More and more people are gravitating toward becoming a vet tech these days. The reasons why escape most normal human beings. It is extremely hard to imagine why anyone in their right mind would want to become a vet tech. The job totally sucks and here are 10 reasons why: 1. You can’t escape the […]
One of the obstacles many well-intentioned animal lovers face when trying to pursue a veterinary medical career is lack of an attention span. It takes eight years of schooling to become a licensed veterinarian. Therefore, many youngsters who start dreaming about caring for animals at an early age are not prepared for the sacrifices involved […]
Pima Community College has been spreading education and learning since 1969. It is offering educational courses in varied disciplines. From Health-Related Professions to Science and Engineering, Social Sciences to Public Safety, Computer Information Technology to Management & Marketing — it is covering it all. With an increased scope of veterinary medicine, a large percentage of […]
There’s that word..again! STRESS!! You see it every you go and everyone is always talking about it. Being a vet tech is unfortunately no different. The amount of heavy stress that is dumped on you everyday just from pet owners is enough. But, if you add in the stress from having a full workload of […]
Many years ago, alternative medicine was the only kind of medicine there was. In today’s society, alternative medicine has taken a back seat to advancing Western Medicine. Many wonderful things have happened in alternative medicine and that includes alternative veterinarian medicine as well. Many pet owners aren’t aware of the advantages of alternative medicine for […]
Aside from working with the animals, a vet tech has other clinical duties to keep up with also. You will be the one who cleans and sterilizes the surgery room. You will be the one who does the paperwork for each day’s surgical procedures and other appointments. You will be the one who keeps supplies […]
If you decide to work an animal shelter, you will have chosen the one place where the rewards for work are going to be limitless. All that you do at a shelter is going to be for the animals that no one wants anymore. You are going see some things you probably will never see […]
Part of your job as a vet tech will be educating owners about the care that their pets need. Some people really don’t have a clue about taking care of an animal aside from feeding and petting them. As a vet tech, you will need to teach them what they need to do to ensure […]
If you love animals, the courses that you will have to take in school to become a vet tech will be pleasurable to you. You will get to learn about a side of animals that you never knew about. The courses that you will be taking will spark even more interest in the career of […]
If you would like to become a vet tech and would also like to work in a specific environment with a certain kind of animal, that is possible. Many vet techs are working in research labs, working with just livestock and large animals. Some techs are specializing in birds or reptiles. To be able to […]