Should you become a vet

Answer 1

Ok, if you want to become a vet, you need to be able to (honestly) say yes to all of these statements. Be amazingly clever be able to take an insult (or a few) be ok with blood, urine, poo, and other bodily discharge. And finally, be healthy mentally wise (I will tell you more later) Ok, here are the options you need to take (I live in England, I don't know if the same rules apply anywhere else in the world.) At GCSE you should be taking at least 10 subjects, though more is definitely an advantage. These should include all sciences, maths, English and (for some bizarre reason) a foreign language. In terms of grades it is a case of the more A*'s the better!

At A level you are required to take Biology and/or chemistry. To be honest, your best bet is to take both. Most then ask for a science or maths subject for your third choice. In my opinion maths would probably be your best bet as it helps with the trickier aspects of chemistry. Then, you need to go to a vet school, and study for 5 years. Then you are well on your way to becoming a vet! That is just a rough guide, there may be more qualifications you need (It depends which vet school you go to) Now, about taking insults etc. Sometimes you need to realize that there is nothing more that you can do far an animal and that you have to let him or her pass on. This will mean distress from the owner/s and some people will think it is the vets fault for not doing enough. It is not your fault though, so just try to calm them down and keep pandering them, keep saying that you did all that you could. next, the gory stuff. I was at the yard when one of the horses started showing signs of colic. we called the vet and he had to stick his hand up the horses anus to see what was going on. Also, you may be called into Accident and Emergency for a pet, which usually means blood. so you must have a strong stomach! And now, for the final part. I want you to really examine this part more that any part and think to yourself "Is this really what I want to do?" Being a vet can be really rewarding, because you save animals lives. But sometimes, like I said earlier, there is nothing you can do. This means you will have to put down peoples animals that can't be saved. So this means like peoples (Sometimes) only companions, (Cats and dogs) that they have had around for years, YOU have to put them to sleep. and then you have to go and tell them. This can sometimes be mentally unsettling for the vet, and, it has been proved, that people who are in the veterinary profession have the highest suicide rates. It is because vets can get really depressed. I am writing this article not to steer you away from being a vet, but to tell you that it doesn't always have a happy ending.

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Answer 2

Because they don't want to spend 10 years in university but want to have an impact in a veterinary practise. Perhaps they want to be the anesthesiologist, and not the surgeon. They want to be the nurse, not the doctor.