The Ones That Bit Me! Camels, cows and other young-vet stories | Marcus Taylor

This amusing and endearing hilarious memoir of a young New Zealand vet focuses on the trials and tribulations of being a newcomer to professional veterinary life in New Zealand and then in Newfoundland, southern England and Jordan.

In The Ones That Bit Me!, there is sadness and personal challenge, too, when Marcus Taylor is severely injured in an accident only a couple of years into his practice. Candid, engaging and big-hearted, this book explores the deep connection between humans and animals, and the vet's role when both are in need of care and support.

Marcus Taylor graduated with a degree in veterinary science from Massey University in 2013 and went straight into mixed practice. He later worked in Newfoundland and southern England, and then he worked for a year on an animal-health research project with the Bedouin in the Middle East. He has run a podcast with a veterinary colleague, and has a YouTube channel, Lord of the Vets. He lives in Christchurch, where he works as a writer and veterinary contractor.