Personal Narrative: My Pursuit Of A Veterinary Science Degree

A personal experience that sparked my interest in the pursuit of a veterinary science degree was when I was eight years old. My mother brought home a small injured puppy that she found abandoned on the side of a busy street. I remember how scared he was, and how very fragile he seemed. She tried to make him as comfortable as possible until we could get him to the veterinary office the following day. He slept in a box, padded with blankets, next to my mom's bed. He would cry each time he moved. I slept in my mom's bed that night so that I could be close to him.

We took him into the vet the next day, and he received an examination. I watched carefully as the veterinarian checked him over. I remember being fascinated by his clean, white lab