An Unconditional
Love Story
Gene Witiak, V.M.D.
Dr.
Witiak’s
stories of the bond between the veterinarian, client, and pet take
the reader into the exam room and on house calls to experience the
laughable calamities, miscues, and surprises as well as the personal
sorrows, revelations, and joys that treating animals can bring. This
is a book of vignettes and personal commentary by a devoted veterinarian
who is dedicated both to the science of his profession and to his personal
belief in the importance of being loved and loving.
Dr.
Witiak makes readers laugh when he checks a small dog’s breath
and gets bitten on the nose and then makes them cry when he hugs an old
man who has just lost his faithful canine friend. The stories give the
reader a deeper understanding of how the unconditional love of our animals
enables us to love each other better.
This
is a joyous ride where readers bounce from one event to the other just
like the veterinarian bounds from exam room to exam room — each
with its own surprises. Readers discover just how organic caring is as
Dr. Witiak works his magic, enjoying his tongue-in-cheek observations
and self-deprecating humor along the way.
“Gene
Witiak’s
warmth as a vet, and a human being, comes through in these pages. Every
pet owner and pet lover should own True
Confessions.”
Jack
McCallum,
Senior
Writer,
Sports
Illustrated
“Dr.
Witiak is a kindly vet who never met an animal he didn’t
love. This book is about Dr. Gene’s special world of dogs and cats
(and sometimes their owners) famous for doing the unexpected — four
decades of great stories generated by dedicated service. I hope you enjoy
this love story as much as I did.”
James
Baum, President and CEO,
KETC-TV,
St.
Louis , Missouri
“With
each paragraph, Dr. Witiak demonstrates not only the deep bond that
he feels with each of his patients, but is able to share it in such
a way that the reader feels it as well.
“Dr.
Witiak beautifully illustrates the love triangle that frequently forms
between pet, owner, and veterinarian. Each tale he recounts leaves you
with a feeling of closeness to people and pets you have never actually
met.
“Dr.
Witiak shares his feelings about veterinary practice with such love that
you are left feeling either that you wish you were a veterinarian or perhaps
glad that you are one.
“If
you have ever taken a pet to the veterinarian’s office,
or even if you haven’t, you will find this book to be a fascinating
insight as to how the person on the other side of the examination table
feels.”
Michael
A. Obenski,
V.M.D.,
owner of Allentown Clinic for Cats and
writer
for “dvm magazine”
“A
book which gets into your heart. Gene Witiak is a remarkable man who
has the ability to communicate with humor, sensitivity, and spirituality
to humans and pets alike, for we are all his friends.”
The
Rev. Dr. Douglas Caldwell,
Central Moravian Church
“Delivered with his usual quirky sense of humor, Dr. Witiak’s stories
reveal how his life has been enriched by these amazing animals and their owners.
You can almost see the smile on his face as he recounts his favorite memories
from the profession for which he’s had an undying love.”
Bill
DeRonde, CEO,
Chainsaw
Productions
GENE WITIAK, V.M.D., is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary
Medicine, and has been a practicing veterinarian for over forty years. He founded,
owned, operated, and after twenty-nine years, sold the Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital,
which specializes in the care of small animals. He continues to practice there.
For nine years, Dr. Witiak served on the Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary
Medicine, and has published articles for the Journal of the American Veterinary
Medical Association.
Cloth
6X9
$21.95
Medical/Animal
ISBN
0-944435-54-8
LC 2003115314
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