In this inspiring uplifting and heart-warming memoir world-renowned veterinary surgeon
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick explores his journey to becoming The Supervet. Growing up on the
family farm in Ballyfin Ireland Noel's childhood was spent tending to the cattle and sheep
the hay and silage the tractors and land his beloved sheepdog Pirate providing solace from
the bullies that plagued him at school. It was this bond with Pirate and a fateful night spent
desperately trying to save a newborn lamb that inspired Noel to enter the world of veterinary
science - and set him on the path to becoming The Supervet. Now in this long-awaited memoir
Noel recounts this often-surprising journey that sees him leaving behind a farm animal practice
in rural Ireland to set up Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey one of the most advanced small
animal specialist centres in the world. We meet the animals that paved the way from calving
cows and corralling bullocks to talkative parrots and bionic cats and dogs. Noel has listened
to the many lessons that the animals in his care have taught him and especially the times he
has shared with his beloved Keira the scruffy Border Terrier who has been by Noel's side as
he's dealt with the unbelievable highs and crushing lows of his extraordinary career. As
heart-warming and life-affirming as the TV show with which he made his name Listening to the
Animals is a story of love hope and compassion and about rejoicing in the bond between humans
and animals that makes us the very best we can be.
