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Veterinary Assistant
"I'm just calling to let you know that 20 minutes ago, I assisted in a C-section on a Dachshund. She had 3 baby boys, and they're all doing well. This was the greatest experience in my life! I think everyone should experience that. I love this field!"
-- Kelly Ohmer, Erie Animal Hospital, in a phone call to her instructor.
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8-month diploma program (day)
Owners of pets and other animals today expect state-of-the-art veterinary care. To provide this service, veterinarians use the skills of veterinary assistants, who perform many of the same duties for a veterinarian that a medical assistant would for a physician, including routine laboratory and clinical procedures.
Veterinary assistants typically conduct clinical work in a private practice under the supervision of a veterinarian — for example, they may perform laboratory tests such as urinalysis and blood counts, assist with dental prophylaxis, prepare tissue samples, or take blood samples. Some veterinary assistants obtain and record patient case histories, expose and develop x-rays, and provide specialized nursing care, as well as assist during surgery.
In addition to working in private clinics and animal hospitals, veterinary assistants also may work in research facilities, boarding kennels, animal shelters, veterinary hospitals and clinics, stables, laboratories, aquariums, and zoological parks . |
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