima, DVM, is the President and Executive Director of the Asian American Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, based in Washington, D.C. He lectures frequently and is the former associate director for the Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland.
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