Are you passionate about pets? Maybe you should consider becoming a veterinarian. Job prospects in this field are good. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment of veterinarians is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2012. (p. 121) Veterinary practices are your average, everyday local animal hospital, treating only pets, unless the hospital is specialized. on a specific type of animal. Rural veterinarians care for larger animals like cattle and any medium farm animals like cows, pigs and goats. The zoo's veterinarians care for the most exotic and/or foreign animals such as monkeys, flamingos, lions, tigers, giraffes, most zoo animals. (OOH) To become a successful veterinarian, one must be prepared to vaccinate animals against diseases, treat illnesses and infections, and treat and dress wounds. Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of animals, whether trained or not. Veterinarians are trained to help prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and manage other disorders in large and domestic animals. Veterinarians perform surgeries and prescribe and administer medications. They also examine animals to detect and determine the nature of illnesses or injuries. Veterinarians treat sick or injured animals for various diseases such as rabies and distemper; they collect body tissues, feces, blood, urine or other bodily fluids for examination and analysis. Veterinarians must use diagnostic equipment such as X-ray and ultrasound equipment and interpret the images obtained. This practice is called veterinary medicine, or veterinary science. There are three different types of veterinarians: veterinarian...... middle of paper ......y difficult to nurse and care for a dying patient; and euthanasia is difficult for everyone involved; staff, owner and animal. Another difficult aspect of veterinary medicine is the stupidity and ignorance of some owners: they let serious illnesses pass for days or weeks before coming (they don't think things are serious or they simply don't want to not spend a lot of money). on a dog"), requesting euthanasia without a valid medical reason. So becoming a veterinarian takes time, but if this is the career you want to pursue, it will be worth it in the end. At the rate this business is develops, you are more likely to find a job quickly after obtaining all the necessary materials for the job. To become a high-performing veterinarian, one must be prepared to vaccinate animals against diseases, treat illnesses and infections. , as well as treating and dressing wounds..