According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of veterinary technologists and technicians is expected to grow 36 percent from 2008 to 2018. Click here to learn more.
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 [...]
Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine offers a veterinary technician training program. Degrees Offered Associate of Science (2 year) degree program Bachelor of Science (4 year) degree program 2 year AA distance learning program Accreditation All programs are fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Purdue boasts that 99%+ of the matriculates of the [...]
The most heart-wrenching part of being a vet tech is when you have to tell the owner that there is only one option for their pet—euthanasia. Oftentimes, the veterinarian will take care of this, but sometimes this responsibility falls into the hands of the vet tech. An emotionally draining part of the job You will [...]
If you think you know a lot about animal care just from owning a pet, you need to realize that isn’t going to be all you need to be a vet tech. A lot of people will apply for a job as vet tech without ever having gone to school for it. Being a vet [...]