I've wanted to be a veterinarian since I was 6 years old. The only thing stopping me is myself. I'm 21 and not currently in college. I basically failed out of college. My gpa is about 1.0. Now, I really would like to start going to classes and actually doing my work. I know the material, I just don't apply myself, which is my own darn fault and I'm slowly realizing this. So today while thinking about where I am in life, I realized that I still want to be a veterinarian, one who specializes in small mammals, birds, reptiles, and other exotics. So I think to myself, "Jay, what does this city need in a veterinarian?" "Why, we need a good emergency vet."

And then began my amazing idea. Well maybe not amazing to you, but when you finally realize what you want to do in life, its amazing. I want to be a veterinarian, specializing in small mammals, birds, reptiles, and other exotics, and on top of that, it will be based right in my home. The veterinary clinic will be inside my home, letting me stay at home with my kids and animals but also have a career. Basically patients would come to my house and the clinic would take up a spare space like a basement or the downstairs of the house, while living quarters were elsewhere. We would have normal hours just like any other vet, but instead of closing our doors to everyone at a specific time, emergencies would be taken in 24hrs a day. (It would suck, I know, but its kind of like the old farm veterinarian who makes house calls on those old movies). We have the situation here in this area that if your dog gets hit by a car at 2am, you have to rush him downtown to an emergency vet on Cary St. Then you get charged out the a** for the care. Not to mention, your animal is being seen by someone who has probably never seen your animal before and doesn't know his history. Why not your normal vet? And that's what I could do.

I know this kind of thing has drawbacks (lack of sleep, calls in the middle of the night, and many more that I probably don't even realize yet) but this could be something that could really help people. What do you think? Bad idea, good idea?