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How do Veternarians practice to not hurt animals in college?

I was wondering how Veterinarians get time to have practice in college to not hurt any animals what do they use to practice on and at what point in their college career?

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carolyn’s Answer

Veterinarians have the opportunity to practice one pets at any point in school however, they typically spend a good period of time initially shadowing other experienced doctors first. Then usually, when practicing on pets, they are accompanied by experienced doctors until they graduate. This is made possible mostly by utilizing shelter animals, assisting in low cost surgical clinics, as well as clinics within the universities themselves. Most veterinary schools operate specialty clinics that are available to the public, within the school itself.
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Anyone who works in the Veterinary industry does so due to their love of animals so they do everything they can to help rather than hurt patients. However scared or injured animals can injure those trying to help them out of fear or pain. Training includes fear-free handling techniques and the proper use of safety equipment so neither the animals or humans can be hurt. Animal handling skills don’t just involve various methods of safe, effective restraint for medical procedures. It also includes safely approaching a frightened dog, leash-walking rambunctious puppies, picking up aggressive cats, and handling animals so they remain calm throughout an examination. Learning to read animal behavior and utilize calming drugs and/or sedatives for feral animals is also important. Animal behavior can be unpredictable; therefore workers should remain constantly alert when handling them. Workers should watch for warning signs of animal aggressiveness and fear. These vary with animal breeds, but may include raised fur, flattened ears, twitching tails, or bared teeth. If possible, workers should avoid handling these animals until they are in a calmer state. Some herd animals may be calmer when handled in small groups. Extra caution should be used when handling animals that are sick, hurt, or new mothers. Aggressive (or sick) animals and their pens should be labeled to ensure that everyone uses extra caution around them. If workers must capture animals or administer treatments that may cause pain, they should do so with assistance from animal capture devices and/or other workers. Workers should use extreme caution when giving injections and handling sharps around animals; sudden animal movements could cause a stick injury.
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