Veterinary Technician Maryland

Emergency rooms for animals need veterinary emergency critical care technicians. You've seen them in action on Animal Planet; now join them by earning your vet-tech degree.

Local Companies

Fullerton Animal Hospital
410-665-6996
8018 Belair Rd
Baltimore, MD
Doc-Side Veterinary Medical Center
410-522-0055
1705 Bank Street At Broadway
Baltimore, MD
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410-825-8880
716 York Rd
Baltimore, MD
Animal Medical Hospital Of Belair Rd
410-661-9200
7688 Belair Rd (In The Beltway Plaza)
Baltimore, MD
Horseman Magazine
443-538-6997
1040 Henryton Rd
Marriottsville, MD
Terrapin Pets, LLC In Home Pet Care Services
202-528-3271
PO Box 522
Beltsville, MD
Eastern Animal Hospital
410-633-8808
6404 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD
DogWatch of Southern MD
410-495-7541
1935 B Division Lane
Saint Leonard, MD
Bayside Animal Medical Center
410-544-4423
844 Ritchie Hwy
Severna Park, MD
Kentlands Veterinary Hospital
(301) 519-7944
117 Booth Street
Gaithersburg, MD

Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Technicians: Saving Animal Lives
by Emily Kerr

Emergency rooms for animals need veterinary emergency critical care technicians. Similar to the way nurses and medical assistants help surgeons, vet-techs help veterinarians perform emergency procedures on various species of animal. This may include prepping patients, developing x-rays, readying surgical equipment, and even discussing a pet's condition with its owner. If you love animals, what could be more rewarding than a career as an emergency veterinary technician?

Veterinary Technician Education

Before you can become a licensed, certified, or registered emergency veterinary technician, you'll have to acquire a number of specialized skills. Furthermore, veterinary emergency critical care technicians must graduate from an approved veterinary technician program, which may include coursework in the following fields:

• medical terminology
•animal management and clinical skills
• animal care skills
• inorganic and organic chemistry
• anatomy and physiology
• microbiology
• veterinary diseases
• parasitology
• microbiology

Students in a veterinary technician program may also enjoy a number of related electives, such as animal behavior, aquatics, zoology, exotics, wildlife and ecology.

Job Outlook for Veterinary Technicians

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the job market for veterinary technicians should grow much faster than average through the year 2014. While salaries vary depending on setting and location, the median hourly wage for a vet-tech in 2004 was $11.99. Top earners in the field, which include emergency critical care technicians, made an estimated $17/hr that same year.

Source
Bureau of Labor Statistics

About the Author
Emily Kerr is a freelance writer with over 350 articles in print. She writes about topics from business to education and arts to animals and everything in between.

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Fullerton Animal Hospital

410-665-6996
8018 Belair Rd
Baltimore, MD

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