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MY DREAM JOB- VET
Every person in his life needs to
find his calling. Even if his calling
is to be a doctor, lawyer or a
business executive, he needs to do
what he likes, not what another
person wants him to do. If a person
doesn’t find his calling, he needs
professional assistance from a
vocational psychologist. But it is
not my case. I already found my
calling. I will become a veterinarian.
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in animals. The scope of veterinary
medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range
of conditions which can affect different species.
Veterinary medicine is widely practiced, both with and without professional
supervision. Professional care is most often led by a veterinary physician (also known as a
vet, veterinary surgeon or veterinarian), but also by paraveterinary workers such as
veterinary nurses or technicians. This can be augmented by other paraprofessionals with
specific specialisms such as animal physiotherapy or dentristy, and species relevant roles
such asfarriers.
I want to be a veterinarian because I love animals and I want to take care of them.
They are doctors for animals. There are many different types of veterinarians; some work
with small animals, large farm animals, or wild animals. Veterinarians learn to treat all
animals, but sometimes work with a specific type. Other veterinarians specialize in a
particular type of medicine.
But this job has a dark side, in my opinion. Veterinarians sometimes consider
the appropriateness of euthanasia ("putting to sleep") if a condition is likely to leave the
animal in pain or with a poor quality of life, or if treatment of a condition is likely to cause
more harm to the patient than good, or if the patient is unlikely to survive any treatment
regime. I don’t think I could ever “put to sleep” an animal.
I want to explore the wildlife medicine which is a relatively recent branch of
veterinary medicine, focusing on wildlife. Wildlife medicine veterinarians may work
with zoologists and conservation medicine practitioners and may also be called out to treat
marine species such as sea otters, dolphins, or whales after a natural disaster or oil spill.
In conclusion, every person has the right to choose his future, to do what he likes. I
have just one life and I am not going to waste it.
Nicula Diana