She found herself doing many of the things she had done as a veterinary assistant - cleaning cages and bathing dogs. Schnitger soon left that office. At Northgate, she feels like part of the medical team. Her favorite duty is dental hygiene, cleaning canines' canines and cats' teeth, too. She helps the vet administer anesthesia, then scales, picks and polishes the pets' teeth.
Every day is different.
I may be helping in surgery. There are so many different things that I do in a day that I really don't ever get bored. Northgate is an exception to the rule, said Teeple. A survey of job satisfaction among vet techs found that the most common complaint was underutilization of their skills. The next was low pay.