my Penn Foster studies along with my job, family and other activities and responsibilities. I am a full-time waitress with a multifaceted job at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurant, in addition to being a part-time, second year veterinary technician student. Both an occupation and education is overwhelming to juggle simultaneously to…
University of Massachusetts to get her Master’s in 1958. After getting her Master’s Jessie went to University of New Mexico to get her PhD in English Language and Literature in 1968. She later went back to college at Purdue to get her degree to become a Veterinary Technology in 1987. Her main occupation over life was being a professor at New Mexico Highlands University. While Jessie only had one sister she had many family members that she lived with and one of the closest of them was cousin…
after you eat your broccoli” by setting a goal it makes it that much sweeter once you finally reach it. My plan is to finish my AA at FSW this semester and then to do online schooling at Animal Behavior college in California to obtain my Veterinary Technician license. My goals for my future career will be that I will become a Vet Tech and hopefully become a Veterinarian one day. Once I become either of those mentioned I would like to open up my own animal shelter, available for all animals. I…
For my clicker training project I used my friends cat Reggie, who is a 4 year old Domestic Short Hair, neutered male. Throughout the training, I didn't do a lot of sessions outside for new learning techniques due to the fact that Reggie tends to get distracted especially from other people and animals. It also seemed that smaller, quieter places, like inside the barn, allowed Reggie to focus easier on my cues. Food as well as praise tends to be a huge motivator for Reggie so changing his rewards…
Where in one state a simple resume and experience is all you would need to obtain a career as a veterinary technician, in the state of Virginia you need a license, certificate, or some form of legal document stating that you are allowed to work in veterinary medicine. They also take into consideration that sense you are new to area you probably do not know your way around. There for those living here for a bountiful amount of…
Finding one's self is never the easiest task in life and definitely does not always come easy to some people. I had myself and my career figured out and I enjoyed waking up every day and going to work because I loved working with animals. Although I enjoyed this field of work and the experiences I received I would not regret later finding out that I wanted to travel a different road. It was scary at thought and because of my age but I started researching other opportunities and alternate career…
First, a little background on myself so you’ll know that you can trust my opinion! I’ve been an animal lover my entire life, a veterinary technician for 6 1/2 years, I ran a dog rescue for 3 years and I currently own four dogs of my own. Like most pet owners, I want to make sure that I do whatever I can to keep my pets healthy and happy for as long as possible. I am passionate about nutrition and have done a lot of research on the different products available for my dogs. I just recently…
that ensure the recovery and care of injured or retired Military Working Dogs.This care is primarily provided by the Veterinary Division of the United States. The Veterinary Division consist of four U.S. Army Veterinary Corps officers with advanced training, one civilian veterinarian specializing in animal behavior, ten animal care specialists and three animal behavior technicians. However, in the event of emergency or a highly skilled specialist required, services worldwide are available for…
This test is usually tested on rabbits. In this test, the rabbits are in full- body restraints while the substance is being dripped into their eyes and onto their skin. Then the laboratory technicians monitored and record the damage to the cornea and other tissues in and near the rabbits’ eyes. This test is very painful for the rabbit, in which can causes them to be blind, have inflamed skin, bleeding and cloudy eyes. The end results for the…
the scientific and technological setting, including laboratories. These would include; • health and safety including risk assessments, • chemicals/ living organisms /equipment • sources of resources • laboratory design/ facilities/ fittings • technicians and their jobs • D&T (design and technology) facilities and fittings.…