[AlicetheYorkie]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

I'm not a tech (thought about it and didn't take long to change my mind!), but I do know quite a few. I don't want to make it sound like a terrible job. There are some good things. If you like talking to clients, dealing with puppies, kittens, surgery is cool, tons of hands on animal care, always learning, etc. then great. But

The pay is MISERABLE. A lot of people start at around $10 or $12 around here and maybe go up to $15 at a good place... Specialize to make more, but you will probably need to go to a specialty hospital then and it's not going to be so easy to get a job there.

Clients can be terrible to deal with. They don't listen. Vets get tired of them. And when they do, that's when they make you go in so they don't have to deal with it anymore...

Vets are under a huge amount of stress and can get really short. You have to be okay getting snapped at.

The animals can be crazy. Some are very untrained. They will try to bite, scratch, get away, jump up and into your chin, etc.

I have no idea where you are at personally with kids or whatever, but for anyone who thinks they might get pregnant, hopefully your job isn't just a surgy tech because you'll have to stop for awhile (can't be around the gas anesthesia).

ou'll have opinions about what should be done, but won't be able to say. The doctor is always right. Could get really old.

Clients do not know what they're doing. Some don't care. Animals will come in in pain and suffering and some will elect not to treat or euthanize. It's a part of the job. Very hard to watch.

Everywhere, but esp. at emergency, euthanasias are going on. At an ER facility 3 or 4 in one day isn't uncommon. 1-5 a week per doctor at a regular hospital seems pretty normal. You'll be around clients that are making this decision, may have to talk them through it, etc. Then you'll be dealing with the remains after the client leaves and possibly even giving euthanasia injections.

It's a very demanding job that pays nothing compared to what it should. Too many of the techs I know probably wouldn't have done it again. They love the animals, but just don't make enough $$$, etc.

Ya, I forgot to mention the euthenasia thing, must have blocked all that out of my mind lol.