Hello fellow pet lovers! My name is Jason and I'm excited to provide the highest quality care to your furry family members. Ever since I was 10, I've aspired to be a Veterinarian. Subsequent to graduating with a B.S. in Animal Science from Cal Poly this upcoming spring, I will be attending Washington State University's College of Veterinary medicine. While devoting my life to caring for animals will bring me eternal happiness, Veterinary school is extremely expensive! As a lifelong pet owner of 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 8 fish, I feel passionate about providing my animals with the best possible home care including daily walks, daily exercise/enrichment, grooming, nail trims, ear cleanings, teeth brushing, proper nutrition, and more. Although my responsibilities with your animal will be simple, I think it is relevant to outline my abundant experience both in a clinical and academic setting to ensure you’re receiving the highest quality care. Below are the skills I have learned during my undergraduate degree in Animal Science, in addition to numerous years working in animal shelter and veterinary hospitals. Skills and Qualifications: 1500+ hours spent in an Animal Hospital working as Veterinary Assistant under guidance of Veterinarian • Welcome clients and patients into exam rooms and ask preliminary health questions before arrival of doctor, and then conduct detailed medical notes throughout appointment. • Give nail trims, ear cleanings, administer vaccines • Assemble and administer pre-medication, drawing blood, obtain pre-surgical bloodwork values, catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and monitoring of patients under anesthesia • Collect feces, blood, urine from patients and conduct laboratory tests to assist in diagnosis and treatment conduct diagnostic imagining, prepare animals for surgery • Assist doctors in surgery • Present invoices, receive payment, prepare estimates, and handle client phone calls San Luis Obispo Animal Shelter Volunteer • Exercise and psychological enrichment in the form of walking and ball-playing. • One-on-one behavioral training, in order to socialize each animal and ready them for possible adoption. • Grooming. • Cleaning animal pens. • Refilling food/water dishes. • Communicate with shelter Veterinarians when an abnormality is found in an animal. Former Greyhound Pets Inc. Volunteer • Provide walks and social enrichment to traumatized and injured racing greyhounds • GPI is an organization that rescues retired racing greyhounds. Retired greyhounds are often injured and traumatized. Many are on medications, or need dressing changes for wounds. 30+ animal related classes at Cal Poly (avg GPA = 3.5) World Vets International Member