Roger Windsor's stories of life as, first, a naive student at vet school, then as a junior vet in general practice, and finally as a senior member of the Veterinary Investigation Service running a laboratory in Africa, certainly give James Herriot a run for his money. His vignettes of animal woe and human frailty have enduring appeal, and the story of setting up such a valuable service in Botswana, and helping to build that country's agricultural and forensic veterinary resources, is truly fascinating. With his particular talent for veterinary detective work and more general eye for a character sketch and a tall tale, Windsor will keep even the most animal-averse readers turning the pages of this hilarious and touching autobiography.
Roger Windsor studied at the University of Edinburgh Veterinary College. After spending some time in veterinary practice in the UK, he went to work in Kenya and soon became head of the Veterinary Diagnosis Laboratory there. Back in the UK a spell at Norwich Veterinary Investigation Centre made Roger realise that he had found his niche as a 'vet detective', a career he went on to pursue with great success in Kenya, Argentina and Botswana. This book is his story up to that point, although he later also worked in Peru, and was awarded an MBE for his work there. Now retired, he runs an art gallery in Scotland.