The lowdown on being a vet
Posted by GuestW on Jul 1, 2009 in Pets • No commentsSo what are the details of becoming a vet? What do you study, does it cost alot and what does it involve?
It can take just as long to become a veterinary surgeon as it can to become a docotor, as after school you need to attend four years of college and then four years of veterinary school to begin with. Getting a placement at an animal hospital can help with credit, but it wont make your time any shorter actually in college. In order to get into a vet college, you’ll have to stand out from the crowd as there are 28 of them in the states alone. There are many different diseases to learn about, but also a number of different spieces you may have to treat along the way. People who want to become doctors have to familarise themselves with the human structures, but a vet will have quite afew speices to learn in order to become a vet. Thats not even mentioning if you want to specialise in a certain kind of animal. The same as the bar exam taken by lawyers, the final college exam, if failed wont let you work for a veterinary practice or treat sick animals. Consider carefully which state you want to take the state exam in, as passing it in one state doesnt mean you can practice in all 50 states.
Even when you becoming a vet your constantly learning new methods and medical techiniques to better serve animals. What you might be suprised to learn is that vets also have to take a vow to heal, treat and protect animals -similar to the vows that doctos have to take. There are long hours involved with being a vet, yet the hardest thing will be to put an animal you cannot save out of its misery. If you cant get to grips with that fact, being a vet isnt the career move for you.
In closing, if you have the drive to do it and a passion to work with animals you may need to consider becoming a vet.
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