My daughter is 13 years old and wants to be a vet. She is taking chemistry, physics and biology at school. She knows that it helps to have had some experience with animals before applying to universities. Can anyone provide advice as to how and where she can get experience at her age? And what would be the most useful to become a vet?
2007-01-06 06:39:53 · 6 answers · asked by Stef 4 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Julia, you're answer is not helping my daughter...you've been reported.
2007-01-06 23:04:12 · update #1
Thank you Ice Queen. Your mum sounds great!
2007-01-06 23:05:33 · update #2
i think that she could voulenteer somewhere. maybe a local zoo, animal shelter, or a farm. it sounds like she has great aspirations and is working hard to achieve her goal. tell her i said good luck and stick with it!
2007-01-06 06:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by xxsuchaPARADOX 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At 13 the best place would be to volunteer at a local shelter. This would give her experience dealing with all types of animals. This is also a good start for her resume not only for college but for after school jobs/internships when she is older. The experience she should get is seeing the real side of animal care. The good and the bad.
To be the best Vet she can be she needs time not only with the animals but also dealing with the public and business. The last two is where most vets fall short. They have the animal stuff down pat, but they don't have the other skills needed to pay the bills. Therefore, they end up working for someone instead of being their own boss.
Her college acceptance is a big deal too. She may want to register under a major that is in need of students and then change majors when she gets there. Where I went that major was Parks and Tourism Management. She can also major in a field close to Pre-Vet Medicine like Dairy science or Ag business and then take the other few classes needed to go to vet school. This way she can keep a high GPA which she will need to even be considered. Where I was it was a 3.6 GPA min.
2007-01-06 07:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by Rodeo, W.J. R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be great if she can become a member of FFA. It is easier if you live in a rural location. They raise and show farm animals such as pigs and cows.
She can volunteer at an animal shelter and check out groups that foster out puppies for seeing eye dogs. The foster parent must raise the puppy according to certain guidlines and be willing give him up after 6 months to a year. Once she is of age she can get a job with a local vet's office or continue to volunteer. She may change her mind after working in a vet's clinic. In any event it is good experience.
2007-01-06 06:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by PRS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why don't you ask at the local vets for some unpaid work for your daughter when you go to do your vet training you work with all aspects of animals while training cows sheep's pigs horses and dogs and cats and some of the training involves putting animals to sleep and working in a slaughter house as well my mom was a vet nurse and trained to become a vet she got really sick before she could finish the course my mom had 4 months left to finish before she qualified my mom left school with 11 gcses a grades in maths pyhsics biology and chemistry geography history and french mom was accepted at the college and got the right a levels which were maths physics biology chemistry and geography you have to get straight a,s to get into univeristyand the course was 5 years my mom has horses and she wanted to work with large animals so mom used to help out where she kept her horses mom also worked at the local vets full time as a vet nurse and there were always kids she said on work experience from schools there and mom worked with a local cattery and a re homing centre as well it gives you a good idea of all the different medical and needs of all different animals i wish your daughter good luck in her chosen career its a good move!!!!!!
2007-01-06 09:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
volunteer at shelters and vet. clinics until she is old enough to get a job there. When people volunteer at clinics awhile they will sometimes eventually hire them. Make a lot of good contacts. People in the vet. field usually know of each other all over the area.
2007-01-06 06:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
volunteer at the local vets office, or on a farm. or call them and ask if they have any ideas....
2007-01-06 06:42:30 · answer #6 · answered by jettrn 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋