Beaumont Animal Clinic and Boarding Facility Urbana-Champaign, IL Veterinary Assistant July 2022 – January 2024 Check-in surgeries, sedated/non-sedated drop-offs, annual wellness appointments, sick appointments, or end-of-life appointments. Acknowledge the questions and concerns of owners. Reassure them about their pets' welfare. Prepare vaccines, previous history, sample kits, and paperwork. Report back to the veterinarian. Restrain animals during examinations, vaccinations, blood draws, IV catheter placement, intubation, etc. Assist in technician appointments such as nail trims, anal gland expressions, suture removals, and injections. Administer canine vaccines subcutaneously such as 1/3yr rabies, dapp, lepto, bordetella, influenza, and lyme. Administer feline vaccines subcutaneously such as 1/3yr rabies, fvrcp, and leukemia. Administer necessary injections to patients such as Cytopoint, DOCP, Depo-Medrol, and Convenia. Aid veterinary technicians in setting up digital X-ray machines and capturing images. Practice drawing up injectable pre-medications for surgical patients. Assist in injecting this intramuscular. Aid veterinary technicians with pre-surgical set-up and help connect vital equipment to patients. Assist in anesthesia monitoring, pain injections, and antibiotic injections. Assist with recovering surgical patients, cleaning surgical instruments, and sterilizing surgery packs. Help the pharmacy with refilling and preparing medications. Inform someone when inventory is low. Perform blood draws on cephalic or saphenous veins for heartworm tests. Set up heartworm tests, feline leukemia tests, and giardia tests. Set up bloodwork such as chem 10s/17s, PCVs, electrolytes, fructosamine, SDMAs, T4s, and CBCs. Prepare fecal samples to send out to IDEXX labs Set up in-house fecal samples and identify intestinal parasites through fecal analysis Give oral medications to our patients/boarders. Maintain insulin injections of our diabetic patients/borders. Understand and manage prescription food such as royal canin and science diet. Practice and adapt to working with nervous or overstimulated animals. Provide a clean environment in surgery, treatment rooms, appointment rooms, cages, and kennels. ---------------------------------------------------------Champaign County Humane Society Urbana-Champaign, IL Animal Care Intern May 2021 – August 2021 Manage morning and afternoon animal care routines with punctuality and consistency. Learn and follow individual cat and dog dietary needs and food schedules. Oversee a clean kitchen area in between each feeding or enrichment. Observe, clean, and organize the kennels of companion animals like dogs, cats, and other little critters. Volunteer in daily dog walks for at least five to fifteen minutes. Practice training animals to develop positive behavior and note any negative or odd behavior. Practice human-animal bonding for animals with negative human experiences or minimal human exposure. ---------------------------------------------------------ChiPAWgo Chicago, IL Dog Walker and Pet Sitter June 2019 – August 2020 Responsible for keys and house alarm codes for each client's home. Oversee pet schedule through overnight stays when clients are out of town. Maintain each dog's feeding, walking, and playtime routine. Maintain each cat's feeding, litter box, and playtime routine. Communicate with clients on their pet's visit, walk, care, and behavior. Practice working with shy or fearful pets with negative human experiences or minimal human exposure.