to an amazingTo an amazing vet, vet nurse, veterinary receptionist, practice manager and vet student - gift books for veterinary professionals.
The little gift books that remind veterinary professionals of something they forget far too often - just how amazing they are. Written by a vet, illustrated with scruffy cats, and gifted thousands of times across 27 countries.
34 pages. About a five-minute read. Tissues optional but recommended.
the words I wish someone had given me.
Katie qualified as a vet in 2012, collected the certificates, and still felt like she'd hoodwinked everyone. The more she achieved, the louder the doubt got - and nobody around her was talking about it. When she finally started the conversation online, tens of thousands of veterinary professionals answered: me too.
So she wrote the words down. A short, honest, gently funny keepsake full of reassurance about the tremendous skillset veterinary people carry and how valuable they are - the reminder to keep in a locker, a car, or a consult room drawer for the days that bite.
“These are the words I wish someone gave to me at the start of my career.”
there's one for everyone on the team.
to an amazing vet.
to an amazing vet nurse.
to an amazing veterinary receptionist.
to an amazing practice manager.
to an amazing animal nursing assistant.
to an amazing vet student.
to an amazing student vet nurse.
Every role in the practice is covered - because the whole team holds the place up. There's also a growing family beyond veterinary, including To An Amazing Friend and To An Amazing Teacher, plus a book for anyone who's ever felt like an imposter.
a little look inside.
Black-and-white ink illustrations, typewriter type, and a page at the front for a “to” and “from” - it's a card and a keepsake in one.
the gift for the moments that matter.
Colleague to colleague
for the vet who got you through a rough shift, the nurse who never stops giving, the receptionist who holds the front line.
Grateful clients
a thank-you that says far more than a box of chocolates (and lasts longer).
Milestones
graduations, first jobs, qualifications, retirements, or simply a tough week that deserved acknowledging.
the books that make the profession cry (the good kind).
“I just had to say that I would love for every vet, vet nurse and actually the human medical profession to receive the words you have written in this book. We all spend our days helping others but never spend the time to help ourselves or to acknowledge the great things we do and how amazing we are.”
“A lovely vet friend gifted me this book, and I cried. I think every practice should own the whole series for their staff room.”
“I'm an RVN and I bought one of each of your books, to give as gifts to a nurse and vet that I think are amazing... thank you for making me cry while wrapping gifts.”
“I never ever get emotional at stuff like this... and yet I teared up reading it!”
“I have received and read my copy of To An Amazing Vet Nurse and I needed to hear every word.”
make it yours: personalised and bulk orders.
The books can be personalised for practices, corporate groups, universities and events - the words and feel stay the same, but the cover and first page can carry your branding, a message of congratulations to your team, or a dedicated page for your graduate or development programme. Some of the UK's largest veterinary groups gift them to their new graduates and post-registration nurses.
- + Custom covers and branded first pages
- + Extra dedicated pages on request
- + Bulk orders for teams, events and graduate schemes
Tell us roughly how many copies and the occasion, and we'll come back to you personally.
written by someone who's been there.
Dr Katie Ford FRCVS is a veterinary surgeon, international keynote speaker and coach. She's spent years opening honest conversations about self-doubt and the imposter phenomenon (popularly referred to as imposter syndrome) in the veterinary profession - and these books are that message in giftable form. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, RCVS Inspiration Award winner, and author of Thank You, Jim, her guide to the inner critic.
More about Katie's books and speaking