or even let you help out. Animal shelters are also good places to volunteer, just to get some experience. Eventually, you will want to shadow with an exotic animal veterinarian to see what the job entails and what kinds of opportunities are available.Its difficult to know the yearly salary.......
Start looking at colleges that interest you and see what types of majors they have - not all colleges will have the major you want, or they may have something specialized. Many colleges have a pre-vet program, which isn't a major, but a set of classes that prepare you for veterinary school. Whether you want to be a veterinarian or not, declaring pre-vet while in college is probably a good idea. After you graduate from vet school, you can find opportunities to work with exotic animals and travel. There is only one veterinary program - you can't declare exotic animals, small animals, horses, etc.
It may be hard to get started at 14, but see if you can find a local zoo or exotic cat sanctuary that will let you job shadow some of the people there, or even let you help out. Animal shelters are also good places to volunteer, just to get some experience. Eventually, you will want to shadow with an exotic animal veterinarian to see what the job entails and what kinds of opportunities are available.
It's difficult to know the yearly salary. It usually isn't a set amount, especially if you own your own business or work for yourself. Your salary will probably increase the more experienced you become. This also depends on where you work and what you do. Good luck!
First off GO FOR IT!! You have something that most of Americans do not have, the passion to pursue what they want to do for a carrier. Well I will be perfectly honest all I know about veterinary skills is taking care of my beagle. To answer your first questions I would be a little lost but try asking your local college. They will give you information on what programs are available and what are the criteria for an entry level position. For part four of your question I would suggest is go to your local zoo, if you are near one, and volunteer. You will get up close and personal experience with the animals and learn about the field. If not near a zoo go to your local humane Society. Their you can learn from the professionals for free and get some existence too! Read all you can about cats, animal biology, and nature. Also go out into nature, with your parents permission, and learn and explore. I love to scuba dive and explore the ocean. So with that I learned all about fish, coral, and ocean exponentially. Good luck and maybe you will have your own animal planet show!!
