Originally posted by ownerof3dogs
You guys are vet Tech too! I work as one on Saturdays and during the week I work at the hospital in the kennels.

I love working as a tech. especially becasue I am new and am learning a lot of new stuff. I love to stay and watch sugeries too!

I just hate when we have to put animals to sleep The other day we were putting a dog down that had cancer and I got stabbed by the Euthanasia needle! I thought I was dead. But the vet assured me I would be fine and I was! phew...but was I scarred!!
Oh My, what a scare! I remember my first day on the job! It was the hardest working day of my life. There was a huge German Shepherd Dog there, a bitch, who had a bleeding disorder. She was bleeding out of her nares, anus, vagina, ears and mouth! She was on IV's. The first thing I had to do was clean up all her bloody diahrea and rinse out the run. It was so sad. Then they immediately made me fill vaccinations, which I had never done before. It took me a few days to learn "how to tap" the vaccine just right as to not allow air in. I then did about 6 loads of laundry and a ton of other things.

Yes it is sad when you have to euthanize an animal. I can recall the saddest one, clearly as if it were yesterday. A female lab/pit mix who was owned by an elderly women. The dog was way too much for her to handle and personally I think the lady abused her. The dog didn't like anyone but me and I was the only one who could go near her run, and pet her. Well after she attacked her owner for the second time, I was called in to euthanize the dog. I talked to her gently and stroked her soft fur, and said my goodbyes to the dog who put her trust in me, and I was the one who ended her life. It was so sad.