EFerrari
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:29 PM
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So, how long does it take to become a vet? |
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At this point, I think school would be less expensive and maybe take less time than trying to pay for two bad kitty mouths.
I'm not even sure that I'm kidding.
We're screwn.
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:37 PM
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1. My neighbor became a vet in three years.... |
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after waiting four years to get into UCD's School of Veterinary Medicine.
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EFerrari
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:39 PM
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2. Three years is nothing. |
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:43 PM
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3. You can become a vet after a few years in Iraq |
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You get to wear one of those hats in the parades too!
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:45 PM
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4. It depends ur history....im hopefully on that track now |
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Edited on Mon Mar-12-07 07:47 PM by MadAsHellNewYorker
You need a bunch of "pre-med" type classes, Bio, Chem, Organic, Physics, Anatomy, Calc, BioChem, and even a few more (about 2-3 years for me, im in my second semester of probably 6)...vet school takes 4 years, then u can do internships to specialize after.
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:48 PM
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5. Good for you. Do you moonlight? |
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:)
:hi:
I'd have to do Physics, Calc, and BioChem but how hard can it be?
Hell, I read "Paradise Lost" and taught it. It can't be harder than that.
lol
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:50 PM
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6. with my lack of experience, i'd doubt you'd want me near those mouths |
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:rofl:
Thanks...well I'm in calc now, but I don't think you'd want to hear what I think if it :cry::scared:
:hi:
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:52 PM
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7. Hang in there! I got an "A" in Trig and that was probably due |
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to instructor inattention. :)
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:53 PM
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8. nice! Id love to get an A in any math class |
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Mon Mar-12-07 07:59 PM
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9. You have to find a teacher who speaks English. |
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Then, it can be sort of fun. But -- like most courses -- so much depends on the prof.
I lucked out and found a really good one. He took me from remedial math to Trig. :wow:
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:01 PM
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10. last semester I took pre-calc with an english speaker, and he was AWFUL |
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but this semester, I have an eastern european, and he just a little better...not much, but a drop. but we'll see if that lasts after my first test.
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:03 PM
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11. I didn't mean literally -- but just someone who makes sense to you. |
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lol
Get it where you can. :)
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:09 PM
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well, where I'm doing my post-bac work there are a lot of foreign professors, so if you get the wrong one, bad news.
LOL. :rofl:
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:17 PM
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14. I hear ya. I had a psych prof once who might have been a genius |
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but I couldn't understand a word he said so I dropped the class. I can be stupid all by myself, thanks. :rofl:
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:15 PM
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13. we have a friend that become a large animal vet in 4 years... |
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but she does it all: the surgeries, husbandry, on-site mobile, pharmacology, etc :hi:
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:30 PM
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15. I may just be crazy enough to go for it. |
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Omg. Two of my cats need mouth surgery. It will be right around 2K and meanwhile, I'm struggling to get them to eat and stay hydrated. I haven't been to a dentist myself since God was in little league.
I'm calling Antonia my catlady tonight. Time to take out the stops. :(
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:50 PM
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17. heh-heh, on the "God/little league" ref, but i'm hearing you on everything else... |
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hope your kitties come round though there are those times when they'll need a professional, our friend may have had a weeee bit of a head start if only in that her folks operate a farm/ranch down below Santa Cruz...
i do know that sometimes i feel void & answer-less therefore, hugs to you & your kitties :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:55 PM
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19. Thank you, I feel the same way right now. |
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Edited on Mon Mar-12-07 08:56 PM by sfexpat2000
Tomorrow I'll call the money lady at the clinic and see if they will finance it. They're great and may do that. But tonight, my head is exploding a little.
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:42 PM
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16. 4 years for bachelors degree |
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4 years for vet degree. Then you are good to go!:thumbsup:
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Mon Mar-12-07 08:52 PM
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18. I've nothing but time on my hands. Have a BA and an |
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advanced degree in another field.
Hmm.
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