Sateia Walker
Mr. Kozak
Part 4
14 December 11, 2012
Veterinary and Veterinarian
What I already know about Veterinarians is, is that they are people who help save
animals for other people or themselves. They work with any kind of animals; horses,
dogs, cats, gerbils, bunnies, turtles, and every other animal. They save animals from
abuse and nurse them better. But they also have to save animals pain sometimes and put
them down. Also to go to veterinary school it cost a lot of money. The average amount
for Vet school is $250,000-$300,000.
Some of the information I found in the article, " Vet Department to Probe
Chiadzwa Cattle Deaths,” is that there are many cattle dieing from drinking water from
streams/rivers and veterinarians are trying to figure out why.” Headman Chibuwe
admitted he did not have evidence to prove that the water was responsible for the death of
the animals” (Vet). So apparently might be from diamond mining but yet there is no
proof that it is really from that. I learned that veterinarians don’t just provide surgery
within their office. But also they try to save animals from other homes like the owners of
the cattle. I also found some similar things in the article “Veterinarians know best,” is
veterinarians know what food your animal(s) should be eating. It lets you know why you
should feed your animal(s) this type of food instead of the stuff that you would like your
animal(s) to eat. It also showed how they care about how you treat them. “Veterinarians
are trained to know how animals should be cared for in ways that minimize fear, pain,
stress and suffering.” (Scott).
What I learned from the article, “Euthanasia veterinarians provide a peaceful
death,” is that there is now special Euthanasia veterinarians that will go to your house and
put your animal down that is in pain. Also they say it is more comforting to the owners as
well as it to the pet because they are passing away at their home.
They travel to the pet's home at whatever time they're asked and
administer the injection according to preferences stated by the owner —
sometimes with friends and family gathered around, sometimes under a
favorite tree, sometimes alone with the pet because the owner doesn't want
to be in the room during the final seconds. (Peters)
So now that they recently started they believe this way it is going to be happening a lot at
home within the next ten years at least.
What I learned from the interview of Dr. Barrak Pressler is that veterinarians have
a lot of fun with what they do and how much they enjoy. Also how it is easier to teach
about veterinary if you are more interested about it. “It all comes back to what we try to
teach in veterinary school—approaching patients by using the problem-oriented method.
Anybody can look stuff up in textbooks, but you have to think like a veterinarian to be
good at what we do” (The). But over all I learned more about his personal life, although it
gives me a prediction about how my life is going to be when I am a Veterinarian.
What I learned from the article “Donors step up for guide dog,” is veterinarians
try to help other people with money problems. They called out to people to receive
money donations. By the next money they received enough money to do the surgery. "At
one point, every one of Blue Pearl's phone lines in Tampa we’re occupied with generous
donors wishing to help Abbey" (Lindberg). I also learned how they care for what they eat
and how there treated in the article “Veterinarians know best.” It’s when veterinarians
know what food your animal(s) should be eating. It lets you know why you should feed
your animal(s) this type of food instead of the stuff that you would like your animal(s) to
eat. It also showed how they care about how you treat them. “Veterinarians are trained to
know how animals should be cared for in ways that minimize fear, pain, stress and
suffering.” (Scott).
For my conclusion I wanted to learn more about how they perform surgey, but
could not find any articles about it. So I found more articles about how they care for
animals and how they wanna figure out why there dying and how you treqat them and
feed them.
Works Cited
Lindberg, Anne. "Donors step up for guide dog; Abbey undergoes surgery after a car
struck her on Fifth Avenue N in St. Petersburg." Tampa Bay Times [St.
Petersburg, FL] 23 Nov. 2012: 3B. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web.
30 Nov. 2012.
Vet Department to Probe Chiadzwa Cattle Deaths." Africa News Service 28 Nov. 2012.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Dec. 2012.
Peters, Sharon L. "Euthanasia veterinarians provide a peaceful death." USA Today 27
May 2009: 05D. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.
The Veterinary Medicine Interview: Dr. Barrak Pressler Apr 1, 2008 By: Barrak Pressler,
DVM, PhD, DACVIM VETERINARY MEDICINE
Scott, David. "Veterinarians know best." Hill 29 July 2010: 24. Gale Opposing
Viewpoints In Context. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.