Whatever the case, please read on if you want to know more about the hidden quirks of this rare specie. Vets work crazy hours. We are on call a lot. We will be working just about every second weekend, sometimes 2 or 3 in a row!
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So our spare time is little and precious. This will be tough to deal with at first unless you are also an extreme workaholic?
Just have them print out monthly timetables for you and memorise them! Just go on callouts with them. It can be fun sometimes.
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Also, make the most of precious off times and really learn to live in those moments. And they probably still have some of that party animal, youngblood spirit left in them. They need to let go and freak out in some way once in a while. They spent all those student years studying and learning to be good at their job. This did not include learning to do taxes or how to find a house to rent, etc.
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They will talk about the cool surgery they did that day on many occasions. The females especially will tell you how satisfying it is to castrate things. She will also do this in front of your male friends. Warn them in advance. I hope you are not squeamish! Because vets see so much death, they have this thing in their brains that goes all haywire when they get the opportunity to save the life of a tiny helpless creature.
Get ready for some nights with little sleep as they get up to feed crying puppies, kittens, etc.
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Remember, they are judging your ability as a human parent one day during these missions. Perhaps eHarmony is confused…. Veterinarians have seen it all. Nothing grosses them out. Or, if it does, they persevere through it. We see a lot of things, some horrible things. Many of us are still grossed out, but we do make it through most of the time.
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Veterinarians have thick skins — literally. They endure scratches and bites in the quest to make the lives of our furry friends better. Is it just me or is eHarmony painting a picture of veterinarians as people covered in scars and who spend lots of times getting stitches?! I believe that I am not the only person in this profession that tries very hard every day to avoid getting bitten or scratched.
Veterinarians have rigorous hygiene standards. We very much do come home smelling like our work! We do have rigorous hygiene standards as we must considering we work in a medical field. We wash our hands so often that any future partner should be forewarned that the skin on our hands will never be supple and soft due to our rigorous hygiene standards and our nails will never be long or polished for more than a few days as we must maintain them short and plain for surgery.
Sorry to burst your bubble, eHarmony…. Veterinarians are smart, quick problem solvers, making life-and-death decisions on the spot and quickly assessing serious problems. This sounds more applicable to ER and shelter veterinarians who have to triage emergency patients regularly…but one thing vets generally are is smart!
Again, not everyone has a big heart…and even those with big hearts face compassion fatigue at some point or another. A sense of humor. Vets are able to laugh at the messes and stresses that comes with working with animals all day. I really wish this were true!
There are a lot of people in this field that do have a great sense of humor and I love that! We have serious jobs but we have to be able to be light-hearted and laugh if we want to maintain our sanity. Veterinarians make kids smile, helping their pets recover from injuries and illnesses, and showing them how best to care for their canine pals. Please stop generalizing, eHarmony!
Veterinarians have impressive job descriptions. Radigraphy technicians, surgery assistants and babysitters? Most well-run veterinary practices have assistants or RVTs for those job descriptions. We are the surgeons, radiologists, dermatologists, pharmacologists, etc. We wear many hats and have extensive training in all aspects of the medical field, where, comparably, your human doctor, merely covers a specific area like dermatology in a single species.