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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jenna had plenty of pets growing up in a Chicago suburb. Like many of her schoolmates, she had the requisite turtles, hamsters, fish, dogs, cats, rabbits and even an iguana and a ferret. She seemed to have a knack, a passionate one at that, for caring for critters. Cleaning Cages was a Start As she […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]