The things i've seen!!
 

so i have started working at the job i have wanted for many years at the local vets office. there's so much that goes on at these places you just wouldn't believe it ! not a place for a weak stomach at all or anyone who can't handle or understand when bad things happen! it doesn't upset or bother me like i thought it would. anyways if you have to wait when you go to the vets office believe me they are really trying to get to you and not making you wait on purpose there's so much that goes on at them daily sometimes its nearly impossible to keep track of it all! there are routine every day surgerys like spay/neuters or fixing a leg injury also snake bites are common believe it or not .people drop off animals they "found or just can't keep wanting the vet to find new homes or just deal with them. pets that have been attacked by other animals and not eating .ocassionally a very upset family comes in crying screaming something has happened so everything else that needs to be done gets put on hold i have seen alot already and only been there a month i like it but at times it can be awful well that's all i guess just wanted to post somewhere about it :animal-pa

what are your responsibilities at this job? I have often thought that I would like to do that kind of thing. I just don't think I could do it tho. I would slap the first person that mistreats their pet. :eek:

wow....you are lucky to be working at a vets office. i can imagine it can get pretty crazy.

people always have said to me, i should become a vet because i love
animals so much, but me, no way , i know what vets have to endure
everyday and i just dont have the stomach for it... i cant look at sick
animals, i would cry everyday... thank god for you

I was thinking about working in a vets office close to me - but the stress and pain is what held me back....the salary offered was terrible but I'd love to work with animals but would be just like Gina...I'd be crying alot I think

I'm starting college this summer to become a veterinarian:D don't discourage me now!

i know you can handle it.. you will be a great vet.... i know you know
what you have to do to become a vet..

Thank you :) i've had second thoughts but theres nothing else that really interests me.:confused:

Oh the same thing goes for me girl. I would be one of those people that would always be running in the back to cry...I think they'd fire me! I just couldn't handle it :(

I wouldn't be able to handle it either.

Kudos to you though.

Good luck to you . I just finished my first year as a vet student .

so how was it?

Be prepared to study , study and study even during the weekend .

My DIL is a vet's assistant and loves it. I always wanted to be a vet but the first person that told me I might have to put an animal to sleep squelched my dreams right then and there. There is no way I could do that. But, now that I am older and understand the why of PTS, I would love to work at a Vet clinic.

i have already seen many animals put down and spays on pregnant ones a huge dog that died from a snake bit on his face and so much more i do everything there but its no where near as hard as being the actual vet which i have always dreamed of doing BUT now i see what they have to do there is no way i guess it would be perfect for someone who has no family and nothing else to take up their time as the job does it you cant even sleep through a night or get sick theres baby animals without mothers that have to be fed and emergency hit by car or dog attacks or so on people call all times of the night going out to do horse calls in the feild so to speak then everyone wants to know whats going on right now with their animals all at once . pets are sick and scared they bite and scratch and mess they dont mean to and i completely understand i would prob be the same if i couldnt comunicate or understand whats happening! not a place at all for anyone easily stressed upset or with weak stomach! i go home daily covered in poo blood and urine and who knows what else i bring once loved sick pets to be euthanized more than you would think but its the best thing for them! i have even seen wild dogs that have been trapped and put down due to agression towards people or other dogs and so much more i wont go into details but things can get bad. i like it there because i get to learn about and try to help make pets better but it doesnt always happen that way and most people dont understand how or what happens behind the front office and exam rooms i had no idea at all myself until now.