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'''Veterinary medicine''' is the branch of [[CategoryMedicine Consult|medicine] that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in nonverbal or minimally-verbal human animals.<ref>[http:Specialties//gomerblog.com/2014/10/pet-therapy/ Hospital Pilots Pet Therapy with Black Bears, Grizzlies]</ref> It may include pediatric, geriatric and psychiatric subsets, and requires a high level of skill among practitioners who must be able obtain a history often based solely upon the [[American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons|grunts]], sighs, eye rolls, groans, moans, or psychiatric overtones of the patient.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/08/doctors-and-nurses/ Doctors & Nurses Agree: Everyone Is a Poor Historian]</ref> '''References'''---<references/ >