Yes. That is not a problem.
Yes, but only a "lay" assistant and not a registered technician. A registered veterinary technician has not just a GED, but also an Associate's or Bachelor's degree earned after the GED (or high school diploma).
Yes! I am not a veterinary technician however I work in the veterinary field and I know many vet. techs who are very happy in their jobs and the salary is decent, especially for a licensed tech. Yes! I am not a veterinary technician however I work in the veterinary field and I know many vet. techs who are very happy in their jobs and the salary is decent, especially for a licensed tech.
To be a lay tech, all you need is a high school degree or GED and hands-on experience and training in veterinary technician procedures. To be a registered veterinary technician you need to complete 2 to 4 years of vet tech college and get a state license by passing the state board exam.
To be able to euthanize pets, you will need to be a veterinarian, or a vet tech. This is something that requires schooling for such. A person must be licensed to do this.
it takes 8 years to be a vet technician
You most likely do.
To be an actual vet Yes, be not to be a vet technician.
Vet Technician Jobs to Careers is a wordy but effective site for those searching for a vet technician job. As usual, a phone call to a particular company, to see if they are hiring, is often as or more productive than pursuing the issue online.
Vet as in veteran or as in veterinarian? To be a veterinarian would require a university degree, and that would be in veterinary science.
You must be licensed as a veterinary technician in order to present yourself as one or practice veterinary technology in the state of Ohio. In order to be licensed, you must have earned a 2 year degree (at least) in veterinary technology from an American Veterinary Medical Assoc. accredited veterinary technology program and have passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam and paid the fees for licensure in that state. After you are initially licensed, you must continue to meet the criteria for maintaining your license.
Generally, the veterinarian is responsible for the actions of non-licensed employees. Therefore if a veterinary assistant performs tasks that he or she is not legally allowed to perform, the veterinarian can be reprimanded and fined. If the veterinarian did not assign these tasks to the assistant, he may choose to fire the assistant.
Yes, If you are a vet you can pretty much do anything that includes animals.