Help a cow deliver a calf if there are complications.
Perform emergency surgery to help a pet after it has been hit by a car.
Nurse injured birds back to health for re-release into the wild.
Give pets their vaccines, like rabies shots, to help keep them healthy.
Overview
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Veterinarians help prevent, diagnose and treat health problems in a wide variety of animals. Regardless of whether the animal is a family pet, a prize-winning race horse, a dairy cow, a circus lion, or seal in a zoo, its healthcare depends on veterinarians.
Do You Have the Skills and Characteristics of a Veterinarian?
Active Listening:?Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Reading Comprehension:?Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Learning:?Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Judgment and Decision Making:?Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving:?Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Speaking:?Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking:?Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Science:?Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Writing:?Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Service Orientation:?Actively looking for ways to help people.
Core Tasks
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Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.
Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.
Euthanize animals.
Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.
Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.
Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.
Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.
Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.
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