A veterinarian, vet for short, was a person who specialized in the medical treatment of animals.
The Denobulan Dr. Phlox possessed six degrees in Interspecies Veterinary Medicine. When on Enterprise NX-01, he made use of his knowledge by operating on Porthos, Jonathan Archer's beagle, in 2152. (ENT: "A Night In Sickbay")
The Vulcan Doug's cousin Pete worked as a veterinarian. (SNW: "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans")
In 2371, after the USS Voyager harmed the nucleogenic cloud being and planned to return to treat it, Neelix complained about the action to Kathryn Janeway, stating that he wasn't a veterinarian. (VOY: "The Cloud")
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According to the Pocket TOS novel Final Frontier, Sarah April was a veterinarian before she became USS Enterprise's CMO. She met her husband Robert April as a result of taking care of his dog in this capacity.
In an interview on The D-Con Chamber, André Bormanis noted that he had suggested Phlox was a veterinarian on his homeworld, and as such couldn't treat other Denobulans. [1]
External links
- Veterinarian at Wikipedia
- Veterinarian at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works