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  • Essay / Veterinarian - 688

    VeterinariansThe topic I chose was veterinarians. What is avet (abbreviation for veterinarian)? “Veterinarians are animal doctors,” says Dee Ready. They treat sick animals. “Just like people go to the doctor when they are sick, animals also need help from doctors,” says Betsy Imershein. What do veterinarians do? The veterinarian can operate, repair a broken bone or give an injection to an animal. Whatever the problem is in an animal, this is what the veterinarian should do. There are different types of veterinarians. Some take care of pets. This includes dogs, cats, birds and things of that nature. Others take care of farm animals. This includes cows, pigs, goats, sheep, horses or other things you find on a farm. “The large animal veterinarian makes house calls,” explain RodBellville and Cheryl Walt Bellville and they also said that “large animal veterinarians frequently vaccinate small animals during a farm visit.” Other veterinarians 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 the laboratory, they wear lab coats. When on a farm, they wear overalls and tall rubber boots, depending on the environment they are in. What tools do veterinarians use? They use the same type as human doctors but designed for animals like astethoscope and syringes....