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So You Want to be a Vet?

A College Success Project:

by SFCC student Clapp J.A.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Could this be YOU?

 

 

 

 

 

Let's Start From the Beginning

Many people have a love for animals. Many of us also dream of becoming a doctor that will be able to heal and help these animals, (i.e. a veterinarian.) Some might start out with simply caring deeply for a pet or any animals they find. Others might find themselves volunteering at a local animal shelter, or even just administering what their own vet has prescribed for their personal pet's ailments. There is much to being a vet more so than simply giving shots and prescribing medicine.

Understanding food requirements, an animal's need for proper shelter and their behavior are just a few aspects in the veterinary care world. Interaction with the patient's owners is vital as well, if you have no ability of rapport with a person, how can you tell an owner how to take care of their pet? Having a natural understanding of animals does help, if someone has never cared for anything more in-depth than a pet rock, why certainly it would be suggested they find out just exactly what a veterinarian does before they leap at the chance of a career in the field. Being acquainted, knowledge wise, with your possible future patients and their owners, will help you tremendously.
Which is why YOU the reader are reading this, perhaps you will glean some useful information in which to acquire a job in this wonderful ever-changing field.