>> I love animals so that's perfect.
I love animals, I'm kind of a science nerd so I really like biology,
and so put the two together and you've got a veterinarian.
I really love working with and meeting different people
from the community and just hearing their stories.
They always tell you lots of stories about their pets.
And it's just that human/animal bond, I really like that.
Also it's just very rewarding when you have a sick patient that comes in and you're able
to figure out what's wrong with them and help them.
There's really no better feeling than that.
We had two small little like six week old puppies that came in.
And they had parvo virus which is just a virus that causes a lot of vomiting and diarrhea
and they were just really, really, really sick.
So we hospitalized them.
And just last week the one came in for its wellness visit.
I gave her her vaccine and she was running all around the room.
And the owners were really appreciative.
So it's a good feeling.
One of the biggest challenges is that since they're animal patients they can't talk.
They come in and they definitely look sick.
The doctor is doing a physical exam and you can tell that they're painful
or that they just don't feel well.
But you can't ask them where does it hurt or what's going on.
You have to kind of do detective work which can be fun when it works out.
But usually you do your physical exam and you do your blood testing or x-rays or ultrasound.
But one of the challenges is that this is also a business and services cost money.
It's hard sometimes for people to be able to do all of that.
So just kind of balancing, always a balancing act that you have your heart and you just want
to be compassionate and help the animals and the people.
But the business aspect kind of gets in the way sometimes, and you have to work through that.