Vet Techs Navigating Changing Regulations
11 posts across 3 communities in the last 90 days; 64% from r/VetTech.
“It's late in my country right now; since it's something simple and not urgent, I thought I could ask about it without any issue—sorry.”
“a few months ago, i asked whether anyone knew if Penn Foster would accept short term health insurance for the externship’s health insurance requirement. i have come back to report that they DID accept my short term health insurance (it is not ACA compliant but it’s cheap). i…”
“Any advice super appreciated! I absolutely adore my vet assistants and I wanna make them little appreciation bags and get them things that they love plus things they’ll use! We also have one male assistant so any suggestions for men are really appreciated too! Here’s a list of a…”
Veterinary technicians are grappling with evolving regulations, pain management protocols for young animals, and the impact of telemedicine laws. There's a need for updated guidance and solutions in these areas.
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“Any advice super appreciated! I absolutely adore my vet assistants and I wanna make them little appreciation bags and get them things that they love plus things they’ll use! We also have one male assistant so any suggestions for men are really appreciated too! Here’s…”
“Hi everyone! I just graduated my vet tech program yesterday (YAY!) and I’m planning to take the VTNE in December. Something I have a lot of trouble with remembering are the calculations for solutions and dilutions and would like to practice more. I’m wondering if anyone has any helpful worksheets/printouts which used to be really helpful for me in middle/high school to practice math. Or even just easy ways to remember formulas to prepare. I’m very good at medical math otherwise but for some reas”
“Hiya! I'm wondering if anyone knows what the actual rule is for logging 1 ml vials that come like 5 to a box. For example, a previous clinic I did some relief work for were getting their Midazolam as boxes of 30 1 ml vials. Since they were obviously having to use multiple vials for one dose on some patients and trying to individually log each vial, they just labeled the box. So, "bottle" 1 was logged as a starting volume of 30 mls (since the box had 30 of the 1 ml vials) and so on.”
“I've worked at a clinic where we didn't and at my current workplace we always do, so curious what people's thoughts are. submitted by /u/ewwhattheduck [link] [comments]”
“It's late in my country right now; since it's something simple and not urgent, I thought I could ask about it without any issue—sorry.”
“This is not a place to receive medical advice. For any diagnosis, prognosis, or similar question, speak to your doctor.”
“This is not a place to receive medical advice. For any diagnosis, prognosis, or similar question, speak to your doctor.”
“I’ve been looking into how Texas handles veterinary technician licensing compared with other states, and it raised some questions I’d like actual veterinary professionals to weigh in on. I put together a short anonymous survey about technician title protection, scope of practice, credentialing, patient safety, and the use of unlicensed veterinary assistants in Texas. You do NOT have to work in Texas to participate. I’d actually like responses from LVTs/RVTs/CVTs, veterinary assistants, veterinar”
“The owner apparently is a licensed veterinary technician, which poses the question: wouldn’t they understand the risks involved in awake scaling? There’s a reason it’s not the standard of care anymore - damaged teeth, choking/aspirating, putting a bandaid on diseased teeth & owners not seeking true professional medical care. They do state their services are cosmetic only and don’t replace veterinary care, but I feel like that doesn’t absolve them of the harm they’re doing. Sure, in a perfect”
“Hey everyone, so I take my Vet tech exam this week at home with the proctored live exam, I wanted to know if anyone has taken it recently, does it require to have a second camera setup ? submitted by /u/General_Beat_6282 [link] [comments]”
“Hi all, I'm a vet tech student in WA and was wondering if anybody is attending the PNWVC in September who would like to meet a friend in the same profession. I am new to WA and the veterinary field and would love to meet people with similar interests! The even is is in Tacoma, WA and I will be attending all 3 days. Let me know if you are going and would like to meet up! Here is the link to sign up as well! https://pnwvc.org/ submitted by /u/lotuslarry [link] [comments]”
“Hi everyone, just wanted to see who works HVSN here currently or in the past, and if so how do you feel about it? What do you enjoy about it and what do you not enjoy about it? I’ve been working HVHQSN for almost a year now, and I enjoy it, but I don’t think it’s for everyone. any fellow spay/neuter techs pop into the comments! submitted by /u/harpyfemme [link] [comments]”
“a few months ago, i asked whether anyone knew if Penn Foster would accept short term health insurance for the externship’s health insurance requirement. i have come back to report that they DID accept my short term health insurance (it is not ACA compliant but it’s cheap). i officially start my first externship today. hoping this can help someone down the way, i know i cant be the only uninsured student in penn foster. submitted by /u/birds-andcats [link] [comments]”
“I work in shelter med and want to hear what you guys are doing for pain management for the under 2.5lb kitten range. We are seeing lots of eyes and are trying to get away from meloxicam use. Please share your magic. Mr . Crisp waiting his turn for surgery. submitted by /u/SkylarkSilencia [link] [comments]”
“Would you be okay with running a urinalysis (microscopic exam only) on this amount or am I crazy for not being comfortable with accurate results submitted by /u/NoobityBoobity [link] [comments]”