I think you are aware that the physics required for vet school is going to be different than the physics required for Chemical Engineering. As a Bio major or pre Vet student she would mostly likely get by with AP Physics 1 and 2 which are Algebra based. Physics C M&E is Calculus based. D13 is a Chem E and got a 5 on both sections of the AP Physics C exam and it made her life much easier by not having to take that year of Physics (she is attending Purdue), she has averaged about 14 academic hours (she also played in the orchestra and that counted as 2 hours for a total of 16) vs. 16-18 that many students have had to take.
That said her goal is a bit different from your child’s. She wants to be an engineer so while GPA is still important it probably doesn’t carry the same weight as it would for someone trying to be accepted into a Vet school. I think in your D’s circumstance I might suggest she not worry about Physics in HS and wait until she decides which direction she wants to go. If it’s bio or even another major with a pre Vet emphasis she may choose to take the less math intensive Physics in college just because she can. It sounds like she has a good math backround but Engineering Physics can be a challenging set of courses.