I work in a veterinary school, and it's remarkable to see how worn down veterinarians are compared to my colleagues in "people medicine" (and my comparison group are infectious disease folks - they're not exactly a cheerful group).
To be honest, at this point, between how hard it is to get into vet school, the debt load, and how you're signing up for crushing compassion fatigue your whole life, and a career of hoping someone will pay for a procedure to save their pet's life while being braced for "I guess we should put them down..." every day, I wouldn't tell someone I cared for to become a vet.
To be honest, at this point, between how hard it is to get into vet school, the debt load, and how you're signing up for crushing compassion fatigue your whole life, and a career of hoping someone will pay for a procedure to save their pet's life while being braced for "I guess we should put them down..." every day, I wouldn't tell someone I cared for to become a vet.