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[WildRoseBeef]

Thanks everyone. You're right wyne, I am tired these first few days, I know it'll be that for the rest of the week until I start getting into the gist of things.

GFG, Kitty's right, I just work there, I'm no vet. But we do both large animal and pets, and some chickens.

What's it like to be an intern?

Freaking nuts. Some days are slow, some are really putting you on your toes. You gotta handle a whole whack of people: some are complete nut-jobs, others are real nice and friendly. Same with the pets; we get dogs that just won't stop whining or barking for as long as their there, others are real quiet. Then there's the paper-work and cleaning of surgery rooms and examinating rooms, among other things.

I'm not really an intern, just a regular-run-of-the-mill employee who does both intern jobs and other things that are needed to be done. But it is pretty fun, to say the least.

 

[GrassFarmerGalloway]

Thanks everyone. You're right wyne, I am tired these first few days, I know it'll be that for the rest of the week until I start getting into the gist of things.

GFG, Kitty's right, I just work there, I'm no vet. But we do both large animal and pets, and some chickens.

What's it like to be an intern?

Freaking nuts. Some days are slow, some are really putting you on your toes. You gotta handle a whole whack of people: some are complete nut-jobs, others are real nice and friendly. Same with the pets; we get dogs that just won't stop whining or barking for as long as their there, others are real quiet. Then there's the paper-work and cleaning of surgery rooms and examinating rooms, among other things.

I'm not really an intern, just a regular-run-of-the-mill employee who does both intern jobs and other things that are needed to be done. But it is pretty fun, to say the least.

It sounds it!

Thanks, like I said, I'm thinking about a vet job when I'm older, and I need a scope of what I'd be getting into...

 

[WildRoseBeef]

What's it like to be an intern?

Freaking nuts. Some days are slow, some are really putting you on your toes. You gotta handle a whole whack of people: some are complete nut-jobs, others are real nice and friendly. Same with the pets; we get dogs that just won't stop whining or barking for as long as their there, others are real quiet. Then there's the paper-work and cleaning of surgery rooms and examinating rooms, among other things.

I'm not really an intern, just a regular-run-of-the-mill employee who does both intern jobs and other things that are needed to be done. But it is pretty fun, to say the least.

It sounds it!

Thanks, like I said, I'm thinking about a vet job when I'm older, and I need a scope of what I'd be getting into...

You need really good grades to be a vet, for one thing. If you can't be a vet, there's colleges who'll accept those who can be vet assistants.

I highly recommend you get a job, part-time or volunteer or however you want to work, at a local vet clinic. That's the best work experience you'll ever get if you really want to become a veterinarian.

 

[Imissmygirls]

It is harder to get into vet school than med school.
I was pre-vet with A-B grades a long long time ago. Then I heard about the gal who had a 4.0 average and wasn't getting into any vet school, so I dropped out and got married.
Years later I talked about it with our dairy vet and he said I should have pursued it. Apparently farm kids are given precedence in admittance because the vet schools know that they have insight into what the job really is.
Too soon old, too late smart. < Old PA Dutch saying

DD #1 ( the A&M Dairy Science grad) worked for a few years as a vet tech in San Antonio before kids kept her home. She did enjoy it even though it was just small animals. No cattle in that part of town!
She ended up doing the interviewing & hiring and she says there is a great turnover in the vet tech occupation and it's hard to find good people.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

I know here there is a great demand for large animal vets. Our vet office was lucky enough to be able to nab two before they graduate this year but, a year ago (or was it two) when they were looking they couldn't even get them right out of school as they all had jobs waiting. The vet they hired instead didn't work out so they went looking for another. When they found two the grabbed them both up.

 

[Thewife]

If I needed a vet right now, I would not know who to call!
All the vets I used to use, got old and don't do farm calls any more!
Hubby pointed out that the vet at the sale barn looked young! I told him that's because the young ones are the only ones nut's enough to be a cow vet!

My fave vets daughter married a cattle rancher in some state with good hunting. He went to live closer to his new SIL!
(He tried to say he was moving to be closer to his daughter, but we know the truth)

 

[GrassFarmerGalloway]

Haha! Well, my grades aren't bad, but they aren't spectacular either. I'd really have to work at it.