Imisebenzi
Abazali bezilwane ezincane bezilwane zezilwane ezincane ezitholakala ngokukhethekile ekuxilongweni nasekwelapha izinkinga zempilo emakati. Abaningi bezilwane zezilwane basebenza ezinkampanini zezilwane ezikhethekile noma emitholampilo encane yezilwane.
Umkhuba ovamile wesigqila sezilwane uhlanganisa ukwenza izivivinyo zempilo eziyisisekelo, ukuhlinzeka ngemigomo, ukuhlinzekela imithi uma kuqinisekisiwe, ukwenza ukuhlinzwa kwe-spay kanye neuter, ukudweba igazi, ukulimaza, ukuqhuba izivivinyo emva kokuhlinzwa nokuhlanza amazinyo.
Eminye imisebenzi ingabandakanya ukuqapha impilo yokuzala yezilwane ezizalisayo, ukusiza ama-dystocias (ukuzalwa kwezinkinga), ukusebenzisa imishini ekhethekile njengemishini ye-ultrasound, nokuhlola ama-x-ray.
Abahlengikazi bezilwane bavame ukusebenza amashejuli amaningi futhi ahlukahlukene, njengoba kungenzeka "ekholi" ukuze kube khona okuphuthumayo ebusuku, ngezimpelasonto noma ngamaholide. Amahhovisi amaningi e-vet avaliwe ngeSonto, kodwa kuvamile ukuthi imitholampilo ivuleke okungenani ingxenye yosuku ngoMgqibelo. Ama-vets ama-feline angase akhethe ukunikeza ukunakekelwa kwezilwane zaselula, ukushayela emakhaya amaklayenti abo ku-van enikezwe imishini edingekayo yezokwelapha.
Izinketho zemisebenzi
Ngokwezibalo ezivela e-American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), ama-veterinary angaphezu kuka-75% asebenza ngokuzimele. Ama-vets ama-feline angase abe yingxenye yemitholampilo yekati kuphela, imitholampilo encane yezilwane, izibhedlela eziphuthumayo, noma imikhuba ehlanganisiwe ehlinzeka ngemisebenzi yezilwane zezilwane ezilinganayo noma ezinkulu .
Ngaphandle komkhuba wangasese, izilwane zezilwane zingase zisebenze emfundweni, ekuthengiseni imithi yezilwane zemithi , ezempi, noma ezenzweni zokucwaninga zikahulumeni.
Imfundo Nokuqeqesha
Zonke iziqu ezincane zezilwane zezilwane eziqedile ngeDokotela we-Veterinary Medicine degree, ezitholakala emva kokufunda okuphelele okugxile kuzo zonke izilwane ezincane nezinkulu.
Njengamanje amakolishi angu- 30 wezokwelapha wezilwane e-United States enikeza uhlelo lwe-DVM, futhi abamukelwayo banokuncintisana kakhulu.
Ngemuva kokuphothula iziqu, izilwane zezilwane kufanele zidlulise i-North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (NAVLE) ukuze zivunyelwe ngokusemthethweni ukwenza umuthi. Cishe abangaba ngu-2 500 iziqu zezilwane bese befaka umsebenzi ngamunye ngonyaka. Ekupheleni kuka-2010, inhlolovo yamuva yokuqashwa kwe-AVMA iyatholakala, kwakunabangu-95.430 abaqeqeshwayo bezilwane base-US. Izilwane ezincane ezifuywayo zezilwane zazibhekene namaphesenti angaphezulu kuka-67% alezi zinsuku.
I-American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) inikeza isitifiketi sebhodi kubachwepheshe be-feline. Abafakizicelo besitifiketi sebhodi kumele babe nakho okungenani iminyaka engu-6 futhi baphumelele ukuhlolwa okunamandla ukuze bafinyelele esimweni sokudibanisa.
Ama-Professional Professional
I-American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) inhlangano evelele yezobuchwepheshe eshicilela i-Journal of Feline Medicine nokuhlinzwa. I-AAFP inehlelo lokuqinisekisa isitifiketi se-Cat Friendly Practice.
I-International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) yaqala njenge-European Society of Feline Medicine ngo-1996, kodwa yaguqula igama layo ukuze ibonise umhlaba wayo jikelele ngo-2010.
Umphakathi ubamba umcimbi wonyaka we-Feline Congress oheha abantu abangaphezu kuka-500 be-feline.
Umholo
Imali ephakathi kwazo zonke izilwane zezilwane yayingama-$ 82,040 ($ 39.44 ngehora) ngo-2011, ngokusekelwe kwidatha yemholo eqoqwe yiBhovisi yeBasebenzi Statistics (BLS). Izinzuzo kulolu cwaningo ziyehluka ngaphansi kwezingu-$ 49,910 ezingaphansi kuka-10% yazo zonke izilwane zakudala ezingaphezu kwezingu-$ 145,230 ezingaphezulu kwezingu-10% zazo zonke izilwane zakudala.
Ngokusho kwe-AVMA, imali engenayo yomphakathi ehambisana nomlingani wezilwane ezikhethekile (ngaphambi kwentela) yayingama-dollar ayi-97 000 ngonyaka ka-2009. Izimboni ezihambisana nomlingani wezilwane eziningi zathola imali efanayo yemali engu-$ 91,000. Idatha ekhethekile ye-Feline ayitholakali. Izilwane ezincane zezilwane zasemakhaya zenza okuhle kakhulu kubo bonke abaphothule iziqu ezintsha, ngesinxephezelo esijwayelekile sama-$ 64,744 ngonyaka wabo wokuqala wokusebenza.
Abahlengikazi bezilwane eziqinisekisiwe endaweni ethile ekhethekile (kufaka phakathi i-feline specialty) ngokuvamile bathola amaholo aphezulu kakhulu ngenxa yokuqeqeshwa nokuqeqeshwa okuphawulekayo. Ngonyaka wezi-2010, imiphumela yocwaningo lwe-AVMA ibonise ukuthi kunezinhlaka ezingama-473 eziqinisekisiwe ze-canine nama-feline diplomates kanye ne-290 ibhodi ehlinzekwa abahlinzeki bezilwane ezincane (ezinye izilwane eziphathekayo ziphethe izitifiketi ezimbili).
UJobe Outlook
Ngokusho kwedatha evela ku-BLS, umsebenzi wezilwane usetshenziselwe ukwandisa ngokushesha kakhulu kunenani elilinganiselwe labo bonke abasebenza-cishe 33% phakathi neminyaka eyishumi kusukela ngo-2008 kuya ku-2018. Inombolo elinganiselwe yeziqu ezivela ezifundweni zezilwane ezivunyelwe kufanele zigcine ama-vets ukufunwa okukhulu.
Inhlolovo yamuva yokuqashwa kwe-AVMA (eyenziwa ngoDisemba 2010) ithole ukuthi kunezimboni ezingu-61,502 ezenziwa ngasese. Kule nombolo kwakukhona ama-vele angu-41,381 ezinkambiswaneni ezikhethekile ezifuywayo zezilwane, kanye ne-5,966 eyengeziwe emikhatsini yezilwane ezihamba phambili.
Njengoba inani lamakati eligcinwe njengezilwane ezifuywayo liqhubeka likhuphuka, futhi ukuchitha ukwelashwa kwamakati kubonisa ukwanda okuqhubekayo, zonke izimpawu zikhomba emakethe eqinile ngezinsizakalo zezilwane zezilwane eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo.