Work Setting Veterinary clinic

Weight Handling Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Additional Skills

Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers; Conduct veterinary research related to areas such as animal nutrition, health care products development and disease prevention and control

Specific Skills

Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds or performing surgery; Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests; Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases; Advise clients on feeding, housing, behaviour, breeding, hygiene and general care of animals; Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia; Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations

Experience No experience

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Education

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Languages English