Thanks everyone! Well, I went in today to talk to Dr. Martinez and he took me in the back and said, this will be unlike any interview you've ever had. He said he didn't believe in the sitting down and talking to someone interview routine, because they don't really show a person's potential. So, he basically showed me around the office and then took me in the back. There was a cat ready for a spay, so I watched the entire procedure. I'm surprised that it didn't bother me at all. It was quite interesting. I didn't like that it was a spay/declaw. But, I couldn't open my big mouth, but I had to witness a declaw procedure as well! Ugh! There was also a pug that was brought in that had been hit by a car, and he had a broken leg and 2 broken ribs. He got pins put in his arm today.
I did get squeamish at one point today, though A yellow lab had an infected rear foot from an embedded foxtail. When the dog was put under anesthesia, the vet tech started feeling around for it, and cut a whole to empty the wound. She couldn't find anything, so the Dr. came in and started feeling around with some scissors. He ended up punching through to the bottom side of the foot right where the largest pawpad is. He said that it looks gross, but it's done to help the wound drain. I got squeamish when he put gauze around the scissors and was grinding the scissors up and down through the hole in the foot. The dog kept jerking it's leg, but she was under anesthesia. I thought at first she could feel it! It's so strange, because I got really hot and felt like I was going to pass out. The vet asked if I needed to sit down, and I said I probably should How strange that a spay didn't bother me, but this thing with the foot did. He said that it's pretty common for people to feel faint if it's the first time being around this sort of stuff.
So, I was basically there for half a day. I'm going in tomorrow to see the more clerical/customer side of the business. He said he would start paying me tomorrow for more of the "working interview" process. I figure I might as well try this for awhile, because it's a good way to find out if it's something I want to do. I'm still going to look for computer jobs, but in the meantime, I'm working for a vet!