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How many things or animals did you have to learn about?

If you are a vet, did you need to learn every part of every animal?Also how many things or procedures #animal-health did you have to learn #veterinarian #animals #veterinary #veterinary-medicine

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AnnMarie’s Answer

Vets have to study anatomy of a huge range of animals - even if you plan to be a dog/cat ("small animal") vet, you will still be required to take some basic training and experience with "large animals" - horses, cows, goats, and depending upon your university program, possibly even really fascinating wildlife such as hawks, coyotes, deer, or zoo animals such as elephants and rhinos!

AnnMarie recommends the following next steps:

I strongly suggest volunteering at a local veterinarian's office, as this will give you a lot of exposure to the types of care they provide. Even if you want to be a horse vet, still also volunteer at a dog/cat facility if you can.
I also suggest volunteering or interning on a farm, ideally one with a large range of animals.
If you wish to be a horse vet, you will want to have at least some horse experience prior to vet school- volunteering at a horse rescue is a superb way to get that experience.
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Tucker’s Answer

A vet is essentially the same as a doctor, only focused on animals. Vets need to learn everything a doctor learn. You'll need to learn the entire anatomy of animals in general, and vets absolutely specialize in certain types/species/breeds of animals. If this is of potential interest, I'd encourage you to find work in a vet clinic or even better yet, on a farm. A farm is the best place to learn of the value of vets, while also learning about all the animals that are raised and supported on a farm. If you are in school, you could pursue an internship or senior study, if your schools supports those, or the same during summer or other breaks. Based on that, you'll have a much better sense of what it takes to be a vet as well as whether you want to continue pursuing a career working with animals.

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