Veterinarian Narrative

The parents came out of Grandma’s room by one by one, bags under their eyes, makeup running down their face, and bright red noses. By that time, I could almost predict what happened. As my mom and dad approached us with their heads down, I prepared myself to hear exactly what I never wanted to hear. “The doctors are turning off the life support machine. She isn’t suffering anymore, and she will be looking over every one of you guys. She said she loves you all so much,” Mom told us while my dad didn’t hide his tears back.

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.

Laying on the bed very still, my mother and I were slowly becoming aware of his fate. Pros: He had already experienced an amazing life that contained priceless memories. His old age was also taking a toll on him, as crawling out of bed each morning was exhausting. Cons: I had known him for as long as I can could remember. Every road trip, every bike ride, he had been right by my side. Just letting him go was hard. I could feel the saltiness of my tears stinging my cheeks as they cascaded down my face, but a decision was imminent. I told him he was a good boy one last time, and while the vet injected the poison, I watched my closest family members tail slowly wag for the last time.

I constantly feared the worst-case scenario: death. That feeling I had, it was something I wouldn 't wish upon anyone. My heart ached, hoping and praying for the best. Monday, we went to visit her, and she looked awful. She couldn 't even stand. Something in my mind told me she wasn 't going to make it. I tried to fight that feeling, but once we were home, I collapsed on my bead and burst into tears. I couldn 't shake the feeling she was going to die. It was the one time I wished for me to be wrong. Unfortunately, I wasn 't. Tuesday, she ended up passing away while being transported to an emergency animal treatment center.

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

Ever since the fourth grade, my mind was set on becoming a veterinarian. In middle school, I created a business plan to have my clinical practice connected to a pet shop. During high school, I began volunteering at Arch Creek Animal Clinic to gain hands-on experience. As a first-generation Latina, I have pushed myself to achieve the life that my parents were unable to attain. My father came with a goal in mind. That his future children wouldn’t have to go through the life that he had, waking up at five in the morning and carrying slabs of meat around, because he was the son of a butcher. My mother came to New York in my grandmother’s womb, and she hopes her children get an education and enter a career that will not only support us financially,

Growing up, animals have played a very substantial role in my life, and remain to today. These animals include dogs, cats, horses, pigs, chickens, turtles, and more. My initial interest in veterinary sciences was evoked at the young age of nine years old, when my horse was in labor. I recall the veterinarian arriving and asking me if I would like to assist him in delivering my horses foal. He walked me through the steps in which he was taking, and with every explanation, I became exceedingly more intrigued.

I have always had an interest in animals, having grown up alongside multiple pets; they have always been a part of my life. However, it wasn't until our beloved family dog fell ill with cancer that I began to realise the huge impact that a vet can have on the lives of both animals and humans and, I too, wanted to be able to help the lives of not only animals, but also the people who love them. My desire to study veterinary science was reinforced during my first work experience at a small animal practice, Vets4Pets. I witnessed several operations, from spays and castrations, to multiple dental procedures and a tumour removal from a Labrador.

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.

The first day of my sophomore year put a halt in my previous plans to go to school to become a veterinarian. Every two years in my small high school, our Spanish teacher puts together a trip through EF Tours to one of the many countries in our world. That year she had decided that Belize was the destination. Although I didn’t have a clue where the country was, I added my name to the list and six short months later I had arrived in the Central American country. It wasn’t anything like I had expected. Apart from the humidity there was immense poverty evident in each town we went, which was also shown in the school’s that we visited. In that moment, a switch flipped in my head and I knew I wanted to do something to change that. By giving me this

Once upon a time a girl was walking down the street when suddenly she saw a pigeon that shone because it was very white and pretty was in the middle of the street, the pigeon moved its wings but could not fly. The girl approached and grabbed it carefully, when suddenly I saw one of its wings was bleeding, the dove was hurt and did not have enough strength to fly. Since she was younger, her dream had been to be a veterinarian. He took the dove to his house and told his parents about it. The girl was responsible for feeding the dove every day, was very happy because she cared for the pigeon and felt that the desire to want to be a veterinarian grew more and more. Three weeks passed and apparently the pigeon was already completely healthy and

“To choose to live with a dog is to agree to participate in a long process of interpretation.” This has been one of the most influential books I have ever read. Not only that but this book taught me a lot of things. It showed me that there is a countless number of people out there who feel a deep connection and affection for their dogs. I’ve loved animals since I was little but no more than a handful of times have I’ve seen other people with such a deep passion for animals and specifically dogs. It taught me that you can grieve for the death of a dog the same way you grieve for the death of a loved one, because essentially, they are the same being. This book showed me that you can talk and write about anything even if you consider it the “unsayable”,