Could crew members Have Pets on the ENT-D

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

A thousand people really isn't all so many, right? I'm googling this super quick, but like I'm reading in countries like the US, UK, and Canada we have about 2-ish doctors per thousand people, so really how big of medical staff are you going to put on your starship? It's not like a real floating city with tens of thousands of people, right? I feel it really makes sense people would have extra specialties and everything?

This is true, but I'm thinking more for mission rather than as a doctor of a small town. I doubt if there are more than three doctors aboard the Enterprise at any given time, but they probably have a good sized nursing staff for missions involving medical emergencies. I wouldn't right away think that any of them are vets. I'd wager there is a dentist on board as well that is all together separate from the sickbay staff. If I presume that there was a department within the science division that specialized (or at least have officers that specialize) in the study of animals (for missions), I would go on to assume that one of those officers has working veterinary knowledge. That seems more plausible (to me) than the chief medical officer having to be the ships vet as well.

But I guess when it comes to Spot, Crusher was probably using basic medical knowledge (I mean, she treats aliens, after all) and was just wanting to help out her buddy Data.

 

[Mojochi]

You also can consider Spot a special case. Bev is friends with Data. She might just be doing him a favor

 

[Tenacity]

but like I'm reading in countries like the US, UK, and Canada we have about 2-ish doctors per thousand people, so really how big of medical staff are you going to put on your starship?

The Enteprise D is a (non-military) combat vessel, it might be in a fire-fight witout notice. Sickbay has to deal with people with plasma burns from all those exploding consoles, poisoning from coolint leaks, and crushing injuries from rolling a bit too slowly under desending blast doors.

Plus there could be injuries from away missions.

 

[Marynator]

Oh yes I understand, I am sorry I was confusing, I mean like you're more likely right to have a smaller number of medical doctors who are like cross trained instead of a whole huge number who only have 1 specialty function?

 

[Tora Ziyal]

^In the books, Worf adopts Spot after they come to an understanding. Worf thinks of him as a little warrior, and it is quite sweet.

I don't remember that, but I can totally picture Worf with a cat.

 

[Kilana2]

I don't remember that, but I can totally picture Worf with a cat.

Worf discovered the little warrior in Spot.

 

[Stroudarian]

As is stated previously by other people, Lt. Commander Data had a cat named Spot, and Captain Picard did have a fish in his office, however I am uncertain if anyone else had any pets on board the Enterprise - D or not.

 

[Mojochi]

As is stated previously by other people, Lt. Commander Data had a cat named Spot, and Captain Picard did have a fish in his office, however I am uncertain if anyone else had any pets on board the Enterprise - D or not.

I mentioned earlier that Chief O'Brien has a pet spider on board, that he shows Barclay in Realm of Fear

 

[Stroudarian]

I mentioned earlier that Chief O'Brien has a pet spider on board, that he shows Barclay in Realm of Fear

You are absolutely correct, I completely forgot about that scene.