Job Description
Overview
Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry. Work setting: Veterinary clinic.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests.
- Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds or performing surgery.
- Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases.
- Advise clients on feeding, housing, behaviour, breeding, hygiene and general care of animals.
- Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations.
- Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia.
- Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers.
Qualifications
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses: Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Certification. Licensure by provincial or territo...