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QuestionDoctor, in your opinion, how much does the profession of Veterinarian interlace with the profession of Physician? In other words, assuming one's party lacks a Doctor, how effective can a veterinarian help with medical matters? (Or, from a more fantastical standpoint, beings who are not human but are also sapient would probably find a veterinarian more useful right?)Answer
It all depends on exactly what sorts of things people studied! Even someone who is a human doctor (say, a surgeon) may not be of particular use when it comes to diagnosing rare diseases outside of her specialty. One can assume that most human doctors would be able to provide basic care or procedures regardless of their specialty, since the bulk of their education is going to be consistent from one to the next, but there are limits on what can be applied from one to the other.
That said, there are various specializations for veterinarians as well. Someone who specializes in primates would obviously be more suited to handling humans than an equestrian vet, after all! I would say that as a baseline most veterinarians with any sort of mammal experience would have the base education to provide critical care and vitals stabilization. However, for things like immunology and diseases they would start to falter.
And for beings that are not human but sapient, it simply depends on who closely their anatomy corresponds to human or some other animal. Just because something is non-human doesn’t inherently make a veterinarian a better choice, especially in a fantasy setting.
24th June 2018
Reblogged From lunariansage
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