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The stories of his childhood and early life in rural Wales are engaging: they're very much of a time gone by. His parents' separation was well handled and he and his four siblings have remained close and supportive. Rowlands has had stretches of locum work that add considerable variety to the stories in the book. Most books by vets concentrate on one of equine, large animal or small animal work. ''Letting the Cat Out of the Bag'' has experiences from all three areas - including applying suncream to a baby elephant and rescuing a horse from a cliff edge. So far as small animals are concerned, the less said about dogs' anal glands, the better!

I enjoyed the anecdotes about daily life in a veterinary practice both in the UK and Australia. They're self-deprecatory in an amusing way and enlightening. The stories of animal neglect and abuse are horrific. Some people really should not be allowed to keep animals: there were a couple of occasions when I shed tears.

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