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Veterinary Assistant Reviews
What is it like working as a Veterinary Assistant?
August 2015
Hectic.
Veterinary Assistant:
Pros: Helping animals.
Cons: Not having enough hours in the day to get everything done.
July 2015
Great to learn not to stay.
Veterinary Assistant:
Pros: The digital records are user friendly and make everything easy to find. The labs are done in house so you get that experience. There is a focus on preventive care and wellness plans to encourage compliance.
Cons: Long hours, miss lunches and breaks often. Open seven days a week, so you work weekends and hollidays. The staff is not properly trained and often do not have medical backgrounds. This puts the burden on the DVM to baby-sit the staff. There is a huge focus on sales and less on quality medicine.
June 2015
Must love animals !!
Veterinary Assistant:
Pros: Working with animals and learning.
Cons: Pay sucks.
June 2015
Great atmosphere.
Veterinary Assistant:
Pros: Everyone is willing to Always help each other out.
Cons: There is nothing least to say.
January 2015
Veterinary Assistant:
Pros: Improving the lives of animals. I worked on the other side of the pet industry, selling them. Now I can make it right.
Cons: The office manager has no interest in the welfare of the employees or the animals. Weekly conflicts with the vets, employees & sometimes with clients.
October 2014
Veterinary Assistant:
When thinking about a job in the veterinary industry many people imagine playing with puppies and kittens all day and this is farthest from that. Sure, my job is rewarding in its own way but it takes a special type of person to do this job. The job requires a lot of physical work and can be physically/emotionally exhausting. You must have a strong stomach and are not get easily grossed out. This job is not glamorous by all means for example you have to pick up poop a lot, you get peed on a lot, and you get gross nasty debris (abscess, anal glands, etc.) on you or in your hair A LOT. If you are wanting a job with a large paycheck this job is not for you. You must be able to work well with others and have excellent customer service. I would advise anyone thinking about pursuing this career to interview a local vet tech or assistant in their area about the pros and cons of their job or job shadow would also give you somewhat of a feel of the daily tasks of this job.
August 2014
Don't Believe Everything You Hear, Depend On Yourself.
Veterinary Assistant:
Expect to work hard and prove to others what you can do on a daily basis. You have to work from the bottom up and it may seem like forever before you get to where you want to be.
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