Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 The case of kilter worms 9
2 The food-loving dog who stopped eating 23
3 The interrupted cat nap 35
4 The three-year itch 46
5 The giant dog who refused to budge 59
6 The cat with a gravelly cough 71
7 Prescription sunglasses for a dog 83
8 The confident cat with a fear of food 95
9 The truth about practice cats 104
10 The travelling parasite 114
11 The terrier with a tumour that wouldn't go away 125
12 The parrot who refused to talk 138
13 The puppy who kept crying 149
14 The cat who drank too much 161
15 The dog who kept the wheels turning 171
16 The big cat who wasn't a fat cat 182
17 The swan who flew with a broken wing 193
18 The dog who learned sign language 205
19 The guide dog for a blind dog 218
20 The playful cat who stopped playing 230
21 The giant turtle with a tiny appetite 242
22 The budgies with itchy beaks 254
Acknowledgements 264