What are the normal work hours of being a veterinarian?

Answer 1

This will vary depending upon the specific career of the veterinarian. A small animal veterinarian typically works in a dedicated animal clinic and sees patients and clients throughout the day. They may have specific days or time periods blocked off for surgery or housecalls (although in small animal medicine these can be rare).

A large animal or equine veterinarian will spend the vast majority of the day on the road, driving between farms and stables to take care of patients and clients at those locations.

Answer 2

The first half of the day in the consultation room (seeing what is wrong with the animals), then you perform surgery, then more consultation. You may also be called out to farms and get wild animals from WIRES. I hope I helped, Shirdiemere

Answer 3

In private practice, on a typical day a veterinarian will perform physical examinations, draw blood for lab tests, perform a few surgeries (typically spay/neuter), check up on other patients and complete medical records.

Answer 4

Basically it is just driving back and forth from rach to ranch. It could be 1-20 horses a day and it could be all of the state or country.

Although most equine veterinarians do travel from farm to farm, they typically only operate within a certain area of a county or city, although some may travel farther than this. A equine vet will typically see one to twenty patients as mentioned above during farm calls. Some equine vets however have a stationary practice where the clients bring the animals to them, such as at a equine hospital or veterinarian college.

Answer 5

In the United States, private practitioners typically start work between 7 and 8 AM with rounds on hospitalized patients and getting the clinic or truck set up for the day's appointments. The day often runs until 6 or 7 PM, when the last patient has been seen and all hospitalized patients have been medicated and set up for the overnight. Veterinarians often also work emergency calls on nights and weekends, work a fair number of holidays and some also have set evening hours and weekend hours for regular appointments.

In general, veterinarians tend to work 50-60 hours a week on a regular schedule, and may work up to 100 hours depending upon the type of practice, the amount of emergency work they are doing and what species they are working with - equine veterinarians log these kinds of hours during foaling season, for instance.

Answer 6

I worked in the vet tech field for about 9 yrs. the days were usually about 10-12 hrs.

Answer 7

There really isn't a schedule, there's lots of emergencies so I wouldn't take a vacation very far away!!! It can also depend on which clinic you are working for.

Answer 8

9 hours a day

63 hours a week

3285 a year