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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / April 2006Information required for student UK Veterinary Requirements
Hello, My Daughter is currently completing a ND in Animal Management at Pen Coed college Bridgend. She has obtained straight distinctions over the two years. Her main aim was to become a Veterinary Nurse, however, by studying this course she is now even more drawn to a career as a Veterinary Surgeon. To this end I have a few questions. She has the opportunity to now study a two year HND in Animal Management, again at Pen Coed college Bridgend, however, I believe she needs 3 A Levels to attempt a Veterinary degree. Is there any way after the HND she could go on to a Veterinary degree ? The outcome of the answers here will dictate which way to go, either back to college to complete A Levels or continue with the HND. The HND is her preffered method as this is pure exposure once again to animals. She has many hours of outside work in Veterinary practices, Kennels, catteries, farms and looking after horses, all obtained over many years due to her love of animals, so she has proven her dedication. I would dearly love to help her as much as I can, although at this moment this is all I can do. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. I would encourage you to contact the vet schools directly about this rather than making a decision based on replies you might hear on this site or you could end up making a choice that doesnt help your daughter. You need to know the views of the people who make these decisions. Generally however a good academic background in the sciences is needed rather than lots and lots of experience with animals. good luck > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > moment this is all I can do. Any help/advice would be greatly > appreciated. Just thought I'd add some more comments. Contrary to popular opinion it is not the love of and dedication towards animals that gets people into vet. Being a vet is more about working with people than animals. You need to love working with and helping people. Empathising with the owners and showing them compassion by helping them cope with their pets problems is by far the most important part of our job. Yes we do also love the animals we treat but that is not enough on its own. It is people skills that makes a great vet who loves their job. and <griffic@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1145881904.529431.185270@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com... > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > moment this is all I can do. Any help/advice would be greatly > appreciated. > Empathising with the owners and showing them compassion by helping them > cope with their pets problems is by far the most important part of our > job. I'll deal with my emotional problems. The vet's job is to treat the horse. I'd rather have my animal healed than have my hand held while it dies.  SignatureJohn Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA >> Empathising with the owners and showing them compassion by helping >> them cope with their pets problems is by far the most important part [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > horse. I'd rather have my animal healed than have my hand held while > it dies. I agree, but the trend is for vets to spare owner stress by whisking the animal away and treating it in another room. It's MY animal, And I stress MORE with it out of sight, imagining the worst. I feel if the vet feels they have the right to deny my companionship of the pet, they should reduce the bill for denial of companionship and anxiety. In that case, I feel the vet should also accomodate owners. If my pet IS dying, I want it's final moments with me when it passes, and not someplace sterile of love away from me, for its own good >>> Empathising with the owners and showing them compassion by helping >>> them cope with their pets problems is by far the most important part [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >of the pet, they should reduce the bill for denial of companionship and >anxiety. Fortunately, my vet recognizes that my animals also stress more when we're at the vet's and I'm out of sight. Though one tech actually thought I was going to let her take my dog back for a blood donation. Not likely. Mustang Sally The vet's job is to treat the horse. > I'd rather have my animal healed than have my hand held while it dies. .............You're assuming the two are mutually exclusive. buglady take out the dog before replying I wrote: > I'd rather have my animal healed than have my hand held while it dies. Buglady writes: > You're assuming the two are mutually exclusive. Dying and being healed are mutually exclusive, yes. My point is that I will not employ a vet who considers comforting me more important than curing my animal. SignatureJohn Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA You misunderstand me john. its not about comforting you but about finding out about what outcome you expect or want and how to achieve that. It is about listening to people and helping them make decisions about their pets welfare. A good vet ensures the owner feels comfortable with whatever decisions are made despite the outcome. If your horse dies then you should be left with the knowledge that you and your vet tried everything practically possible or that your decision to euthanase was the right choice for you. If your horse survives then you should not be left with a bill beyond what you were prepared to spend on saving your horse. You should feel comfortable with and not guilty about making a decision to euthanase if the cost far excedes what you can or want to afford. It is these issues that a vet needs to deal with in an empathetic and compassionate way. > I wrote: > > I'd rather have my animal healed than have my hand held while it dies. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Dancing Horse Hill > Elmwood, WI USA Yes we do also love the animals we treat but > that is not enough on its own. It is people skills that makes a great vet > who loves their job. ............Yes! When I used to take my dogs to a big Univ. vet school for treatment, I ran into more than one student who should only be treating pet rocks, as they had no social skills at all. One in particular, because she seemed to not like people, came to the absolute wrong conclusion about what was going on with my dog, blaming me instead of using her brain. ...........The client is both the pet and the owner. The better a vet's people skills are, the better treatment the pet is liable to get. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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