What does it take to be a veterinarian? Education, hours, pros, cons.

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I am doing a project on veterinarians and I was wondering if I could ask you some questions, followed by a form of recognition you answered the questions, thanks: 1.How much education is truly needed? 2. What are the work hours like for being a veterinarian? 3. What are the pros of being one? 4. What are the cons of being one? 5. What are some jobs that take a lot of focus and problem solving when being a vet? 6. And lastly, what are some visuals that could help me explain to my class? Pet's info: Dog | West Highland White Terrier | Male | neutered | 10 years and 8 months old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

1. To be a veterinarian, you need to take university classes before getting into vet school. Most people graduate from a university before entering vet school, but there are some vet schools that will allow direct entrance into vet school without the degree as long you have completed all the necessary university classes and have the grades to get in. 2. Being a vet does not have set hours. It's long days and nights, and vet have to be on call after hours and do work weekends. 3. The pros are being able to help animals. 4. To be honest, the stress of being a vet, the difficulty in finding a good work/life balance, and seeing animal cruelty cases are all cons of being a vet. 5. Any part of vet work requires a lot of focus and problem solving. Our patients cannot speak for themselves, so we need to diagnose what is causing their problems without that help. 6. As for visuals, you can find pictures that show vets doing surgery, examining animals, and treating them. I hope this helps!

What does it take to be a veterinarian? Education, hours, pros, cons.

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