Cat Yodeling

[memento1]

This video has been bandied about at work, and we make extensive use of the feigned sympathetic responses. ;)

Comments

[duva.livejournal.com]

POOR KITTIES!!

[purecreation.livejournal.com]

OH my gosh, that's too hilarious. Poor kitties. lol! I work at a vet clinic, so I'm surprised this vid hasn't come up at work. Haha!

[memento1.livejournal.com]

*LOL* So work-appropriate, then! Hehe.

Oh, hey, I wanted to ask you - how did you get to be working at a vet clinic? I think I'd like to, but I'm not a vet tech or anything.

[purecreation.livejournal.com]

From what I've observed, you don't have to go to vet tech school to be a tech. I pretty much just listed all of my previous animal handling/training experience, which was only volunteer and internship work, but they seemed pleased with it. I also was friends with a woman who knew the office manager pretty well, so she gave me a good recommendation.

When I came on I was hired as a lowly TA - Tech Assistant. Tech Assistants assist the techs, and vet techs assist the doctor. So basically I did a lot of the grub work techs didn't want to do, but I was learning the whole time. Slowly over a year they began entrusting me with more important things and they have just now started promoting me to Tech. Now, granted, if you wanted to make a career out of being a vet tech, you would probably want to get certified at some point, because it will help you broaden your search for other higher paying jobs. But just to start out in a small practice (and I would recommend a small practice if you have little experience) your animal handling experience should be enough to get you through the door and the rest is hands-on learning. Just let them know that you're an eager learner and your goal is to become a vet tech. If you have good grades, definitely flaunt that too b/c there's some math involved in day to day work. Public speaking confidence is another plus because you will be speaking to clients a lot of the time. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!

[naushika.livejournal.com]

LOL! That's fab. It's like an average cuddle session with one of my cats. I hold them on their back and kiss them and do the feigned sympathetic responses, lol. Jenga actually likes it, she just purrs. Jansky will allow me to do it for a moment and then she just wriggles until I let her go. Neither of them yodel, sadly.

[memento1.livejournal.com]

I know! That's so much like every cat cuddle session ever. Hehehehe. Oh, cats. Never change.

[hoshinekoyasha.livejournal.com]

I feel sorry for that cat D: