What is the work environment for a veterinarian?

Answer 1

Most veterinarians work in privately owned clinics, treating companion animals and livestock for diseases and injuries. However, some veterinarians work in research institutions, for non-governmental organizations, for the government, and for zoos and other wildlife parks.

Geographically, veterinarians work everywhere there are animals, and a few places there aren't animals including the Arctic North, Antarctica and in outer space.

Answer 2

This depends upon the type of clinic the veterinarian works in. A small animal clinic tends to be climate controlled with several examination rooms, a surgery room/suite, supplies and a kennel area. For the most part, the worst physical situation a small animal veterinarian is some rotten smell from an abscess or pyometra, some physical discomfort if the A/C or heating isn't adjusted quite right and overall soreness from being on his/her feet all day.

In contrast, a large animal veterinarian works at the barns, stables and pastures that their patients live in. It's not uncommon for a large animal veterinarian to be frozen ears to toes in winter, dripping sweat in the heat of the summer, slopped in mud/manure/please don't ask what to the shoulders, soaked to the bone hip-deep in the creek covered in birth fluids from a calf that got stuck half-way into the world.

An equine veterinarian often has some of the weather discomforts of a large animal veterinarian, but most horses are kept in stables where the manure and water aspects aren't as big of a concern.

For non-practicing veterinarians (and there are a number of them), they can work in any situation from a war zone (military veterinarian, Army or Air Force) to a laboratory (CDC, NIH, private industry) to a slaughter house (USDA FSIS) to a sales barn (APHIS). The environment varies considerably depending upon what exactly they have been hired to do.

Answer 3

Veterinarians can, and do, work anywhere in the world including Antarctica, in the desert, in jungles and rainforest and in cities and the countryside. Veterinarians can work for just about anyone, from themselves (as owner-practitioners) to another veterinarian to a company, the government or a non-profit group.

Answer 4

A veterinarian works with animals to prevent disease like well check ups and in emergencies as well. Some vets work in the country, other in the city. They are under a lot of stress as sometimes animals die and have to be put down. They also have to deal with the owner.

Answer 5

I went to WSU (Washington state University) now I earn half a million dollars a month. ---- There are 28 Veterinary Medical schools in the US. All of them are accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), which employs a rigorous peer review of the programs for accreditation.

Two of the most highly rated in various ranking lists are Texas A&M and Michigan State. But these lists use inconsistent criteria in the ranking process, so the comparisons may not always be apples to apples.

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Answer 6

Probably, New York or Colorado because that is where they have all the good colleges!

Answer 7

at a local vet. ask them for any help and if they dont, go find another!