A Career As A Veterinarian

Just like a doctor for humans, veterinarian have many responsibilities for their patients. The United States Department of Labor states that the duties they perform includes examining animals to diagnose their health problems, treat and dress wounds, perform surgery on animals, test for and vaccinate against diseases, operate medical equipment, such as x-ray machines, advise animal owners about general care, medical conditions, and treatments, Prescribe medication, and euthanize the sick and deadly. According to The United States Department of Labor employment rate of veterinarians is predicted to grow to nine percent from 2014 to 2024. For most they make $87,590 per year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $51,530, and the top 10 percent …show more content…
In 1791 The London Veterinary College began the development of veterinary science and a professional group dedicated to animal medicine. Rvc Knowledges says that, “The veterinary profession was centred on the horse, and this remained the focus for many years influenced by the needs of the Army. Over time the interests of the profession spread to cattle and other livestock, then to dogs and now to companion and exotic animals. The school focused on studying the anatomy and diseases of sheep, horses and cattle in an effort to combat cattle deaths from a plague in France. The first veterinary school established in the United States was the Veterinary College of Philadelphia in …show more content…
According to Labor Statistics veterinarians that work to treat food animals or horses travel to and from offices and farms. They work outdoors in all kinds of weather and may have to perform surgery outdoors as well. Veterinarians who work in food safety and inspection travel to farms, slaughterhouses, and food-processing plants to inspect the health of animals and ensure that safety protocols are being followed by the facility. Veterinarians who conduct research work primarily in offices and laboratories. spend much of their time dealing with people, rather than animals. It calls upon those who are hardworking, communicative, and people who have a passion to help heal animals that can’t help themselves.
The United States Department of Labor also says to become a veterinarian you must have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree at an accredited college of veterinary medicine. In the United States there are thirty colleges with accredited programs to become a vet. Purdue in lafayette is one of the closest in Indiana. Purdue says the different types of coursework you would do includes over-showing, general chemistry, general biology, physics, genetics, and biochemistry. You have to pass the North American veterinary licensing examination in order to practice medicine in the United

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