As a newly graduated doctor of veterinary medicine prepared to greet his first clients, hear their troubles, patch and heal their pets, and get paid to do it, he had no idea of the adventures and misadventures that were awaiting him. His first patient-client was an elderly German immigrant who mistakenly believed a vet could treat his scabies. In a collection of true stories, Dr. Bill Wellman shares entertaining insight into life as a new country vet in post-war Michigan as he dealt with one animal medical challenge after the other. From a cat in heat to a cow with a twisted uterus, from dead pigs after castration to a mare with a dead unborn foal, and from a bee-man with an ancient clock to bee stings, Dr. Wellman leads others through the highs and lows of veterinary medicine as he built a practice, listened rather than talked, and learned that farmers would not only told him what the problem was, but also how to treat it. You Could Have Been a Real Doctor is the fascinating memoir of a veterinarian practicing in rural Michigan as he learned the ins and outs of being a doctor to animals.