Vet techs need to be able to work in a team, make appropriate decisions quickly, know how to administer drugs, know how to do an exam, have experience with animals, and most of all, love animals. Most of this is taught in the education required before you can apply for this type of job. Some natural talents that will help you involve good observation skills, critical thinking skills, and assertiveness.
The position of veterinary assistant is an entry-level position for veterinary staff and there are no required skills or education. However, experience with animals is highly valued.
Veterinary technology programs impart a large list of skills and knowledge to their students. The list ranges from recordkeeping, animal husbandry, surgical assisting, diagnostic laboratory testing, radiology and ultrasonography, anesthetic monitoring and management, nursing, laboratory specimen collection, etc. The American Veterinary Medical Association has a large list of tasks that students completing AVMA accredited programs must complete called the: Veterinary Technology Student Essential and Recommended Skills List
Veterinary schools teach a wide variety of skills, including oral and written communication, technical skills ranging from physical exams to surgery, cognitive skills including critical assessment and diagnostic thought processes and personnel management skills.
Volunteer or work at a veterinary facility prior to going to college and during college as well. Experience in a veterinary facility will help you be sure that a degree in veterinary technology is truly what you want and being able to put your new knowledge and skills to work immediately will help you to better understand and retain them.
Veterinary technicians (America)/Veterinary nurses (Britain) need to be trained in animal restraint, collecting biological samples (blood, urine, skin cells, etc), running diagnostic testing, maintaining legal and accurate medical records, anesthesia and surgical assisting, radiology, nursing (bandaging, administration of medications/treatments), IV catheterization, calculation of drug dosages and fluid requirements, communcation skills in order to gain information and pass on information to clients, animal husbandry skills--appropriate care/sanitation and normal physiology, etc etc There are accredited programs for gaining the necessary knowledge and skills. In the US, the AVMA accredites programs which grant degrees in veterinary technology. In Britain, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the British Veterinary Nursing Association determine the requirements for education and training.
To learn the skills and information needed to be a veterinarian, you will have to attend an accredited school of veterinary medicine - there are 28 in the US and Canada and most countries have one or more schools of veterinary medicine around the world.
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Basic receptionist skills are needed such as organization, communication, scheduling appointments, answering phones, maintain client records, and much more.
You learn how to care for and treat animals of all kinds. It gives you the knowledge and skills you need to cure and diagnose conditions in animals.
Some of the cheapest veterinary hospitals that are located in Dallas are the North Dallas Veterinary Hospital, the East Dallas Veterinary Clinic and the Hillside Veterinary Clinic.