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Veterinary Technician : A vet technician is not a licensed veterinarian, which means they can't work independently. Vet techs work along side veterinarians and help perform tasks with them, like a nurse would help a doctor during surgery. Vet techs also work on smaller animals rather then the bigger ones, and prepare medicine for them, as well as take down important information about the animals. A daily routine for a vet technician could be working a 24 hour shift incase of emergency, or working a normal 7 hour shift. You would be running around trying to help out when needed, and performing other tasks the veterinarian would like.

Working Conditions : Working as a vet technician is a physical and mental job. It has its good sides to working with animals, but also has its bad sides working with animals. The good side to working as a vet tech is being with animals everyday and giving them the love and nurture they may not have gotten over the past years. But the bad side to working as a vet tech is knowing you might have to let go of animals you get close with and you have to be able to be strong about it. You also have to witness animals that may have been abused, or that are unstable. Also with the possibility of getting bitten by an aggressive animal or bitten by one is something you have to be okay with.

Becoming a Veterinary Technician : Inorder to become a veterinary technician you need to have your high school diploma, then have completed a two year program, getting an associate degree, and lastly you have to have taken a veterinary technician course at a community college. About sixteen schools offer these courses to further your decision in becoming a veterinary technician around the world.