Lessons from the vet

Abstract

Extracted from text ... The South African Gastroenterology Review ? November 2006 85 CASE REPORT One is often humbled when one has to deal with family members who have developed an illness. I would like to relate a story of one family member which was an ignobling experience. The member in question is Attila, she is a miniature schnauzer (Figure 1). She was and is a mature and feisty lady. In her 10th dog year (70 in human terms), she had a rather eventful year. She regularly goes to Greyville Racecourse, the home of the Durban July, where she gets walked with our ..