Can you imagine being a veterinarian? You help animals who are need and save their lives, just based on symptoms that the owner tells you. Being a vet has always been a dream job of mine since I was a child. Vets not only affect the life of the pet, for better or for worse, but they also affect the lives of those surrounding the pet. Even though being a vet may sometimes be heartbreaking, the rewarding feeling you get when saving a life is worth it in the end, and it pays well too.
Veterinarians make pretty good money. Even though many people don’t take the job because of the money, it is a great factor. My cousin, who is studying to be a vet tech, says that Veterinarians make between $50,000 to $150,000 a year. The salary can vary depending on where you work, which state you live in and how long you are a vet. A family friend of mine works as a vet, but she specializes in oncology, which is treating animals that have cancer. One day, when I was talking to her, I explained that I was interested in the oncology field. I asked her a whole bunch of questions …show more content…
You could have tried everything to save them, but in the end it just didn't work. That feeling when you know there's nothing that can be done, and you have to tell the owners the inevitable, must be extremely hard. When we were taking Tittles to originally get tested to see what was wrong with him, my mom asked the doctor, “Isn't it hard to be a vet?” She said, “Yes, especially when it’s bad.” She said she had a patient, a Golden Retriever who had Leukemia, come in to be put to sleep. When he came in, he was wagging his tail and was happy to see all of nurses and doctors. I can only imagine how hard that must have been, having an animal happy to see you, looking perfectly healthy on the outside and then having to put them to down. This is the part that I’m going to dread—not being able to do anything to save an
Veterinarians make pretty good money. Even though many people don’t take the job because of the money, it is a great factor. My cousin, who is studying to be a vet tech, says that Veterinarians make between $50,000 to $150,000 a year. The salary can vary depending on where you work, which state you live in and how long you are a vet. A family friend of mine works as a vet, but she specializes in oncology, which is treating animals that have cancer. One day, when I was talking to her, I explained that I was interested in the oncology field. I asked her a whole bunch of questions …show more content…
You could have tried everything to save them, but in the end it just didn't work. That feeling when you know there's nothing that can be done, and you have to tell the owners the inevitable, must be extremely hard. When we were taking Tittles to originally get tested to see what was wrong with him, my mom asked the doctor, “Isn't it hard to be a vet?” She said, “Yes, especially when it’s bad.” She said she had a patient, a Golden Retriever who had Leukemia, come in to be put to sleep. When he came in, he was wagging his tail and was happy to see all of nurses and doctors. I can only imagine how hard that must have been, having an animal happy to see you, looking perfectly healthy on the outside and then having to put them to down. This is the part that I’m going to dread—not being able to do anything to save an