"Provides valuable and relevant information about what daily life for a professional veterinarian is like . . . a behind-the-scenes, honest, and inspiring look at the day-to-day life of a veterinarian through the eyes of four people who have made this career their life's work. There's Michael, who thought he would be an architect, but instead works with urban pets at the ASPCA in New York; Elisha, who studied dance before she began treating cows, cats, and horses; Idina, who was injured in a car accident and was forced to find a second career; and Chick, who was earning aMasters in economics but turned to veterinarian science after he began working nights at an animal hospital. With each . . . dives into every element of the job: science, surgery, financials, finding a program, and everything in between"--Publisher.