Veterinarians

Veterinarians

David Mastin

English 10 # 208

May 10, 2001

Mrs. Henderson

The topic I chose was veterinarians. What is a

vet (short for veterinarian)? “Vets are animal doctors”

says Dee Ready. They care for sick animals. “Just as

people visit the doctor when they are sick, animals need

help of doctors too” says Betsy Imershein.

What do veterinarians do? The vet may operate,

fix a broken bone or give an animal a shot. Whatever is

wrong with an animal is what the vet has to do.

There are different kinds of vets. Some care for

pets. This includes dogs, cats, birds and things of that

nature. Others care for farm animals. This includes cows,

pigs, goats, sheep, horses or other things you would find on

a farm. “The large animal vet makes house calls” says Rod

Bellville and Cheryl Walt Bellville and they also said that

“large animals vets frequently vaccinate small animals

during a farm visit.” Other vets work at the zoo and they

never know what they have to work on, like lions, tigers and

monkeys.

What do veterinarians wear? When they are in a

lab, they wear lab coats. When they are on a farm, they

wear coveralls and tall rubber boots, according to what

environment they are in decides.

What tools do veterinarians use? They use the

same type as human doctors but made for animals like a

stethoscope and syringes.

How much school do you have to take? You go to

college for two years. Then you have to take four years of

vet school then after all that, you have to take a state

exam.

Where do they generally work? When the vet is in

an animal hospital, he will be in the examining rooms,

operating rooms, and then the sick ones may stay to be

watched closely. Farm vets have to go to the sick animals

often because the animal is to big to take to him.

People help veterinarians. “Vets need help with

their work” says Betsy Imershein. The person helps by

answering the phones and plans visits. Sometimes the person

helps with operations or assists the vet.

The pay scale is different. It is according to

what kind of vet you are. Large animal vets earn between

$37,000.00 and $37,500.00. Mixed animal vet get $35,000.00.

A small animal vet gets between $36,300.00 to $37,600.00.

The biggest task of all vets is to help others.

They help animals and people. They take care of and help

heal people’s pets. A farm animal vet helps the farm animal

have babies. Most of all “vets show people how to care for

their