Essay About Animal Doctors And Cheryl Walt Bellville

Veterinarians
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Veterinarians
David Mastin
English 10 # 208
May 10, 2001
Mrs. Henderson
The topic I chose was veterinarians. What is a
vet (short for veterinarian)? “Vets are animal doctors”
says Dee Ready. They care for sick animals. “Just as
people visit the doctor when they are sick, animals need
help of doctors too” says Betsy Imershein.
What do veterinarians do? The vet may operate,
fix a broken bone or give an animal a shot. Whatever is
wrong with an animal is what the vet has to do.
There are different kinds of vets. Some care for
pets. This includes dogs, cats, birds and things of that
nature. Others care for farm animals. This includes cows,
pigs, goats, sheep, horses or other things you would find on
a farm. “The large animal vet makes house calls” says Rod
Bellville and Cheryl Walt Bellville and they also said that
“large animals vets frequently vaccinate small animals
during a farm visit.” Other vets work at the zoo and they
never know what they have to work on, like lions, tigers and
monkeys.
What do veterinarians wear? When they are in a
lab, they wear lab coats. When they are on a farm, they
wear coveralls and tall rubber boots, according to what
environment they are in decides.
What tools do veterinarians use? They use the
same type as human doctors but made for animals like a
stethoscope and syringes.
How much school do you have to take? You go to
college for two years. Then you have to take four years of
vet school then after all that, you have to take a state
exam.
Where do they generally work? When the vet is in
an animal hospital, he will be in the examining rooms,
operating rooms, and then the sick ones may stay to be
watched closely. Farm vets have to go to the sick animals
often because the animal is to big to take to him.
People help veterinarians. “Vets need help with
their work” says Betsy Imershein. The person helps by
answering the phones and plans visits. Sometimes the person
helps with operations or assists the vet.
The pay scale is different. It is according to
what kind of vet you are. Large animal vets earn between
$37,000.00 and $37,500.00. Mixed animal vet get $35,000.00.
A small animal vet gets between $36,300.00 to $37,600.00.
The biggest task of all vets is to help others.
They help animals and people. They take care of and help
heal people’s pets. A farm animal vet helps the farm animal
have babies. Most of all “vets show people how to care for
their