A veterinarian must be prepared to treat a wide range of species, all of which have different physiology and medical problems, so it is much more complicated than learning how to treat just one species, as regular doctors so. Furthermore, animals are often uncooperative patients who do not understand that they are being given medical treatment.
Many veterinarians enjoy helping animals and their owners by working to ensure the animal is healthy.
Veterinarians have, on average, moderate job security - if they are competent at their job and are in a clinic with a solid business plan, they can be relatively confident that they will have a job as long as they want it. However, changing demographics and economic realities have forced veterinarians to close clinics and relocate, particularly large animal veterinarians in the Midwest, Plains and Rocky Mountains.
Yes veterinarians must like animals to do a good job.
the have an extremely high satisfaction in their job.
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If they ask you in an interview how you handled your most challenging experience in your previous job if you do not have any experience in a job, you should be honest. Indicate that you do not have experience but also tell them how you would handle a challenging situation in the cause of duty.
threating the sick and wounded animals
Yes, veterinarians can and do get hurt treating animals. Small animal veterinarians tend to have needle sticks, slips/falls, bites from aggressive animals. Large animal veterinarians also have needle sticks and slips/falls, but are at more risk for injury from exposure to the elements and kicks from animals.
probably the babies dying would be the hardest part of that paticular job
In the Great Recession some positions have been harder to find, but overall there are less veterinarians graduating than there are positions looking for veterinarians to fill them.
Yes, a veterinarian's ability to perform their job competently often does affect their income. This is particularly true when veterinarians are paid on a commission basis.