{"id":3681,"date":"2024-03-21T18:25:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/vetahumanz\/?p=3681"},"modified":"2024-03-22T12:58:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:58:03","slug":"whats-a-veterinarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/vetahumanz\/whats-a-veterinarian\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s a Veterinarian?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;VetaHumanz Menu Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; hover_transition_duration=&#8221;0ms&#8221; global_module=&#8221;229&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;VetaHumanz Menu Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.1&#8243; max_width=&#8221;1150px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.9&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_menu menu_id=&#8221;3&#8243; dropdown_menu_bg_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; dropdown_menu_line_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dropdown_menu_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dropdown_menu_active_link_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; mobile_menu_bg_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; mobile_menu_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; logo=&#8221;https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/vetahumanz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vetahumanz_header_black_rgb_TM-e1657129897438.png&#8221; logo_url=&#8221;https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/vetahumanz\/&#8221; logo_max_width=&#8221;180px&#8221; cart_icon_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; search_icon_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; menu_icon_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; menu_icon_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;VetaHumanz Menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_menu][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>A veterinarian, or vet for short, is like a doctor for animals. 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