Honestly, I sometimes wonder if these books single-handedly created a romanticized pipeline into veterinary medicine. So many people read them as kids and thought, 'That’s what I want to do!' The portrayal is so warm, so full of heart and happy endings (mostly), that it arguably glosses over the high stress and suicide rates in the modern profession. They’re beautiful stories, but maybe not the most realistic career guide. Still, what a wonderful inspiration.