Private Practices:
* Small Animal Clinics: Focus on cats, dogs, and sometimes pocket pets like rabbits, hamsters, and gerbils.
* Large Animal Practices: Work with farm animals (cattle, horses, pigs, sheep), exotic animals, and sometimes wildlife.
* Mixed Animal Practices: Offer services for both small and large animals.
* Specialty Practices: Focus on specific areas like surgery, dentistry, oncology, ophthalmology, or emergency medicine.
Other Employment Settings:
* Animal Shelters and Humane Societies: Provide medical care to animals awaiting adoption, often in a high-volume environment.
* Zoos and Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers: Care for exotic and wild animals, often with specialized training and knowledge.
* Research Institutions: Conduct research on animal health and disease, develop new treatments, and contribute to the advancement of veterinary medicine.
* Government Agencies: Work for organizations like the USDA, state departments of agriculture, or wildlife agencies to control animal diseases, enforce animal health regulations, and conduct public health programs.
* Academia: Teach veterinary students, conduct research, and contribute to the advancement of the profession.
* Military: Provide veterinary services to military working animals and livestock.
* Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies: Develop and test new veterinary drugs and treatments.
* Food Safety and Inspection Agencies: Ensure the safety and quality of animal products destined for human consumption.
* Mobile Veterinary Services: Provide veterinary care directly to animals in their homes or at farms.
The specific types of veterinary work and settings available will vary depending on your location, interests, and qualifications.