[Lindsey]

Hello Fellow Vets and Veterinary Students!
This forum is to help bring veterinarians closer together and to share their experiences with each other, and even pre-veterinary students who have questions about the career and life as a veterinary student!
Enjoy!

[Chris]

...I'm a vet student...

[Lindsey]

you WANT to be a vet student...

[designspl]

I really want to be a vet student but im not able to afford to go back to school for it. But one day I hope im able to do so.

[Lisss]

I'm curious how long veterinary studies take on the other side of the ocean Here in Belgium (and in the Netherlands) it takes 6 years to become a vet (at university). And then you might end up unemployed because there are so many vet's already. Isn't that a problem over there? In the Netherlands there is even a maximum veterinairy students allowed each year. I think it's also a very romanticized job, but based on my own experience in the animal clinic it's definitly not easy being (and becoming) a vet. You have to make very hard decisions once in a while. What's your motivation to become a vet (except for loving pets )? I hope I can work with animals for a living as well, but I have chosen to do an other study (Agro- and Biotechnology, specialization animalcare) so I've got more opportunity's after I graduate. Aren't there any other studies you can follow to be able to work with animals over there?

[Lindsey]

Sorry it took me so long to respond... I've been quite busy!! Here in Canada it also takes a minimum of 6 years to become a vet, although most people have more schooling than that. The first 2 years are in an undergraduate program (usually animal science or biology) before you can even apply. Then, once you actually get into vet school (which is quite difficult as there are very few spaces and many applicants), it is an additional 4 years. There is a shortage of veterinarians in Canada, so virtually no vet is without a job. It is a lot of hard work for less pay than we deserve, but the rewards that come with the job are worth it. I love every day of it and can't imagine myself doing anything else.