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Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | neutered | 5 years and 4 months old | 11 lbs
What is the difference between a vet nurse and a vet assistant? Do you need any sort of specific education to be a vet assistant?
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Published on July 11th, 2017
Hi there. Usually no specific training is required for a veterinary assistant and training will be on the job. A veterinary nurse (just like a human one) will require more schooling and will allow you more in depth and hands on access to patient care when it comes to treatment. Hope this helps!
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a Vet assistant does not require a formal qualification while a nurse does, a nurse is allowed to do much more things as well such as injections and blood collection for example. to be a vet assistant you are not required to have a formal education but there are courses that you can take if you want.
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