Veterinary Technician Jobs

If animals delight you and you are seeking for a career that is both rewarding and lucrative consider the post of a veterinary technician. A vet tech works to assist their supervising veterinarian in a variety of ways. Veterinary technician jobs may entail duties such as recording and obtaining patient data, collecting various specimens such as blood, feces and urine, performing certain laboratory tests, providing basic nursing attention to patients, preparing patients for surgery and assisting during surgery. Vet techs may even take and develop X-rays. With so many varied duties you will never get bored in this career field.


There are certain things a veterinary technician cannot do. They are not allowed to diagnose any conditions, prescribe any medications or perform any surgical procedures. There are state regulations regarding veterinary technicians that vary depending on where you are located. The first step in becoming a vet tech in your state is to complete an accredited educational program. You can find these programs at colleges and trade schools. Make sure any program you are considering is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association or AVMA.

Distance learning is one more option when it comes to obtaining your education. While your book work and written tests may be done online, you will still be required to train under a licensed veterinarian because so much of the job cannot be learned in books. While you might study subjects like anatomy and animal care in books or online the bulk of your training will take place in a clinical setting. Procedures like drawing blood, testing samples and giving injections are things that must be practiced repeatedly before mastery is gained. Once your education is complete you will most likely undergo a state exam prior to vet tech licensure.

Once you've obtained your education and are licensed you can look for veterinary technician jobs in your preferred area. In some cases you may be able to get hired by the vet with whom you trained. However if not there are other opportunities. You will find a number of veterinarians practicing in even the smallest of towns. People love their pets, and need quality medical care for them. With so many pet owners and practicing veterinarians in the country finding employment shouldn't prove too difficult for licensed technicians. In addition to your credentials a love of animals and an outgoing personality are important to convey during the interview process because you will be working closely with pets and their owners.



Career Profiles: Small Animal Veterinary Technician

 

 

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NW Ridgeback: Down & Out
I still give kisses to my vet and the vet tech but I just don't like being there. Anyway, where was I.oh yes, trapped inside. The vet had to sedate me, which basically means give me some medicine to make me very sleepy and then he had ...


Pets aren't equipped for extreme temps (The Norman Transcript)
Dear Dr. Fox: Please say something about people leaving dogs outside in subzero weather. I live in Minnesota, and some of my neighbors leave dogs outside so long that they bark and yelp. On another note, how can these "experts" talk about global warming when we get cold and snowstorms across the country like this?-- G...


Pet-care progress: Local DVMs embrace new trends in veterinary medicine (Los Altos Town Crier)
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And who do you think you are? « Awning on an Outhouse
Until the vet tech reached for the rectal thermometer. Not a gadget Ike had forgotten in the last three days. He saw the lady's arm stretch for it, he locked eyes with it, and then he bolted to the corner of the room, tucked his tail ...


FortiFlora FELINE EUR Box of 30 | PetCareDomain.com
The vet tech from the humane society (was bringing home a 3 mo old Maine Coon with Feluc hence vaccinations) worked for months with different prescriptions to get the diarrhea stopped. She finally asked her vet for any further ...


MAVT CVT Vet Tech conference (Siminars and free stuff!!)
The 35th Annual MAVT Convention is February 5-6 2010 at the Hilton Minneapolis. This event will feature 2 days packed with seminars (cytology, block that pain - dental nerve blocks, equine colic cases, anesthesia, wet lab and TONS more! ...


VET TECH
GREENSBORO, NC CAROLINA VETERINARY SPECIALISTS Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:00:00 -0800...


Online Education and Distance Learning Discussion Forums & Blogs .
I'm looking into the vet tech program at Penn Foster and i just wanted to get some feedback from people that have actually taken the class. I don't want to waste my time or money if the course isn't what they make it out to be. ...


Razorfish hires CRM tech vet to build out CRM (DMNews)
Razorfish appointed John Zell VP of customer relationship technology solutions on February 1 as part of the agency's effort to increase its CRM presence...



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