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Oh wow @Looper I never saw this post!! Thank you for that. I've been a tech for 13 years now and while its emotionally taxing I wouldn't change it for anything! I love my coworkers, I love my clients, and I love my patients!

Yea I think there is lol thank you @Looper I appreciate it!

Well I just signed up to play on this server. I'm not a vet techs any longer, but my active duty service in the Army was spent as a vet tech. When I got out and moved back home to NM, I was no longer allowed to work as a vet tech because this state required an AVMA accredited program to get certified. But the state didn't have an accredited program and didn't allow for experience as a substitute. So I had to find another line of work or move back out of the state.

Thank you @Ren and @Hobo14! :) Will be posting your horses sometime tonight!
@Hobo14 thank you for your service! Most of my family was Army at some point. I had to take the program in CO and move back home. Wasn't easy, and I hope they can develop one in NM eventually.

@Ren congrats! :) We're just starting to use locals more and I got sent to IVECCS to learn the blocks. I like the dental blocks. :) That's incredible that you got a good stick on the little potato shark!

@ConfluenceFarms, it was National Tech Week last week but definitely want to give a big Thank you! to @Cheers and @Monsterpony for being among our courageous guides and leaders in a field that needs so much compassion, patience, and resilience! :D

@WickedPonies, now that I can think straight enjoy the bottle babies and stick with it! :D Just don't forget to ask for help if you get overwhelmed. When I was doing kitten raising there were multiple nights I had to beg coworkers for respite care cause I just needed that full nights sleep after a hard work day. :)

@Looper, I'm in New Mexico also. So you know what I'm talking about. I went from a full tech in the Army to only being allowed to be the techs assistant. I grew up in Roswell, already had a Bachelor degree in Animal Science plus 4 years of working actively as a vet tech and none of that was good enough for the state. I also had a year to wait until Hubby also got out of the service so we could make a plan on what to do after. So leaving the state to go to school was not a good option. But I still have my own animals to take care of so I still keep up my knowledge and practice.

Thank you @Cheers and @Monsterpony for being a part of our (VTs) support system!! Today was a day that really rekindled my love of our career. Today I got to monitor anesthesia for a skunk neuter- yep lol our new doctor has a pet skunk named Stark and he got his nibblets removed. He was so blasted precious!! And I got to place his catheter and ET tube! First try on both- really made my day and I wanted to share with friends who would understand my enthusiasm!! Thanks for always being there to share success and disappointments everyone, love you!

Im little or a lot late. Im vet tech although I step out of the field. I was heavy in the upper hunter jumper / dressage field of work. I went with the horses form cavorliy to tower city to ny central part to Wellington every show in between. I ment horses only dreams are made of. Even rode Hilltop and have a few pieces of tail form American Phoarah(hauled him once with Johnson Horse). It was awesome but it worn off fast.
I couldn't stand seeing so many horses suffering. A lot them are in pain and are pushed to keep showing. They lived in stall. If they where turned out It was a stall side paddock alone. It broke my heart. I had to leave. Yes they lived in the most beautiful barns around the world but they where far form being a horse.
Plus all the spoil little barts. Just couldn't take if no more.
I hope you guys had a better time at this job then I did. It a tough job with little love form people. It's hard seeing a animal in need but you can't do anything. Hats off to you guys still doing it.
Now I'm a farmer/driver and it much more peaceful life. I let my 2 boys have best horesy life I can give them. They don't know how lucky they are but that's ok.

@Looper - I appreciate the offer but to be completely honest I am so overfull on horses right now (show ponies included!) and I don't really have room for any more right now. lol. I just wanted to share some vet tech love on here. ;)