Vet Tech

[Cataholic]

Where are you intending to go to college? December is just around the corner. Or, are you saying you are going to do the internship for a while?

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I am currently going to school in my home state and city, to become an RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician).

As an RVT, I am just about equivelant to an RN (Registered Nurse). As an RVT, I am able to assist in surgeries, perform routine dental cleanings, and perform a variety of nursing tasks. An RVT CANNOT perform any sort of surgeries, diagnose a medical problem, and prescribe any sort of medications.

To become an RVT, you must go to a qualified, accredited AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) school. I am currently attending Western Career College, in the Veterinary Technology program.

A UA (unregistered assistant) does not need to go to school for this. They can do on-the-job training.

My program is 20 months long. Once I complete the program and graduate, I will then go on to take the state boards test. The state boards test consits of however many multiple-choice questions, and a practical exam. (Basically all of the skills/tasks that you learned in lab throughout the 20 months in the program.



If you have any other sort of questions, feel free to PM me.


*ETA* There are 29 DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) colleges throughout the United States. I have been told and realized that applying and actually getting in to one of these 29 DVM programs, is actually a lot more difficult then getting into a MD (human Medical Doctor) school, because there are 100-something MD schools in the United States.

[dab_20]

Where are you intending to go to college? December is just around the corner. Or, are you saying you are going to do the internship for a while?

Well, I'm doing an internship through my school, it's my senior year. I'm done in December and then I'm waiting until September to do my generals at the Salt Lake Community College. I was hoping to be able to work as a Vet Tech after my internship is finished.

LabLover...
That was very helpful! I have never heard that there is a Registered Vet Tech, I just thought that it's the same whether you do on the job training or go to college. I'm assuming the pay and the things you can do is considerably different as an RVT?

I know there are programs to become a Vet Tech with an associates degree... is that what I should be looking for? But I do know there are no colleges in Utah to actually become a Veterinarian. I would love to actually be a Registered Veterinary Technician, as I've heard that you get to be around the animals much more than an actual Veterinarian.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Glad I could help you!

For the most part, yes, the technicians are around the animals a lot more than the DMV. The DVM is almost always either in an exam room with a client and patient, in his/her office doing paperwork/making phone calls, or in the sugrery room doing surgeries.
If the animal needs any kind of treatment, (vaccines, nails trimmed, medications, subQ fluids, IV fluids) the RVT's are the ones who take care of that.

I will graduate with an associates degree.
I will look around and try to find a program in your area.