A Country Practice

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By John Walters on Tuesday, December 21, 2004.
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Douglas Whynott's book A Country Practice describes the challenges of running a veterinary clinic in rural New Hampshire. For two years, he followed veterinarian Chuck Shaw and his colleagues as they treated everything from kittens with colic to cows with stillborn calves. We'll hear about the ups and downs, and the rewards and hardships of a very demanding profession.

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