Horse Eden : CQE In The Spotlight 180 Winners & Voting!

hel!x2014

09:31:16 #Vettechnician

Where I live, I cannot give rabies

09:30:36 Hummer

@Helix, I probably would have looked into that career more, but where I live they only make around $17/hour.

09:30:17

Helix, you dont give rabies vax? Im not even a tech yet, just a pet nurse and ive given plenty of rabies vaccinations under the supervision of the licensed vet in the room lol

hel!x2014

09:29:55 #Vettechnician

A vet tech is basically everything, in a human hospital, but in one person

MakeEm Fancy

09:29:09 Ally 💜

I think the hardest thing right now is finding a good vet. Majority of them are super busy and cant take appointments for months on end. Boomer went to a low cost clinic because it would have been months for them to see him if we booked with a vet clinic

hel!x2014

09:28:57 #Vettechnician

But someone told me about vet tech 10 years ago, and I changed my path. As a vet tech, you do everything the vet does BUT 4 things: perform surgeries, prescribe meds, diagnose animals, and perform rabies vaccinations. OTHER than that,, vet techs DO it all. For a 2 year degree, you run the labs, the exams, monitor anesthesia, fill meds, etc

Hummingbird Meadows

09:27:27 Hummer

@Helix, what made you decide to become a vet tech instead?

hel!x2014

09:26:36 #Vettechnician

I wanted to become a veterinarian

MakeEm Fancy

09:26:25 Ally 💜

I was heartbroken.

Hummingbird Meadows

09:26:08 Hummer

What I find ironic is if there is a shortage of vets, why are so many vets discouraging young people from becoming a vet? That happened to me. Multiple vets told me don't do it and ultimately made me give up pursuing that career.

Hummingbird Meadows

09:24:47 Hummer

@Ally, that's so sad. I'm sorry. I would be feeling pretty bitter if that happened to me. =(

MakeEm Fancy

09:24:12 Ally 💜

We lost a dog because no emergency vets would take her :/ we had to wait until the morning and take her to the only appointment we could get and she had passed that night

hel!x2014

09:22:59 #Vettechnician

They turned down a dog who had gotten into a dog fight, it's ear handing from it's head. and told the owner to go to the emergency center. Plus the doctors had went to lunch so we couldn't do anything as a vet tech but give them vet wrap cause to stitch, I think legally I need a veterinarian present, but not sure on that one

Hummingbird Meadows

09:21:58 Hummer

@Helix, vets around here won't do that even if you are a client. Thankfully I found a vet who was willing to help my dog when he had an emergency and I quickly switched to them as my permanent vet. That was after calling 15 other vets though, no joke.

hel!x2014

09:19:11 #Vettechnician

The vets I interned for, only take emergencies if you were their client. If you weren't their client, you had to go to the emergency center which was a half an hour drive, but there was no guarantee they'd take the animals, if they are short staffed they won't take on more then they can handle

Hummingbird Meadows

09:17:11 Hummer

Also, stupid that I live in a big city, but no vets take emergencies. Nearest emergency vet is an hour away.

hel!x2014

09:14:15 #Vettechnician

Problem is, I live in a small town. There are 2 rescues here in town, and the other rescue can't seem to keep anyone to help them(they have been in trouble NUMEROUS times for using vet techs as veterinarians). I wouldn't work for them even if it was the last job in town.

Revel Ranch

09:11:39 Hummer

I wish more vets around here worked with shelters. I think it is almost an obligation that every vet should do.

hel!x2014

09:09:01 #Vettechnician

The dog we did was from the shelter. The vet tech program works with the humane society in town and does some of the testing/surgeries that the animals need.

Sierra Views Stable

09:06:40 AZ

Helix - that looks a lot like my one of my babies... who incidentally needs to get his teeth cleaned

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