Mrs. Johns
English III
15 March 2016
Veterinarian
A veterinarian’s job is to help animals and care for them. Also veterinarians examine animals, they will tell the owner if the pet has any kind of problems. Like, breathing problems, a broken bone or a tumor. If the pet has any kind of internal problems, it is possible that the veterinarian will perform surgery on the animal. Veterinarians will do anything and everything to cure the animal. I became interested in this career because I really love animals and I would do anything to help an animal in pain or in need. Whenever I was younger, I would get mad when I saw an animal being mistreated. My love for animals is so big.
This career is still important today because many people have animals at home. From dogs to horses, that sometimes need to be taken to veterinarians. Around 9000 BC countries in the Middle Eastern were known for being the first to mess with veterinary medicine. They used veterinary medicine to treat their livestock, to keep them from catching any diseases. In 1761, a man named Claude Bourgelat, founded the very first veterinary school. (Cole, 2014). It was built in Lyon, France. It all started there, more people became interested in the …show more content…
You have to examine animals, treat and dress wounds, perform surgery, euthanize animals, take care of any animals that’s being brought in. The hardest thing for a veterinarian to do is to euthanize the animal, which means the veterinarian is putting the animal down. On a daily veterinarians have to check on the animals, how they are doing and make sure they are healthy. They have to make sure the animals have the right food and have to give the animals the right medication. Most veterinarians work nights and weekends. They also work when there is an emergency out of work hours. They work in hospitals and private clinics. Most veterinarians usually get paid $42.54 hourly and $88,490 annual. (Veterinarians,