Chapter 2 Summary

Jo arrives at work on a Tuesday and thinks about how Tuesdays are always busy days. She thinks back to how she got her start in veterinary medicine. She was separated from a husband she had before Daniel, and she had moved back home to Maine and taken a job at a veterinary clinic. Though she had never had pets while growing up, Jo discovered that she had a talent for caring for animals. She began taking classes at a university.

After unsuccessfully trying to convince a client to allow her to neuter a cat, Jo talks with her receptionist, Beattie. Beattie tells about her sister that is addicted to shopping, and then she asks about Jo's family.

Jean Bennett, Sadie's professor, arrives, and she brings a mixed breed dog. The dog cannot walk, and the symptoms have been going on for a...