Salary
Average Salary: $84,460
Expected Lifetime Earnings: $3,526,000
The money is very nice—somewhere around $85,000-$95,000 for your average vet. But a much higher end exists (source).
Vets bill, and while there's such a thing as pet insurance, people generally just pay cash for an appointment. If you're in a reasonably upscale area, an appointment can run $50-$150 (source). For emergency care, just multiply by two, and if Rover perchance needs an operation….
Looks like Rover could use some Botox.
You're a doctor, after all, and you have veterinary school payments to make. Within a few years of making this kind of cabbage, you should be able to get Fido his own apartment.