Asking Questions and Developing a Basic Knowledge

The ten thoughtful questions for the blog of the week that I could come up with were
1. How much an average does a veterinarian make?
2. How many different studies and ways can a veterinarian go?
3. Can anybody be a vet?
4. What is the recommended annual care for your pets?
5. Are the same types of care available for pets as there are for humans?
6. Is there a difference between vet tech and vet assistant?
7. Can you own a small clinic and still be a full time veterinarian and not business owner?
8. Is it better to get a minor in business if you plan on owning your own clinic?
9. What are the variables concerning the salary?

I was able to answer most of these thanks to the textbook, "Introduction to Veterinary Science" by James B. Lawhead and MeeCee Baker.

The average vet can make between 70,000 to 160,000 a year. It depends on many variables.
The vet studies can go many ways. You can becomes a zoologist and work at the zoo with exotic animals, or work with the FDA and industries testing the safety of new products and food.
Yes, anybody can become a vet, you just have to have the ability to tough it out because it's a long hard road.
You must get the annual shots and check ups twice a year, and of course if you see anything odd you must go and get it checked, but for the most part, animals are pretty healthy.
For the most part, you can get the same care for you pet and you can a human, but it might not go to the same extent.
There is a huge difference between vet tech and vet assistant, techs help with the surgeries and may even perform the smaller surgeries if the veterinarian is busy. Assistants may help keep the animals fed and watered or calm..
Owning your own business is a huge responsibility and it may take time away from your actual practice, but if you go in with someone else as a partner it may help.
As a personal opinion, I would think it wise to get a degree in business if you want to own a practice, that way you know what you're doing and don't run it into the ground and also can focus more on your career than worrying about finances.
Like I mentioned earlier, if you go into the industry, the salary increase is much bigger than if you are at a practice.

Analyzing Narrative

Everybody should know that becoming a veterinarian is very challenging. You need to have to grades and the desire to succeed. What everybody doesn't know is that it is just as hard once you're a vet. The ways are always changing and you have to constantly keep up with the new medications or ways of diagnosing the animal. Continuously going to meetings with others and maybe even continuing your studies.
I read an autobiography on James Herriot, an English veterinary surgeon. He was also an accomplished writer, with a series of books about animals and their owners that he encountered in the field. He emphasizes the struggle with the good and bad that comes with the job. You must be able to control your emotions when working and do what's best for the animal. Very sensitive people would have a hard time with this career. He narrates a story that describes some aspects of the field very vividly, so in a way you know how you would feel if you were in that situation. He also talks about the joy that comes with it, such as birthing a calf and knowing you brought that life into this world. He writes with powerful emotion but describes it so that the average person would be able to read it and feel like they were a veterinarian.

About Me

Many of you don't know this about me, but I'm aspiring to be a veterinarian. I believe it's my calling. Now, come to think of it, I bet a lot of you know nothing about me. My name is Melissa Shapiro and I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah but I call Tennessee my home. Oh yeah, I'm 19 and a freshmen at Michigan State University. I typically didn't read blogs, labeling myself as a non-blogger, but when asked to do this assignment, I started reading around and found some interesting material. My goals for this blog is to determine if this profession is what I expect it to be, although I have no doubts. A veterinarian is a hard profession to pursue. It can be heartwrenching one day and the next day could be so amazing you forget about the downs of the job. I would post a few links but I haven't figured that out yet. Well, that about me. Bye!