➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[ShrekDawg]

Yes. This exactly.
I like chickens and all, but it’s not why I’m going to vet school.
I know.. sacrilegious.

My first choice would be a paid vet tech position. Unless a better opportunity opens up, that’s what I’m going for.
But I know that my parasitology professor does a lot of work in the lab with ticks. A summer internship with him would be pretty neat and it would look nice on an application.

Nah, it makes total sense!! I don’t think there’s really much of a market for chicken vets anyways haha although I could be wrong. Lots of people have them as pets now. What are you looking to get into instead? Dogs and cats? Exotics? Horses?

I think that sounds like the best option for sure although learning about ticks could be cool and would definitely be helpful!!

 

[Tesumph]

Just out of curiosity, why? Is it a bad program or something?

No, it’s a fantastic program, it’s just not really where I’m focusing.
You can theoretically get into vet school with any undergrad degree, but my major (BIMS, aka biomedical science) is literally based in the vet school. My advisors and professors are all vets or have worked in that field.

The animal science degree (including poultry science) is the next most popular for pre-vet students, but it’s based in a totally different part of campus.
There is a lot of overlap but the main difference is that BIMS is more academically grounded, while animal science has a more hands-on approach.
It’s heavily based on the meat industry and is subsequently large animal/livestock oriented. AKA not what I’m going for.

 

[Tesumph]

Nah, it makes total sense!! I don’t think there’s really much of a market for chicken vets anyways haha although I could be wrong. Lots of people have them as pets now. What are you looking to get into instead? Dogs and cats? Exotics? Horses?

I think that sounds like the best option for sure although learning about ticks could be cool and would definitely be helpful!!

Exotics, hopefully. Reptiles and rodents.

 

[ShrekDawg]

No, it’s a fantastic program, it’s just not really where I’m focusing.
You can theoretically get into vet school with any undergrad degree, but my major (BIMS, aka biomedical science) is literally based in the vet school. My advisors and professors are all vets or have worked in that field.

The animal science degree (including poultry science) is the next most popular for pre-vet students, but it’s based in a totally different part of campus.
There is a lot of overlap but the main difference is that BIMS is more academically grounded, while animal science has a more hands-on approach.
It’s heavily based on the meat industry and is subsequently large animal/livestock oriented. AKA not what I’m going for.

Ahhh okay. That makes total sense. Thank you for explaining! I was wondering about that. Was reading a little about animal science and some other stuff last night. I wonder too if it’s just Texas A&M that’s more livestock focused than most based on where it’s located or if all animal science programs are livestock focused?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Exotics, hopefully. Reptiles and rodents.

That would be awesome!! I wondered if you were thinking about exotics since you know so much about them/have owned so many haha that would be awesome if you did that! Is it harder to get into exotics? Or is it the same program?

Sorry for all the questions.

 

[Tesumph]

That would be awesome!! I wondered if you were thinking about exotics since you know so much about them/have owned so many haha that would be awesome if you did that! Is it harder to get into exotics? Or is it the same program?

Sorry for all the questions.

It’s all the same program, technically. When you go through the 4 years of vet school you can legally treat any animal you want, but you are licensed as a “companion animal veterinarian.”

To be a specialist in a particular area requires further education. That includes specific areas like dentistry, surgery, pathology; or different animals like exotics, avian, wildlife, etc.
When you’re a specialist, you’re the one who other veterinarians will call or refer patients to who are out of their league.

It’s up to the vet what they will or will not allow in their clinic. Some are not comfortable with reptiles at all, so they won’t see them. My old vet was not an exotic vet but he saw my rats because we were both willing to learn and work with each other.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It’s all the same program, technically. When you go through the 4 years of vet school you can legally treat any animal you want, but you are licensed as a “companion animal veterinarian.”

To be a specialist in a particular area requires further education. That includes specific areas like dentistry, surgery, pathology; or different animals like exotics, avian, wildlife, etc.
When you’re a specialist, you’re the one who other veterinarians will call or refer patients to who are out of their league.

It’s up to the vet what they will or will not allow in their clinic. Some are not comfortable with reptiles at all, so they won’t see them. My old vet was not an exotic vet but he saw my rats because we were both willing to learn and work with each other.

Huh, this is very interesting. Thanks for all the explanations!! So are you planning on going to additional school then after this? Or have you not even thought that far yet?

 

[Tesumph]

Huh, this is very interesting. Thanks for all the explanations!! So are you planning on going to additional school then after this? Or have you not even thought that far yet?

I will step back after vet school to let hubby focus on his education, if that’s what he wants to do.

It’s impossible to predict the future though. Who knows where we’ll be in 5 years or what opportunities will have opened.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I will step back after vet school to let hubby focus on his education, if that’s what he wants to do.

It’s impossible to predict the future though. Who knows where we’ll be in 5 years or what opportunities will have opened.

That makes sense! I think that’s a good plan and nice of you.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

Yes. This exactly.
I like chickens and all, but it’s not why I’m going to vet school.
I know.. sacrilegious.

My first choice would be a paid vet tech position. Unless a better opportunity opens up, that’s what I’m going for.
But I know that my parasitology professor does a lot of work in the lab with ticks. A summer internship with him would be pretty neat and it would look nice on an application.

Ewww ewww ewww ewww ewww! I hate ticks!