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Becoming A Veterinarian Essay

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Carissa Griffin Period 6, Composition Mrs. Craig 26 October 2012 Veterinarian Becoming a veterinarian is an intensive process. To many, it looks easy and exciting. The exciting part I can agree with, unfortunately it’s not a very easy task. To become a veterinarian, you have to meet certain requirements and have certain obligations to complete. It involves schooling, a passion and love for animals, and an enormous amount of hard work. Becoming a veterinarian is my plan for my future. Before you can even think about being a veterinarian, you have to take some questions about yourself into consideration. The big question is “do you have a passion and love for animals?” If you answer no to this, obviously this isn’t …show more content…

To get more information about this career choice, I interviewed a vet in training. My sister is going to school right now to become a veterinarian, so I asked her a few questions that I knew she could answer and found out more information. The first thing I asked was what qualifications are required to become a veterinarian? She replied basically with the same answer as the internet. She said that “it takes many years of schooling and determination, without determination you won’t have what it takes to finish” (Griffin, Sara. Personal Interview. 31 Oct. 2012). After that I asked her what experiences she’s had as a trainee in the veterinary field. She replied, “Everyday turns o9ut to be different. So far I’ve taken temperatures and watched and assisted with a surgery on a dog with an infected tooth. The smell was awful but it was a great learning experience” (Griffin, Sara. Personal Interview. 31 Oct. 2012). After that she explained to me that each vet experiences something different each day, even if you are still in school. She told me that when I get to that point I’ll probably experience something that never did. The next question I asked her was about the types of animals she’s worked with so far. She said, “I’ve only worked with cats and dogs so far, hopefully that will be all I ever work with” (Griffin, Sara. Personal Interview. 31 Oct. 2012). She said that she hopes those will be the only animals she works with because they are a lot easier

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