The ongoing parsing of Reader's Digests article "50 Secrets Your Vet Won't Tell You" continues....
"New staff or training students sometimes practice injections or catheter placement on your pet. If you'd rather not allow your pet to be used this way, make sure you say something beforehand."
I am having trouble even starting to address this one.
Here's the fact- each state has a set of laws that lays out rules for who can do what. This is as true in veterinary medicine as it is on the human side. So I'm not sure to what this person is referring. Yes, there may be newly graduated vet techs in the practice. Just like the vet might be "new."
But you have to remember that these are highly trained professionals, not random people off the street. They have already completed training, and by law are allowed to perform tasks within their job descriptions. Is there some on the job training? Sure. there's a first (and second) time for everything. Even for me.
Seems to me that if you trust your vet to have hired competent staff, and to oversee them properly, this should not be a concern.
Enjoy your pets!
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