What is a Veterinarian? What is a Veterinarian?

Pets Pets

Farm Animals Farm Animals

Zoo Animals & Wildlife Zoo Animals & Wildlife

Vets help people and animals Vets help people and animals

Where do you go? Where do you go?

Check ears, eyes and mouth Listen to heart and lungs Check weight and temperature

Exams Exams

Vaccines & medicinesVaccines & medicines

Helps your pet feel better Helps your pet feel better

Problem signs: Problem signs:

Using the bathroom more (or less) than usual

Eating and Drinking more (or less) than usual

Sleeping more than usual

Acting differently

Aggressive, mean or seems like your pet is in pain

What do you see?What do you see?

Photos courtesy of Dr. Brad Minson

Hamster with an overgrown tooth

Bladder stones in Rabbit

Under the microscopeUnder the microscope

Photos courtesy of Dr. Brad Minson

Heartworm microfilaria in dog

Demodex (mange mites) in hamster follicle

What’s wrong? What’s wrong?

My StoryWhy I became a veterinarian

What else can vets do? What else can vets do?

Teaching & ResearchTeaching & Research

Regulatory Medicine & Public HealthRegulatory Medicine & Public Health

Industry & Uniformed ServicesIndustry & Uniformed Services

• Math• Science• Animals• Solving

problems• Learning new

things

Start planning now!Start planning now!

Good grades in math & science

Experience working with animals

Communication Skills Leadership Skills

SchoolSchool

• Volunteer• Shadow a

veterinarian• Join a club like 4-H or

FFA

ExperienceExperience

• Work closely with the veterinarian

• Restrain animals

• Perform certain procedures and tests

• Administer treatments and monitor patients

…And much more!

Veterinary TechniciansVeterinary Technicians

Veterinary Health Care TeamVeterinary Health Care Team

There is a place for you!There is a place for you!

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