just a question about vets???

[lovinmypup]

i take my puppy to an animal hospital to a v.m.d., but there r other vets there with d.v.m. as their title.
what is the difference between the two?and which if any is more qualified?

[DiegoDog]

Hmm donno. My uncle is a vet, never asked him those kinda questions though. In heath chat some vets do go in there if you wanna post this question in there

[lovinmypup]

well thanks anyway :)

[macassie]

Well, I was curious about this too, so I Googled it and found:

V.M.D. or D.V.M.
There are 27 Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in the United States which are accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Of these, 26 award a D.V.M. Only the University of Pennsylvania grants a V.M.D. (Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris) degree.

The University of Pennsylvania graduates can be recognized by their degree. Through 2001, the V.M.D. has been awarded to 5,727 graduates (1,757 women and 3,970 men), beginning with the first class in 1887.

To be grammatically correct, if “Dr.” is used before a name, the academic degree is not included after the surname. It should be Dr. John Doe, or John Doe, V.M.D., never Dr. John Doe, V.M.D.

Veterinarian is a noun, veterinary is an adjective. There is a veterinary school, not a veterinarian school.

[Jenny]

I'm impressed- I Googled it too and found nothing! I'm glad we can all rest in peace knowing the difference now. ; )

[lovinmypup]

thanks alot you have been oh so informative ;)

[DiegoDog]

Hey Macassie, are you an english teacher? Lol

[macassie]

lol! Nope. Actually, I just grabbed the whole paragraph and didn't read the little english lecture bit until I had already posted it.