Students will get a hands-on education on the caring and treating domesticated animals, from the heart muscle to the paw. Discussions will include safety, restraints, vet terminology, physical make-up of animals, procedures in examining animals, hospital procedures, and nutrition and management of animals. Students will be working with live animals as well as completing dissections and working with many internal parts of deceased animals. Students will be able to properly handle dogs and cats and other small animals, give a shot, describe the major systems in a body, and perform clinical exams and hospital procedures. There will be many hands-on labs, guest speakers, and possible field trips during the semester. FFA will be a component of this course. This course is offered for science credit.