Dr Hildegard Setzkorn is the driving force behind Chartwell Equine Clinic. Situated at the Equicare Hospital, Midrand, South Africa. An area often referred to as being: the pulse of South African equestrian sport. This means that Dr Setzkorn works with...
Despite the name of their specialty, veterinarians who are board certified in zoological medicine are not limited to working in zoos. Any wild animal is “fair game,” whether it lives in its natural environment or in a zoo, aquarium, sanctuary...
The Iditarod Race, also called “The Last Great Race on Earth,” started in 1973 to remember and honor the sled dog trip in 1925 that saved many of the children of Nome, Alaska. The children of Nome needed a vaccine...
When she was about 6 years old, Dr. Tonya Clauss aspired to be a veterinarian who cared for large animals like horses. Things did not turn out exactly the way she planned, however, because most of the animals under her...
Most veterinarians are “Companion Animal” practitioners. These are the types of veterinarians you probably take your pets to. They provide health care to dogs, cats and, depending on the practitioner, may also see exotic pets like snakes and pocket pets...
Variety is the one thing you can count on from your future career as a veterinarian. Each day brings new patients and new medical problems. A veterinarian must use both his mind and hands to solve cases and get pets...
As Dr. Ben Parker of Bluffton, South Carolina examines his feathered patient, he doesn’t know exactly how it became injured. A good Samaritan found the owl on the side of the road and dropped it off at his hospital that...
Humane societies seek foster care for animals that aren’t quite ready to go up for adoption. Sometimes they aren’t old enough because they entered the shelter as newborns. Other times, they aren’t healthy enough. They are being treated for things...
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