What is the difference between a Veterinary Technician and a Veterinary Doctor?
2007-04-04 11:19:42 · 6 answers · asked by ♥Alexis ♥ 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
A Vet Tech is someone that can handle the technical aspects of veterinary work. They can usually draw blood, take animal fluid samples, run lab tests, maybe operate Xray or ultrasound gear, maybe give medications.
A Vet Doctor can prescribe medications, read and diagnose Xrays and ultrasounds, and determine what the results of lab tests mean. Most importantly they are trained to determine, what, if anything is wrong with your animal.
Experienced Vet Techs are very knowledgeable of veterinary medicine. But they are not Vet Doctors. Doctors keep up with latest discoveries and treatment methods and medicines. A vet tech in a large facility may only have experience with Xray machines or doing blood work.
There are great Vet Techs and lousy Vet Techs. There are great Vet Doctors and lousy Vet Doctors. Listen to them,carefully consider what they say, and most of all use your own common sense and "gut feeling."
2007-04-04 11:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
A veterinary assistant is like a medical assistant. They can do a limited amount of stuff with patients. A Veterinary Technician is more like a nurse. I don't know where you live so I can't say what the pay would be. Usually Vet Asst. get minimum wage or a little bit more.
2016-03-28 23:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Veterinary Doctor is exactly that a doctor.They have gone to at least 8 years of veterinary medical school. They are to animals what human doctors are to humans.
Veterianry techs go to at least 2 years of school. They are to animals what nurses are to people.
2007-04-04 11:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
tech goes to school 2 years vet is longer. techs help the vet and do prep work but not extensive like a vet...think of it like a nurse vs a doctor
2007-04-04 11:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by Ajaxnl 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
basically we are like the nurse at your doctor's office.
2007-04-04 11:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by wigglesmom 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Tech can help with more... scientific things and a veternary is just a regular vet
2007-04-04 12:21:46 · answer #6 · answered by M 1 · 1⤊ 9⤋