Vet

Veterinary physiotherapists work alongside veterinary surgeons to help reduce pain, improve mobility and prevent recurrence or injury in animals. The most common animals referred for physiotherapy are horses and dogs including working animals such as race horses and greyhounds. Other animals such as cats and some farm or zoo animals may require physiotherapy. Veterinary physiotherapists will plan exercise programmes, use manual and electro-therapy methods to reduce pain and help with movement, apply massage and hydrotherapy techniques and give advice on changes to animals’ environments.

Attributes: creative, committed, passionate

Useful links:

• The Primary Science Teaching Trust has a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Dr Kelly Blacklock and another downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Danielle Dos Santos
  who are vets.  There is also a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about clinical farm veterinary surgeon, Navaratnam Partheeban. It’s part of their resource A Scientist Just Like Me.

• Google Image Search link