Little Miracles Everywhere
My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary Medicine
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- $21.99
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Publisher Description
Join holistic veterinarian Marcie Fallek on an unconventional healing path that puts love of animals and their wellness first.
In this funny, honest, and illuminating memoir, Marcie Fallek, a skeptical New Yorker and animal lover, embarks on a journey to become a veterinarian. She begins her quest at an Italian veterinary school, where most students flunk out. Her struggles lead her to India, in search of Divine help. She vows, following a series of cathartic experiences there, to devote her life to caring for animals, with her conscience as her guide.
Eventually licensed and working, Marcie discovers that the driving force for many of her colleagues is money, not a love of animals. Unscrupulous vets fake test results, perform unnecessary procedures, and prescribe drugs and food to line their pockets. In fact, Marcie discovers that many of the very prescriptions and procedures designed to heal her charges might, in fact, be leading to more injury and illness. Though she risks losing everything that took so long to build, she sets out to learn the truth.
This quest is not without consequences. Yet Marcie stays true to her ethical compass, refusing to compromise her morals and values. At each dark turn, a succession of instances (coincidences? miracles?) leads her down an unconventional healing path, where her spiritual and professional self merge. Marcie finds her true purpose in life: healing animals—including those destined for end-of-life measures—using her wits, wisdom, intuition, love, and holistic care.
Customer Reviews
First time (and experienced) owner must read
As a first time pet owner, I found this book fascinating and incredibly helpful. The story itself about her life, her failures and successes and real life experiences in vet school and the behind the scenes at several clinics is really interesting on its own. But more, I’ve found that vets make you feel guilty and scare you that you’re going to kill your dog if you don’t follow all the protocols. In my gut, I often felt like their solutions were overkill. It’s like you mention your dog has diarrhea and suddenly they need 5 medications and a food you can only buy from the vet. Dr Fallek makes it crystal clear we need to question and fully research instead of blindly following what the vet “recommends”. Thank you for opening my eyes Dr Fallek and making me not feel guilty for letting my dog enjoy life without tons of medicines.