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the only doctor whose patients bite, kick, and can't tell them where it hurts
means A doctor trained to treat the illnesses and injuries of animals rather than people.
from From the Latin veterinarius, "having to do with beasts of burden," which traces back to veterinae — the working draft animals, the oxen and pack-mules of a Roman farm. The root may connect to vetus, "old," hinting at aging cattle put to heavy labor. So the word was born not in a tidy clinic but in the muck of the field, naming the person who tended the creatures that hauled, ploughed, and carried. The modern English term, with its medical dignity, arrived in the 18th century as animal care became a proper profession.
- species range
- Treats animals from hamsters to elephants
- diagnostic art
- Patients never describe their symptoms
- sworn oath
- Take a formal veterinary version of Hippocrates
- public health
- Help track diseases that jump to humans
- surgery skills
- Operate on hearts the size of grapes
james herriot — british veterinarian who wrote 'all creatures great and small' about his practice in yorkshire from 1937
bonnie braggins — first licensed female veterinarian in the united states, graduated 1910
ian dunbar — veterinarian and dog trainer who founded the association of professional dog trainers in 1989