Believe it or not, the practice of veterinary medicine goes back as far as 9000 BC. The practice mostly originated in middle east countries such as Egypt, Turkey, and Iraq. The practice is sad to have begun as to take care of the sheep that was there. The sheep were an important role in the society at the time and they also needed to care for the dogs and other animals that sheepherders had. Old Egyptian records show evidence that herbs were used to treat the animals.
Literature from 1500 BC from India was also located. It is said that this is the first actual literature of veterinary medicine. The Kahun Papyrus is the first papyrus medical textbook. It contained 34 sections each relating to something different. This text was from Egypt.
Most practices involved horses due to their very significant purpose in society. The very first veterinary medicine school opened in 1761 in Lyon, France. Since then many new veteriary schools have opened all over the world.
It is often not talked about how veterinary medicine originated. More often than not you hear of old medicinal practices on humans. It is important to know that veterinary medicine is not a recent discovery and practice. It is important to recognize the old tools and diagnostics that were made. This can even help with modern medicine and lead to new discoveries.
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This was an interesting post to read. I've never really read anything about veterinary medicine or learned about it, so I learned a few things. How is veterinary medicine today? As in, is the field itself projected to grow or are there shortages?
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