A toast to busy vets everywhere

WHEN we are sick, we go to a clinic. Despite long queues, despite tardy specialists, we wait patiently. We have no choice.

In the consultation room, we have a mere handful of minutes to talk to the doctor. “You have a fever, probably due to viral infection. Take these medications.” If it’s a busy specialist, we probably have only a few words with him. “How are you feeling? Good? OK, I’ll see you then.”