VeterinarianName: David Aultman

Class: English 4Teacher: Mrs. Saunders

Chose topic due to love of animals

Wanted to learn about the role of a veterinarian

Veterinarian

Requires seven-to-eight years of education past high school

Work with a variety of animals to prepare for daily operations and the rigor of the job

License required with state

Education and Training

Big Animals◦ Examples: Horses and cows

Small Animals◦ Examples: Cats and dogs

Types of animals

Some veterinarians specialize in a particular form of medicine, such as dermatology or endocrinology

Others focus upon a particular patient group, such as large farm, wild or zoo animals

Types of Veterinarians

Neutering◦ Helps reduce population and stray animals◦ Prevents animal starvation and health problems

Fixing Broken Bones

Repairing Wounds

Procedures

There is no cure for parvo

The shot given for parvo just helps the body fight it

Parvo attacks the hearts of dogs usually in puppy rather than in older dogs

Parvo

The scrapbook will explain what a veterinarian does the education requirements it will be the daily life of a veterinarian in a scrapbook

The scrapbook ties to my research by explaining what it is veterinarians do on a daily bases

Scrapbook

Dr. Mark L. Ayer

Dr. Ayer is a certified veterinarian

Scrapbook/Dr. Ayer

• Performed heart worm test

• Examined ear mites through a microscope

• Drawn out medicine for various vaccines

• Accomplishing the tasks was easy by finding out the patients needs and performing the task needed for that patient

Scrapbook/Dr. Ayer

36 hours spent with my mentor

I felt connected to my research from having a lot of animals at my house and it helped me to learn hands on because I know what to do now when working with animals and before I worked with my mentor I didn’t know exactly what to do to help my animals

Scrapbook

Different shots last different amounts of time in different states

In May 2008, the average annual salary for veterinarians was $89,450, according to the BLS

Interesting facts

Getting sick and not being able to work on my product got over it then went right back to work on the product

My mom having surgery and not knowing if I would make it to my mentors but surgery was too serious so I have a ride

Obstacles

Thank you for your time Are there any questions?

Closing