One of the most important aspects Carl found out during his veterinary technician training was how important his time as an intern prepared him for real-world situations he would face once he was completed his initial vet tech training. Internship is ‘Real’ World Carl hopped on the opportunity to be placed on a very active […]
Why not get paid to do something you love? Huh? There are too many people stuck in dead-end jobs where every day is a struggle to get up and get to that you really, really wish would go away. Jack loves his job, you think. He works in construction. Makes great money. Stays in shape. […]
Although the prospect of 11 to 12 years of education may not be what you can commit to, the best way to start a career caring for animals is to become a veterinary technician, or vet tech. Requirements vary from state to state. Here’s a Glamorous Choice Sure, you might obtain a job at a […]
Many people do not realize that there is a great need for emergency animal care. Like humans, animals operate on no time clock when it comes to getting sick or hurt. Therefore, throughout the country many after-hours as well as 24-hour-per day emergency animal hospitals and clinics have been established to meet this need. The […]
If you are under the impression that becoming a vet tech means you are stuck in a clinic somewhere cleaning up ovaries and testicles from each day’s spays and neuters, you are wrong. being a vet tech means that you are going to be able to go as far as bio research and with all […]
Any vet tech who has to perform animal decapitations of possibly positive rabid animals will tell you that this part of being a vet tech is the absolute hardest next to euthanasia. The whole rabies deal is bad to start with, knowing that someone, maybe even a small child, may have to take rabies shots. […]
One animal caregiver that works closely with vet techs in many animal shelters across the country are the animal control officers.Many times the vet tech is the one who will receive in the animals that the officers bring in and sometimes, these can be some pretty bad cruelty cases. Unfortunately for some animals, they are […]
Being a vet tech is going to mean that you are going to be assisting the veterinarian in surgery. Before you decide to go through school to be a vet tech, you need to make sure that you are going to be able to handle what you will see and smell during animal surgery. Sometimes […]
A lot of people confuse the job descriptions and functions people employed by veterinarians possess. Some mistakenly think everyone in the vet’s office who is not the doctor is an assistant. Technically, an assistant in a vet’s office does not have as much education – or responsibilities – as a vet tech does. Hang the […]
Depending upon your level of desire and you ability to keep on task, you have basically two course choices for gaining entry to the world of veterinary medicine as a technician. Two-year associate degree courses are available for short attention span candidates. For the “got to have it all” crowd, there’s a bachelor’s degree waiting […]