Chloe's Blog

  Introduction During summer and winter break, I work as a veterinary assistant at a small animal (cats and dogs) clinic in Denver, Colorado. In the future, I want to be a veterinarian, and working in a clinical setting will help me achieve this dream. I can gain hands-on experience, learn new skills, and establish relationships with doctors and veterinary technicians.  As a veterinary assistant, there are several key responsibilities: animal handling client interactions running tests drawing blood Animal Handling The first thing you learn as a veterinary assistant is how to hold animals for the doctors. This is one of the most important skills, as being able to calm and position the animal is essential for patient care. Being skilled at animal handling is also necessary for safety. Some animals may be scared during appointments and try to bite the doctors and technicians. Thus, maintaining control of the animals without being too aggressive is necessary when working in an ani...

  Introduction For the past few years, I have been working as a veterinary assistant at a small animal (cats and dogs) clinic in Denver, Colorado, during summer and winter breaks. In the future, I want to be a veterinarian, and working in a clinical setting will help me achieve this dream. I am able to gain hands-on experience, learn new skills, and establish relationships with doctors and veterinary technicians. As a veterinary assistant, there are several key responsibilities, including animal handling, client interactions, running tests, drawing blood, and helping with anything else the doctors may need. Every day is exciting and helps prepare me for my future career.  Client Interactions Before working as a veterinary assistant, I worked in the customer service department at Macy’s. Although these jobs are different in a lot of ways, problem-solving with customers helped prepare me for the veterinary field. Since owners are the primary caregivers for our patients, communic...

  Where you come from?                 Denver, Colorado.   Where you're going?                   I want to be a veterinarian in the future, and just finished applying to vet school. Although I have worked with a lot of species I want to be a small animal vet and work with cats and dogs. How you plan to get there?                    I work at veterinary clinics and am taking prerequisite courses. How are you LIKE your parents?                     My parents and I are both very driven and hardworking. We also like trying new things and being outdoors. How are you UNLIKE your parents?                    Although I am very hardworking, I also like to have fun and go out with my friends. My parents ar...