Originally posted by wolflady



There are also situations that I don't particularly agree with, that vets and techs have to deal with with a smile. I have a hard time dealing with some of these situations because I have very strong opinions on certain things. So, all in all, it's not an easy job and it's not for everyone, but it is rewarding when you genuinely help the animal and comfort their owners.
I have been in that circumstance so many times. At my first job we had a doctor there, Dr. Toledo who operated on a cat while it was waking up from anesthesia and it was very obvious that the cat could feel what was happening. He also sexual assaulted me, and in front of clients as well, grabbing my butt and trying to kiss me. That is one of the reasons I quick. I was 18 and he was 38. They also employed a veterinarian that was NOT licensed in the US, but in another country so it was illegal for him to practice in the US. He routinely did surgeries at that hospital. I am unsure whether or not he was reported.

There has been several instances that I had to euthanize animals because they didn't match the new carpet or the owner didn't want to pay 30 dollars for a bottle of CefaDrops. Things like that. How long have you been a tech? Are you an assistant or an actual tech? I have had 6 years experience working in clinics.

Surgeries will always remain my favorite thing to do. But I have had bad experiences. I have been attacked numerous times, including by exotics such as servals and racoons. The vet I work for specializes in exotics. Once a man came in looking for his chinchilla which had been PTS. Everyone in the clinic were looking for his chin and we could not for the life of us find it. We looked in the freezer outside, nothing. Finally Dr. Barrett came back from lunch and he had stuck the chin in the freezer inside which is used for medications and vaccines. He actually made me hand it to the man in the cold box, which I found very odd and uncomfortable. I have been put in situations like this all too often.

Have you been to tech school or taken any classes? I am hopefully going to be certified next year. You are right that is cannot be a career for most people. The most I have gotten paid for vet tech work was 11 dollars an hour, not much if you have a family to support. I used to want to be a vet but computers are really sparking my interst all of a sudden. I have thought about Zoology, have after start pre vet classes but am unsure whether or not that is really what I want to do. I find it hard not to bad mouth certain people who come in, and until I learn self control in those circumstances I just couldn't do it....yet. Plus all the things I like to do I can do being a tech.