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Maine

Dr. Shepper

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1. Article gives some of the reasons

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 05:21 AM

Mar 2021

There are several reasons behind the shortage, including lower wages, high student loan debt and a lack of interest by new graduates in rural areas.

I’d like to add compassion fatigue and client abuse/bullying. Veterinarians have one of the highest suicide rates of any profession.

And the debt is breathtaking.

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Pets are dying because Maine doesn't have enough veterinarians [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2021 OP

Article gives some of the reasons Dr. Shepper Mar 2021 #1

Wow. Thanks for the reply, that's a really little known aspect of the profession. bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #2

Few here taking new patients CountAllVotes Mar 2021 #3

Are you seriously saying vets Dr. Shepper Mar 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Mar 2021 #11

There are very few veterinary programs in the US dlk Mar 2021 #4

The M.D. a friend was going to went to a college CountAllVotes Mar 2021 #5

You cannot become a vet overnight. Dr. Shepper Mar 2021 #7

The education requirements are not unlike those for a medical doctor dlk Mar 2021 #8

All the different biological systems AND your patients can never tell you what's wrong. intheflow Mar 2021 #9

Unsung heroes... dlk Mar 2021 #10