What is the difference between a Veterinarian and a Veterinarian assistant?

Question

What dose the vet do that the assistant can't? What dose the assitant do that normally the vet don't?

Answer 1

A Veterinarian by law can diagnose medical conditions. They can prescribe drugs. They can perform surgical procedures. Give anaesthetics. All these CAN NOT be done by a vet nurse/tech

Veterinary nurses come in different levels from a beginner to a experienced nurse who may be a veterinary technician. According to how experienced you are means how much you can and are able to do.
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s a Vet Tech (11 yrs experience ) I do the following on a daily basis:
take and develop xrays, dispense drugs, take blood and perform pathology tests. Monitor anaesthetic. Give drugs (injection oral etc) under vets supervision/ after they have prescibed the drug. I clean and do recepetion duties. Give advise on the phone, take consultations on behaviour. I do pre consultation examinations eg get history take temp, pulse, heart rate, respiratory rate of patient. I monitor in house hospitalised patients taking temp, respiratory and heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation rates.
I perform dentals (scale polish and basic removal of teeth)
I insert IV catheters and set up intraveneous fluids.
I insert urinary catheters.
I prepare for surgery (make up kits, clip and prep animals for surgery) Give patients their premeds (prescribed by vet)

Answer 2

There is a big difference in education and licensing for sure. Some veterinary assistants learn "on the job", some go to school for a couple of years of education and training. The veterinarian is a college graduate who has an additional four years of education and training (maybe more in internships) in a veterinary school or college.

The veterinarian is the only one allowed by law to perform surgery, to read x-rays, ultrasounds, evaluate blood work, prescribe medication, make diagnoses or referrals to other specialist veterinarians - such as oncologists, opthamologists, etc.

Veterinary assistants don't usually deal with clients at all. The veterinary assistant will do what the vet approves their doing - drawing blood, administering fluids, shaving animals in preparation for surgery, grooming, changing bandages, cleaning cages and preparing "meals" for animals staying at the clinic, monitoring animals when they come out of anesthesia.

Answer 3

a vet is where anamles go there are many jobs at a vet there is a doctor,dintist ,secrerity,pharmisy, assistant,
assistant dous alls the jobs she fills in where other people are not there to do there job.
it is a hard job becuse u need to learn how 2 do all the jobs as a assastant so if u wont to do that u well have to work alot to understand every thing but good luck & have fun if u wont to do that.

jamie

Answer 4

I am assuming that you are posting from the U.S.A., from your terminology !
In the U.K. the difference is as follows:
Vererinary Surgeons are university graduates that undergo a further 6 yrs veterinary training in veterinary medicine and surgery. They are then qualified to diagnose and prescribe medication, perform operations etc.
A veterinary Nurse must have a good level of education, and then trains "on the job", with a period of time at a veterinary college. Exams must be passed before being registered. They are then qualified to undertake duties such as assisting with operations, patient aftercare, X-rays, giving injections, euthanasia,applying dressings, suturing, dental work, advising owners etc.
Veterinary assistants generally undertake admin., cleaning, feeding in-patients and cleaning.
If you are from U.S.A. , it may differ though !

Answer 5

Vet: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Vet Assistant: Just that- assistant, it can be compared to a nurse in some respects.

Answer 6

The vet is the major, operating guy that does all the work pretty much. The vet's assistant just hands him stuff and helps minorly.

Answer 7

usually the vet is the boss, and the veterinary assistant....assists the vet with things, and does what the vet tells them to.

Answer 8

uh yeah theres a pay difference being as the vt had to go to school for about 8 years to be a vet

Answer 9

hey i think the only differnce in them is that a vet. asst. only helpssortof like a nurse or if a vet. is called in somewhere else then you take his/her place and do his/her job 4 the day!!!! not much diff. though u do about hte same things every day you would b sortof like a nurse for animals !!!!

Answer 10

One is a nurse the other is a doctor