The Wide Medical World of Vets

The veterinarian Leichhardt is the same veterinarian as stated in standard American definition: He is a licensed medical professional who practices veterinary medicine, treating animal diseases, disorders and injuries. He can also do surgery in needed cases.

Practically, they are the ones who take care of animal health, including pets and live stocks, animals in zoos and racetracks. Some of them extend their services on humans by doing research carried on animals in laboratories looking for solutions on human and animal health problems.

Fondly called vets, these doctors specializing in animal care do diagnosis on animal health problems, administer vaccines against diseases, and medicate animals that are suffering for infections and other illnesses or victim of accidents.

Professionals that they are, they all come very well-prepared to treat and dress wounds, set fractures and perform the necessary surgery. On top of these, like all doctors, they advise owners on animal feeding, behavior and breeding.

Professional extent

There are now approximately 77% vets who are working in private practice treating pets, per the American Medical Veterinary Association. They regularly care for dogs and cats but they can and does work on treating other animals like birds, reptiles, rabbits, and others kept as pets.

16% of these veterinarian Leichhardt work in private, and mixed with those in the food animal practices that include goats and pigs, cattle, sheep and other animals. This is in addition to the farm animals. A smaller group (6%) works exclusively on the care of horses.

Farms  

There are also vets who are working on food animals who goes work in farms and ranches and other places to do their veterinary services to herds or individual animals. They work with ranch owners and personnel regarding the animal production, feeding, and housing issues.

Included in their work are treating wounds, set fractures and surgery, including caesarian sections on birthing animals.

Food 

The vets working on food animals are also involved in food safety and inspection. They do work as livestock inspectors who check on animals for transmissible diseases. They also advise animal owners on the treatment of their animals and sometimes practice protective quarantine measures.

Some vets specialize on work as inspectors on meat, poultry and eggs. They examine slaughtering and processing plants, check on animal carcass for diseases, and enforce government regulations on food purity and sanitation.

Others work as examiners in the import-export of animal products for disease prevention here and abroad. Theirs are critical since food imports that are not properly inspected can cause disease disasters.

Settings

The vets who work in private (or in clinical practices) usually work in long hours in noisy places. Sometimes, they have to deal with some emotional issues and demanding owners. They also are at risk when working with frightened animals or can suffer pain after being kicked, bitten or scratched.

The vets working on food animals need to spend driving to and from their work places. Most are usually working outdoors in all types of weather and may have to treat animals in less sanitary conditions.