ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Veterinary surgeon

Okay kiddo, imagine you have a pet dog or cat, and they get really sick or have a big injury. You take them to a special kind of doctor called a veterinary surgeon.

This special doctor works just with animals and knows everything about how their bodies work. They can do all kinds of things to help your pet feel better, like:

- Doing a surgery to fix broken bones or organs
- Giving them medicine to help fight infections or make them feel less pain
- Checking their heart rate and breathing to make sure they are okay

The veterinary surgeon has to have a lot of training to be able to do all of this. They go to school for a long time to learn about all the different kinds of animals and how to take care of them when they are sick or hurt.

When you take your pet to the veterinary surgeon, they will talk to you about what's wrong and explain what they are going to do to fix it. They want your pet to feel better and for you to feel better too, so they will be very kind and gentle with you and your pet.

Just like how you have a doctor that helps you when you are sick, animals have veterinary surgeons to help them feel better too!