| Do you have idea about veterinary technicians? Many | | | | Below are some of the common tasks performed by |
| people are not familiar with this profession as they are | | | | the vet tech:o Assisting the licensed veterinarian (vet) |
| not pet lovers. In general, they are also known as | | | | in diagnosing the health conditions of the animalso |
| animal health technicians or veterinary nurses. In short, | | | | Assisting the vet during surgical procedures by |
| we can call them "vet techs". | | | | providing the right instruments and equipmentso |
| They spend most of their time dealing with animals. | | | | Comforting the animals in the exam roomso Obtaining |
| They care and love the animals. They usually work in | | | | and recording patients' case historieso Collecting |
| animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, grooming salons, | | | | specimens such as collecting animals' urine, taking |
| animal shelters, biomedical research facilities, etc. | | | | blood samples, collecting tissue samples, etc.o |
| However, some of them have the chance to work in | | | | Performing lab procedures such as reading urinalysiso |
| specific places like zoos and aquariums. | | | | Removing stitches and giving injections to animalso |
| As vet techs, do they have a lot of responsibilities? | | | | Taking radiographs of animalso Performing dental |
| The answer is YES. They have to carry out many | | | | cleaningo Supervising the vet assistantso Advising and |
| responsibilities in their daily routine. However, their | | | | educating the animal owners |
| responsibilities may vary from one to another | | | | The responsibilities of vet techs are quite similar as |
| depending on their nature of work, working places and | | | | human nurses and other health care professionals. |
| their employers. For instance, the job scope of vet | | | | Their roles are important in promoting animals' health |
| techs working in private veterinary clinics is very much | | | | as well as human health for the good sake of the |
| different from other vet techs working in livestock | | | | whole environment. |
| management companies and veterinary pharmacies. | | | | |