re: Veterinarians and suicide

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I worked at a vet years ago and thankfully I was in the hospital part. I couldn't handle the exam rooms with the families

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A cousin wanted to be a Vet since she was a little girl. She was in college on track for Vet school while working part time at a veterinary clinic. She recently decided she no longer wanted to be a Vet after dealing with the constant sadness at the clinic. She now wants to be an Occupational Therapist.

She equated Vets to dentists. A lot of people don’t go to the dentist until something is wrong. Vets are the same way. The difference is a root canal is a common outcome when someone is forced to go to the dentist. Euthanasia is the diagnosis a lot of times at the Vet.