An Urban Veterinarian's duty
If an animal is suffering from an illness, on land, in the snow and even in the ocean, Veterinarians are the first ones to be there. Besides caring for animals such as pets, livestock, testing subjects and sporting animals, one of their major duties is to protect humans from any diseases carried by animals. First,they diagnose animals' medical problems. Then using thier "magical" ability, they fix their wounds, such as setting broken bones, perform a surgery, prescribe and administer drugs and inoculate animals against diseases. In the end, they will give tips and advise owners on caring thier pets to ensure its health and safety.
Veterinarians, although a small occupation group,thier patients vary a widerange of animals. From large animals such as cows, whales and horses, to small animals, such as domestic cats, dogs, birds and hamsters.
In urban areas such as Vancouver, they often work in small clinics. Patients such as dogs and cats were common. They focus on using preventive medicines and advise owners of breeding, nutrition and vaccination procedures.Another part of their job is to educate the public abour potentially harmful disease that can be spread from animals to humans. Besides being in a clinic they may also choose to work for commercial firms such as producing biological or pharmaceutical products, these businesses are mainly located in central and eastern Canada
Other types of skills
One may think being an urban vet, to know how to cure an animal is the only skill that you'll need, this is a highly misconception amongst us. Being in an commercial area, veterinarians also requires business and financial skills to run a small business. They may also need hire and supervise animal health technologists and technicians if necessary.
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