Reply to The new normal in veterinary medicine

Forum Index » Pets

Reply to "The new normal in veterinary medicine"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vet here....I am going to write this as compassionately and realistically as possible.

Your vet's office is slammed. More pets. Decreased number of vets because many older ones retired during the pandemic. Some offices closed entirely. Decreased staffing - huge shortage of veterinary technicians and assistants. Increased negativity from clients. Corporate ownership of many practices, so the vet has NO CONTROL over prices. Vets leaving the field because of dissatisfaction.  Crippling educational debt (often over 120K). High suicide rates. Long waits for annual exam appointments - sometimes 4 weeks or more. Sick visits are often scheduled only that morning - just like at your doctors office - or you may be sent to an ER/Urgent care facility.

These are the facts. The new normal. You cannot just walk in an expect to be seen. You cannot call and expect them to fit you in around your schedule. Those days are gone. When I walk into work every day, my schedule is booked from start to finish and I have to be very creative to squeeze in the extras that I know need to be seen. I have not taken an actual lunch break in years. I eat at my desk between appointments - if I get to eat.

So, when people complain about prices or not being able to be seen, this is why.

Your vet's office is working their tails off. Have some compassion and appreciate them.[/quote]

my daughter had outstanding GPS from a science program at Virginia Tech.  She was rejected 2 years in a row from 5 different Vet schools.

You get no sympathy.   You and your ilk created this issue by limiting the number of Vets
[/quote]

I work in the veterinary realm, and have worked closely with veterinarians for 20+ years.  Did your daughter do anything other than attend classes?  Did she in a vet clinic, or with the research animals at her school?  The days of just having a good GPA and high GRE score are gone — thankfully.  I’ve worked with so many vets that should not be vets.  Now you really need to have worked with animals to get in to vet school.  They want to make sure the person knows what they would be dealing with as a vet.  Just because you love animals doesn’t mean a career in veterinary medicine is for you.  Prove to the vet schools that you’ve tested the waters. [/quote]

Not PP not do I think OP is responsible for the shortage of vet schools. PP mad about her daughter needs to chill on this person. But the point is a real one. BFF is a vet, went to college w degree in bio, graduated 3.9 GPA,  applied and got in nowhere, went to grad school for animal husbandry Purely to be accepted to get school, and was. Not everyone can do that. People with families, lives, poverty, etc. your note above reeks of privelege and the notion that when an industry is in short supply people need to break their backs to get into training. [/quote]

Huh?  I’m the pp you quoted.  I never said go get a second degree.  They need real life experience.  That was my point.  There are plenty of hands-on jobs where aspiring vets can get this experience…most come with benefits.  Do a year or two, put it on your resume, then you get into vet school.  I’ve seen it work dozens of times.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics