Veterinary Technicians & Animal Health Technologists
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NOC 2021: 32104 / NOC 2016: 3213
Veterinary Technicians & Animal Health Technologists
may also be called:
- Veterinarian assistant
- animal operating room attendant
- veterinary technician supervisor
- registered veterinary technician (RVT)
- animal care technologist
- laboratory animal technologist
- registered animal health technologist
- veterinary technologist
What Would I Do?
Animal health and veterinary technologists and technicians provide technical support to veterinarians by caring for animals and assisting in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health disorders.
Duties may include:
- provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
- handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
- produce radiographs, collect samples and perform other laboratory tests to assist in diagnosis of animal health problems
- assist veterinarian with animals before, during and following surgery
- prepare surgical equipment, give and monitor anesthetics, and clean up after surgery
- prepare and give medications and vaccines under direction of veterinarian
- provide wound and bandage care
- do specialized procedures such as animal identification and hoof trimming
- talk to clients about animal health care including nutrition and home care
- do laboratory research
- do routine animal dental procedures, and help veterinarians with animal dentistry
- May do office management and clerical duties