Vet Tech Life

Veterinarians would be lost, no, we would be nothing, without veterinary technicians. We would be sad, lonely, tired, overwhelmed, and totally broke. As I was working today, a very busy Saturday, I walked out of exam room after exam room to see my technicians scurrying by handling a mega-pile of tasks. Draw the blood, catch… Read More

It seems that our profession has more people with toxic personalities than ever before, and more veterinary technicians are leaving the field in droves because of it. Many of us have come across that one person that thinks they are the center of the universe in the hospital. Maybe they have been employed there the… Read More

I had just completed my first year of veterinary school and was starting my summer job at a specialty hospital as an ER technician. I figured I could do it. Read More

I love vet tech week because, if only for one week, so many techs feel appreciated. But then I remember that there are some clinics that don’t celebrate. There are some technicians that never get to hear how awesome they are or that what they are doing matters. One of the biggest problems we have… Read More

I am officially angry. This feeling is one that does not come to me lightly. I might get fired up about things that are important to me but I don’t consider myself someone who lets anger creep into my life. Why am I so heated? I am saddened by people who have graduated from an… Read More

Today our clinic had a very special visitor. We had a job shadow come and learn a bit about becoming a veterinary technician. A freshman in high school, I won’t lie I wasn’t expecting much out of her. I expected her to quietly follow us around and meekly ask any questions she felt would help… Read More