Do vet students have to perform declawing, tail docking, euthanasia?

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I want to go to college for veterinary medicine in the future. I have problems with cosmetic procedures like clipping a dogs tail or declawing cats. I dont think Id be able to do either of those things without feeling terrible about it. If I decide to go down this path would I have to preform these types of procedures to graduate? I also would feel terrible about having to put an animal down, but I think I would atleast be able to handle that morally. Any advice? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 13 years and 6 months old

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! You can choose not to perform these cosmetic procedures. For example, I choose not to perform these. You do not need to perform these procedures in order to graduate. While you will not need to perform a euthanasia to graduate, you will have to perform euthanasia in practice on a relatively regular basis so it is important to be ok with that. Come join us in this great profession! Good luck!

Do vet students have to perform declawing, tail docking, euthanasia?

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