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How old do you have to be to become a vet tech?

Most people are at least 18 years old because you need to have graduated from high school. You could probably get into vet tech school earlier like at 17 years of age, but you need to have graduated from high school early.

But also remember that you most likely need at least one year of [...]

Vet Techs Pushing Certain Dog Foods

As a vet tech it can seem like all sales reps want us to do is to promote their brand of dog food.  Often times it seems like a clinic is defined by what kind of dog food it promotes.  Vet techs are the ones who get asked about what type of dog food a [...]

Getting Along With The Relief Vet

Is there a certain relief vet that you can’t seem to get along with?  Do they always seem to make is extra hard for you to simply do your job?  If there is someone like this in your life, here are some tips I’ve learned to get through this situation.

Vet Tech Specialization

Are you considering specializing in a certain area?  There are benefits and dangers to specializing in one area of veterinary medicine.  Before you make up your mind make sure you weigh them both carefully.  In the end the decision is up to you!

Being A Vet Tech Means Always Always Learning

After you graduated from Vet Tech School, you thought you were finally done learning, takings tests, and reading books forever.  But once you got into practice you realized that there was so much more to learn, in fact if you want to be a leader in this field you must continually be learning.