What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?
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kapfarm
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Well, I am going to go learn the whole kit and kaboodle!! Maybe I will write a new goat book when I am done studying medicinekimmyh said:
It seems farfetched now, but hey, if the goat industry needs help, why not?That's extremely interesting to me.. Splitting the two out makes a lot of sense, imo. How much less schooling is it for the livestock program?kapfarm said:
Ya know...so few new DVMs are interested in working with large animals these days, I would think you'd have plenty of opportunity.. Less money, perhaps, but I can't imagine you'd be anything but covered up with work if you were a dedicated large animal vet.
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I'm thrilled b/c our goat vet, who really, really tries, and will seek out info on things she doesn't know (since she's in her 50's and from the era of vets who weren't 'learning goats' in school) just took in to her practice a guy straight out of Perdue vet school who WANTS to do large animal practice.
He's younger than me, so should be practicing even when I'm too old to tote feed and hay and have to *gasp* give up my goats.
He's younger than me, so should be practicing even when I'm too old to tote feed and hay and have to *gasp* give up my goats.
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kapfarm
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I am not 100% sure what the difference in schooling would be, I thought I heard 2 years less, but I might be mistaken. I will be $100,000.00 + in debt so I will want to finish all schooling.cmjust0 said:
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kapfarm
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When I talked to the veterinarian yesterday, he said there are a lot ov vet clinics around our area, owned by soon to be retired vets that have no licensed ones coming up the ladder to take over! It sounds very promising.
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kapfarm
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I just read this, not sure how accurate it is but it sounds right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_medicine#Threatening_Veterinary_Shortage
Threatening Veterinary Shortage
A shortage of veterinarians who treat farm animals is stressing the nations food inspection system. This shortage is becoming so severe that it is prompting the federal government to offer bonuses and cover moving expenses to fill hundreds of empty employment opportunities. The result of this shortage is mainly due to veterinarians choosing to live in metropolitan areas and pursue a practice specializing in pets or small animals. The main scarcity is seen in veterinarians who treat farm animals or work as government inspectors. This then results in the shortage is most severe in the USAs Farm Belt, which is in the rural areas of the Midwest that is responsible for much of the nations meat production.
The American Veterinary Medical Association reported that there are roughly 500 counties that have large populations of food animals but no veterinarian to treat these animals. The common concern of a lesser salary in the farm animal field was disproven by the statistics showing that starting salaries for private practice veterinarians are generally higher than that of public practice veterinarians but after about 10 years of practice they roughly even out. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reports that the number of veterinarians needed will just continue to increase to 22,000 by the year 2016. This would make it one of the fastest growing professions. The nations 28 veterinarian schools provide around 2,700 graduates a year, something that hasnt changed in three decades. However, something that has changed is the fact that the baby boomer generation, the generation that fills the employment for farm animals mostly, is retiring fast and therefore hastening the shortage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_medicine#Threatening_Veterinary_Shortage
Threatening Veterinary Shortage
A shortage of veterinarians who treat farm animals is stressing the nations food inspection system. This shortage is becoming so severe that it is prompting the federal government to offer bonuses and cover moving expenses to fill hundreds of empty employment opportunities. The result of this shortage is mainly due to veterinarians choosing to live in metropolitan areas and pursue a practice specializing in pets or small animals. The main scarcity is seen in veterinarians who treat farm animals or work as government inspectors. This then results in the shortage is most severe in the USAs Farm Belt, which is in the rural areas of the Midwest that is responsible for much of the nations meat production.
The American Veterinary Medical Association reported that there are roughly 500 counties that have large populations of food animals but no veterinarian to treat these animals. The common concern of a lesser salary in the farm animal field was disproven by the statistics showing that starting salaries for private practice veterinarians are generally higher than that of public practice veterinarians but after about 10 years of practice they roughly even out. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reports that the number of veterinarians needed will just continue to increase to 22,000 by the year 2016. This would make it one of the fastest growing professions. The nations 28 veterinarian schools provide around 2,700 graduates a year, something that hasnt changed in three decades. However, something that has changed is the fact that the baby boomer generation, the generation that fills the employment for farm animals mostly, is retiring fast and therefore hastening the shortage
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There are, especially for a person supporting 7 kids!kapfarm said:
You can get a full Pell Grant, full student loans to cover all your schooling. There are also many other programs available for older students, especially head of households. My son found out that he qualifies for a non-traditional student grant~because he is 24 years old~ that pays for his tuition completely for nursing school at a community college. My middle son is going to college next year to pursue a vet degree. He found that you can get a huge loan/grant right out of college, with a vet degree, that will help you set up a business. Right now is a good time to get into this as there is a huge shortage out west for large animal vets.
One of our local vets moved away and there is a huge clientele just waiting for another vet to move into....there are opportunities if one chooses to explore them seriously.
There are five on-staff DVMs at the clinic I go to, and at least three other clinics in town.. Of the five at my clinic, only two work on large animals...luckily, they've got a few years left.BDial said:
There's only one other large animal vet in town and from what I can understand from folks who have used him...he should have retired years ago.
I had a scary conversation with him one day where he told me there was C/D-T Toxoid and Tetanus Antitoxin, but no such thing as C&D Antitoxin.
