Veterinary Personal Statement

I have always been interested in animals, when I was younger I would save baby animals or sick animals from the sides of the road and care for them until they were able to do so themselves. Ever since I can remember my future career was seen as achieving in being a veterinarian and have my own clinic. In this clinic I do not plan on working on ordinary animals, my goal is to become a big animal and exotics vet.

Throughout the past few years, I have contemplated back and forth constantly of what it is I might want to be when I graduate from high school and college. At first I thought maybe a lawyer, but I soon realized that I am not the type of person to argue against others. Maybe I could be a doctor, but too many people are in that profession or want to be in that profession as it is. After a while of long, hard thinking, I decided that I would apply my love of animals to my future career path, therefor I decided that I wanted to be a Veterinarian. A Veterinarian is a person, much like a doctor, who cares for ill or injured animals. Examples of some of the duties Veterinarians do are dress wounds, perform surgery, diagnose diseases, and even

My understanding of a credentialed veterinary technician is they are essentially a “nurse” to a Veterinarian. They are expected to do anything from assisting in surgery, managing anesthesia, drawing blood, administering medications, taking x-rays, cleaning teeth, interacting with clients, and so much more. They must be familiar with many different animal species and have the ability to restrain them. A Vet Tech must also deal with “bad days,” when an animal cannot be saved. As upsetting as this can be, ideally the good days outweigh the bad. Wherever there is a Veterinarian, there is a need for a Veterinary Technician. All animals, large and small, cold and warm, land or aquatic, sometimes need medical attention, and a Vet Tech is at the

I am passionate about ensuring animal wellbeing, have a strong aptitude for scientific study (having chosen to study all three sciences; biology, physics and chemistry in high school) and am up to the challenge of dealing with all kinds of creatures, especially farm livestock and horses, companion animals and wildlife in rural and regional communities. The variety of animals I encountered at two local vets and at RDA Australia: a baby brushtail possum, wallaby, red-tailed black cockatoo, lorikeet, rabbit, dogs, cats and horses helped me determine where my interests lie. I am interested in everything from preventative care to psychological analysis and complex surgical procedures with emphasis placed on commitment to farm animal production to address the current shortage of rural veterinarians.

Veterinary technicians are like the techies of the theatre; the organization would be able to function without them, but it would be much harder. Things run a lot more smoothly with vet techs. There are multiple benefits that come with being a veterinary technician. These benefits include, but are not limited to, a high job outlook, great room for advancement, and only two years of schooling (depending on the route you take). Above all, the animals, who aren’t always able to help themselves, are being taken care of.

My journey into veterinary medicine has been driven by a profound passion for animals, which was ignited by a pivotal event in my life. As a child, like many, I harbored a deep affection for animals, but it wasn't until a critical moment that I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to their care, advocacy, and education. The turning point came when our family kitten was tragically attacked by a dog, leaving her seriously injured. Witnessing this event was emotionally intense and eye-opening.

My ultimate goal is to work with exotic zoo animals, specifically working at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Once I feel that it is the appropriate time, I would love to have the chance to open up my own mixed practice, focusing on lower prices and free clinics for people who have a hard time paying for the medical care of their animals; as well as work with local farmers and members of 4-H and FFA. I would also love to find time in my busy schedule to donate some of my time to local shelters when working at the Animal Kingdom. As well as once I open my own clinic, to work with the shelters so they have the opportunity to get the medical treatment for their animals at a low charge or no charge at all. As if this wasn’t enough to keep me busy I would like to own a small farm with a garden and a few different types of livestock to help educate the public on 4-H, FFA, livestock, and the agriculture community. One of the ways I plan on achieving the goal of educating the public is by having “A Day at The Farm” where the public can come and meet members of 4-H and FFA and learn firsthand about animals and the opportunities these organizations give to their members. I would also love to have the opportunity to travel to Africa and work with some of the animals on the preservations, and with some of the locals and help their livestock. This career

I have investigated making Veterinary Technology as my career in many ways. I began to have a large interest in animals from a young age. I started 4-H when I was nine years old and raised dairy goats as my project. I had always researched the Veterinary Field for every project I had done through school. I had the amazing opportunity to go to Grant Career Center for my last two years of high school in a Veterinary Science program. I was able to have a lot of great experiences with my instructor. We had rescue animals come to the school so that we could run heartworm tests on them and give them some of their vaccinations. I was able to run basic tests, learn how to draw blood, and multiple different skills that will help me in this field of work.

When I was young, I had great interest in animals. Since my pet bunny died because of lack of medicine, I discovered some problems in China, like disparity of animals’ health care, which changed my interest to determination of being a vet to solve poor animals’ health care issues. In addition to assisting current veterinarians, the special internship in pre-vet program provides students opportunities to learn how to run small veterinary hospital. To achieve my career goal to solve disparity problem, I planned to establish a private veterinary clinic providing comprehensive medical care for both exotic animals and companion animals. The special interdisciplinary internship opportunity can help me to better understand what ability a clinic owner should be equipped with. With the internship experience, I will gain an understanding of more specific academic goals for my four years of study.

One of my main educational and also career goals in the world of veterinary medicine and animal health care would have to be completing all necessary courses to obtain my Veterinary Assisting certificate and going to work at a vet clinic. Eventually, I may chose to go back to school to complete the rest of the courses needed to become a Veterinary Technician. I have always grown up around animals so I assume that is where my love and passion for helping animals came from. As a young child and still to this day, I have always found comfort, peace, and an increased amount of patience in being around animals. I have also always been intrigued by the idea of therapy/service animals. I see those animals being able to truly make an impact on their

My experiences have prepared me to pursue my goal. I have owned and cared for horses all my life. Thus, I have gained useful knowledge regarding them and experience handling them. I furthered my knowledge and experience by job shadowing at an Equine Veterinary Hospital for a total of 108 hours. I assisted veterinarians with exams, treatments, surgeries, and autopsies.

To become a livestock veterinary, it takes a massive amount of education. Your required education would be to get your Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). Before that though, you need to do your undergraduate classes. It is also recommended you receive your bachelor's degree.. You need to also complete either an internship or residency program and licensure.

My initial interest in veterinary medicine began during my childhood when I developed responsibility in providing care for all animals. I had hands on experiences when exercising proper herd health techniques with our veterinarian for our cow/calf operation. I learned how to vaccinate, create a balanced nutritional diet, and prepare for each calving season. I also became fascinated with the human-animal bond when training a Leader Dog for the Blind and showing livestock around the state of Indiana. My experiences with having a connection with animals and taking care of them encouraged me to further investigate the veterinary profession.

Since this is something I enjoy to do I would like to learn more about animals than I may not learn from the career center. Over the summer I worked at a dog kennel and it was ok something I wasn’t crazy about because I liked the little dogs mostly rather than the big dogs. I’m more comfortable at the career center because i’ve been there so many times and with the dog place I wasn’t there but only once. So pretty much I knew the teachers there in the animal care class. But yes I did love spending time with the animals because dogs are cute and at the career center I love petting the animals because some of them are really friendly. I really get along with the animals there at the career center because I basically know what to do there. All they had at the dog kennel was dog’s and they have so many pets at the career center from dogs to medium to small animals. They also even have reptiles which are pretty cool animals. They had a grooming station at the dog kennel a small one wasn’t very big but at the career center had bigger grooming stations. They also had laundry at the dog kennel which the animal care class has there

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.