Thursday, March 7, 2013

Veterinarian Job Description

By Brendan Z


Veterinarian medicine is a well-known profession however, some people are not really aware of the tasks and responsibilities of a veterinarian. A veterinarian is well trained doctor for animals. Veterinarians are extremely knowledgeable about animal health care. They can treat and care for a wide variety of animals; from companion animals like dogs and cats to the aquatic animals like fishes. They also care for production animals like pigs, cattle and poultry. Indeed, veterinarians can work well with a wide range of animals, even wild and zoo animals.

Veterinarians are experts when it comes to animal health and aside from performing procedures in the animal clinics and hospitals; they are also doing other tasks to extend awareness to the public in order to protect animals as well as their owners from any harm. Veterinarians are also sharing their knowledge about animals by educating the owners on how to feed their animals, the right way to take care their animals, various animal exercises and many more. Most importantly, they are educating owners as well as the public about animal and human interactions.

Veterinarians perform a wide range of procedures to treat different types of animal diseases. They perform operations just like human doctors. They can administer vaccines, performs surgery, give medications and even give advice to the owners of the animals about their general well-being. Apart from using general observation and gathering information from the owners, veterinarians also perform diagnostic tests to further assess the condition of the animals. These diagnostic tests may include blood tests, x-rays, and CT-scans. The main objectives of the veterinarian in performing the tests are to check the real symptoms or causes for the animal's pain and to be able to give the appropriate treatment.

But apart from the diagnosis and treatment, veterinarians perform other duties that focus more on the preventive action side. One of the preventive actions they are performing is to educate the owners as well as the public about animal health. They believed that these preventive actions are very helpful in promoting the overall wellness of the animals. They are helping out owners in taking care of the animals by giving tips on how to effectively handle the proper care of animals. They are also giving advice to people on how to stop the spread of animal diseases or how to prevent diseases from being transferred to humans.

In America, animals are given a high level of importance and people are willing to spend more money just to keep their pets or animals healthy. In this context, veterinarians are therefore considered as one of the highly respected professions. They are not only saving the lives of animals but as well as the well-being of humans and the environment. Veterinarians duties are well beyond just taking care of animals, they are also ensuring our safety.

Given the importance that we put on our animals, the demand for veterinarians are high and yet there are few graduates to accommodate the supply. Thus, those who are planning to pursue a degree in the field of veterinary medicine, the latest trends will give them great hope by the amount of great job opportunities available. Getting a veterinarian degree is very desirable because of the growing demands of animal health care, increasing number of humans using dairy products and the limited availability of the veterinarians. In addition to being considered an animal savior, the job of the veterinarians is exciting and fun career choice.




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