Personal Narrative: To Be A Veterinarian

Working at an Animal Hospital is different every day, making each day a new learning experience. For almost two years I helped different animals come in daily. A few animals came in frequently while others I only saw once; if it was either for an appointment, surgery, or emergency. One day I was working and a two-month old puppy walk-in emergency came in extremely sick with the owners not knowing what was wrong. The owners had very little money and bought the puppy from a puppy mill, not knowing how atrocious puppy mills are till they got there. When they were there they told the owners of the puppy mill that they wanted a refund. Having already put two-hundred dollars down to receive a puppy they would not refund it and told them “You can take a puppy, or leave without a refund.” Even though it was difficult for the owners, who had already fallen in love with their new puppy, they turned her over to the animal hospital. This way we could take care of her.

A British actress named Hannah Murray once said, “I really loved animals when I was little - my friend and I had an imaginary vet 's office; we would mime doing surgery on animals. We treated more injuries than illnesses - fixing with a baby bear with a broken leg, removing a tumor. Of course, our surgeries would take about five seconds; that 's how good we were.” As far back as one girl can remember, she always had a pet of some kind. She currently has a pet dog, and she became sick, and would have seizures. When her mom and took her to the Vet’s office, she remembers how the doctor saved her dog’s life and how grateful she and her mother were to not lose a member of our family. The career of a veterinarian is a rewarding career, because one has the opportunity to care for beings who can’t for themselves. The research will describe the career of a veterinarian, what is required to become successful, and the impact this career has on society.

This semester I’ve learned a lot about understanding behaviors in the work place, win-win solutions, dealing with conflicts, emotions, creativity and problem solving to diversity. This class have giving me an insight on how important it is to get along with coworkers and clients and now knowing that will help me become more successful in my profession as well as my personal life. Once the class started I was trying to completing the first assignment and as the thoughts in my head was this stuff is simply common sense. I’m sure all of us know what to do at work and how to apply for jobs or working with people. Now that I’ve completed the course I can truly say in order to be the best I can be in my profession I must develop great human relations

As a child, everyone dreams of what that they want to become in world. Some want to grow up to be doctors, garage drivers, teachers and dancers. My dream has not always been clear to me; I wanted to be a neonatal nurse while I was in high school. I took courses throughout high school, and discovered that nursing was not God’s plan was for me. I did not find out that animal care was what I was truly passionate about until the days after my dog got ran over. Wrapping her bandages, cleaning her wounds and giving her medicine brought to me such joy that I have never felt before. Becoming a veterinarian was not what I planned, but it is was what I become passionate about.

Many of my friends and family have argued with the idea that I should pursue a more practical career, doctor, lawyer, teacher, to name a few examples. However, I was never attracted to that, I knew that, regarding their background, that they essentially did not really understand what it is to pursue those kinds of careers.

My mother purchased a saddle for me before I was born. She knew I would be a cowgirl who loved horses, like herself. But what she did not know is that my love of horses would develop into something much greater. My past, present, and future endeavors have all been in pursuance of my goal: to be an equine veterinarian.

Throughout my life, I have been through many different things. I have been through struggles and successes. I have been through multiple setbacks and breakthroughs. There is one specific setback, however that is very important to me that I overcame. It was not easy, but I finally did it. This setback took place during the time between when I entered high school and the end of my sophomore year.

My mom has been a Pet Groomer and Veterinary Assistant with 30 years of experience. Since I was pretty young, I always wanted to be at her workplace. I would always watch them with amazement, and see myself as one of them in the future. Never afraid of touching the animals, or disgusted by blood, vomits, diarrhea, etc. In 2011, I started working as an Veterinarian Assistant. My strong will to learn and help kept me growing. The desire to learn all related to medication, illnesses, vaccinations, etc. And compassion for those animals that are unable to describe their pain but to endure it. This personal values made me realize not to give up on my dream of becoming a DVM. I am an introverted person, but when I started training others while being

Demodex Mange and how it looks how it looks under the microscope. It was very interesting to see how it looked like. When I looked into the microscope it looked like a little animal. There was also scrapings from one of the dogs that had many tapeworm eggs. It was extremely intriguing seeing all those eggs under the microscope we found out that it was also contagious to humans. Scabies looked like an animal with little legs under the microscope. They are also found around the dog’s body. I was allowed to see the instruments that were going to be used in surgery. They were all in order and prepared neatly to make sure that the veterinarian is able to conduct the surgery without any interference or mistakes within the procedure. I thought it

Being a veterinarian doesn't mean dealing with lots of cute animals, it means helping them and making sure they don't get hurt. Veterinarians didn't start in America it started in France. The town doctors would also take care of the animals as well. It takes a lot of work to be a Vet there are stresses and hard work and dedication.

Veterinarians provide medical services for animals that are big and small. Helping sick animals weather they are big or small. They provide medicine for house pets and farm animals. When owners take there pet to the vet they are looking for someone to provide information to them about their animal. Some of the information given to the own is about how to properly care for your animal to make sure it grows the right why. Veterinarians are there to help animals no matter the size.

Going on the journey of the roller coaster ride on becoming a veterinarian takes guts and the will to work. Becoming part of the veterinarian world is going to take a bit more than just the love for animals. If you are planning on becoming a vet you are in for a long road of working and it will take up a ton of your time. Being determined is the most important thing when entering the vet world. Working as a vet requires an intense education, it comes with plenty of responsibilities and the salary and job advancements are amazing once you get experience.

I chose technical education because I believed it was my best course of action to get me where I want to be in life as efficiently as possible. I had originally applied to an out-of-state university and got accepted. It took me nearly a year to realize this was not the best course of action for me, short-term or long-term. One night I realized it just wasn’t going to work. Finally, I sat my family down, we had a deep discussion and realized we could not pull it off.

When I was young I absolutely knew what I wanted to do with my life. I knew for sure I wanted to work with animals, not really knowing what all that would entail. As I grew up I didn’t believe that I had what it took to work with people in dire situations and with medicine, but I wanted to try anyhow to pursue veterinary career. I wanted to work with animals and if I couldn’t be a veterinary then I’d find another job that revolved around them.

My dream career, since I was a little girl, was to become a veterinarian. I have always dreamed of helping animals by searching them lovely homes with caring owners. In the summer of 2015 I was given the opportunity of traveling to Boston to attend the, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, at Tufts University. I was eligible to experience a one-on-one interaction with many different kind of animals. I was able to gain an amazing insight into the day-to-day life of a running a veterinary practice and being a veterinary surgeon. I witnessed an operation on a dog’s leg and another dog getting put in the MRI for cancer treatment. In those two weeks, I interacted with various small, and exotic animals. I observed how vets handle emergencies, treatments, and surgeries. I also took an anatomy class during which I dissected a cat and a dog.