From Afrikaner to Zebra – a Vet’S Life

You are so lucky ! I always wanted to be a vet! was a recurring

statement at any and every gathering which I ever attended.

Yes I was lucky, or maybe I was a bit more determined than most.

Thank goodness for a good sense of humour and a positive attitude

to life, if a bit cynical.

I learnt to accept with a good grace being woken for the third time

many nights to see emergencies, most of which could easily have

waited until daylight.

I got over the God Syndrome and the inevitable loss of some

patients only to have the immense satisfaction of pulling through

some very diffi cult cases.