The Life of a The Life of a VeterinarianVeterinarian

By: AmberBy: Amber

West Mifflin Area TFIM StudentWest Mifflin Area TFIM Student

The ProjectThe Project

For my individual project, I wanted to job For my individual project, I wanted to job shadow a veterinarian for one eveningshadow a veterinarian for one evening

I did the actual job shadow on November 12, I did the actual job shadow on November 12, 20072007

In this slideshow:In this slideshow: You will learn about the pet hospital that I shadowed You will learn about the pet hospital that I shadowed

at: Pleasant Hills Pet Hospitalat: Pleasant Hills Pet Hospital You will learn about the career of being a You will learn about the career of being a

veterinarianveterinarian You will see pictures which were taken while I was You will see pictures which were taken while I was

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Pleasant Hills Pet Pleasant Hills Pet HospitalHospital Established in 1987Established in 1987

Services:Services: Physical ExaminationsPhysical Examinations Vaccinations Vaccinations Senior Pet Care Senior Pet Care Surgery Surgery Injury Care Injury Care Laboratory Laboratory Radiology Radiology Dentistry Dentistry Minimum Risk AnesthesiaMinimum Risk Anesthesia

Veterinarians:Veterinarians: Joleen A. Mihalic, DVM

Chief of Staff Sacha Snyder, VMD

Associate Veterinarian Daniel V.A. Jones, DVM

Associate Veterinarian Laura Carpenter, DVM

Associate Veterinarian

The lab at the hospital

Meet Dr. Sacha SnyderMeet Dr. Sacha Snyder She was the veterinarian I She was the veterinarian I

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Pleasant Hills Pet Hospital since Pleasant Hills Pet Hospital since 20052005

She earned her undergraduate She earned her undergraduate degree from Penn State degree from Penn State University in 1995University in 1995

She earned her VMD degree She earned her VMD degree from the University of from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005Pennsylvania in 2005

Dr. Snyder’s medical interests Dr. Snyder’s medical interests include feline internal medicine include feline internal medicine and working together with her and working together with her clients to provide a long lasting, clients to provide a long lasting, healthy and enjoyable human-pet healthy and enjoyable human-pet relationship relationship

She has three cats and a dog She has three cats and a dog herselfherselfDr. Snyder and I