Small Animal
The animals seen at a Small Animal Vet Clinic
What are pets?
(Companion animals)
The animals seen at a Large Animal Clinic
What is livestock?
(Production Animals)
The person who sits at the desk and checks you in for your appointment when you go to the vet
What is a receptionist?
The person who sits at the desk and checks you in for your appointment when you go to the vet
What is a receptionist?
What is a kid?
The term for holding onto an animal when they're getting something done where it would be unsafe to move
What is restraining?
Animal that an Equine Veterinarian specializes in
What are horses?
They assist licensed veterinarians with a wide array of tasks around the vet clinic.
What is a vet technician?
Term for when a vet goes and visits a patient on-site
What is a farm-call?
Term for an adult female horse who has had a foal before
What is a mare?
Percent of veterinarian practices/clinics that are small animal
75%
Term for the piece of equipment used when holding cattle in one place for vet work or checks
What is a chute?
They handle routine animal care and help scientists, veterinarians, and others with their daily tasks.
What is a vet assistant?
Years of school required to become a veterinarian
8 years
The term for a young female cow who has not yet had a calf
What is a heifer?
The way you put a fish under anesthesia for surgery
Putting anesthesia in the water so it is pumped through their gills and puts them to sleep
A substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen
What is a vaccine?
Career where you work directly with dieting, nutrition, and feeding animals
What is an animal nutritionist?
Term for cleaning and washing before vets do surgery
What is scrubbing?
Term for a castrated male goat AND sheep
What is a wether?
The term for a disease that can be transferred from animals to humans
What is zoonotic?
Term for a large animal that has four stomachs
What is a ruminant?
The average annual income for veterinarians in the United States
$110,000 – $140,000
Name the two vet shows we watch for our Vet Patient Charts
Heartland Docs
Critter Fixers
Term for a castrated male pig
What is a barrow?