Kendra the Vet Tech

Who's ready to learn about lab animal?! Join Kendra (RVT, VTS-EVN) as she chats with ALAVTN executive director Stephen Nino Cital (RVT, VTS-LAM) about their application process. Even if lab animal medicine isn't your jam, don't miss out on this one. From their more extensive scope of practice to, well, the money, there is so much to hear about lab animal. Not only will you get lots of tips and tricks along the way, there are plenty of laughs to go around. 

Come along as Kendra (RVT, VTS-EVN) learns all about the application process for the Academy of Internal Medicine Veterinary Technicians. Kate, RVT, VTS (Cardiology) takes us through the process step by step. From their 2 part application process to their case census and everything in between, join in for the ins and outs of this academy. Be sure to hang around for the tech tip at the end!

Want to know more about the application process to become a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Clinical Pathology? Join Kendra, RVT, VTS - EVN and Lori, CVT, VTS - Clin Path as they go over the process step by step. What experience and education is needed to get started on the application? How can one be successful in this process? What types of skills and knowledge base is required to be an advanced technician in clinical pathology? Be sure you stay for the amazing urinalysis tip a the end!

Kendra, RVT, VTS (EVN), chats with Scott about his journey from RVT to (almost) DVM. Tune in to hear about his journey through veterinary medicine and his decision to go to vet school. How is vet school for someone who has been an RVT for a decade? Are we going to have an inside man to advocate for credentialed veterinary technicians? Tune in for answers to these questions and so much more!

Kendra, RVT, does a Q & A session in honor of reaching 4,000 subscribers on the Kendra the Vet Tech YouTube channel. This episode gives you the opportunity to hear some fun facts, and funny stories, about Kendra. She also answers some comments from YouTube videos and answers some additional burning questions. Don't miss this one!

Kendra, RVT, is back with Molly, RVT (VTS - EVN), to talk foals. Much of our time over the first part of the year is consumed by foaling season. Listen in as we chat about a very intensive foal case that had the happy ending we are all hoping for. We discuss the case from presentation to discharge and all the hairy details in between. Haven't dealt with a critical foal yet? This one is for you. Dealt with plenty of foals but always on the hunt for more tech tips? This one is for you too!

Kendra, RVT, chats with Amanda, CVT, about lab work and analyzer IT in veterinary medicine. After an adventurous career path looking for just the right fit, Amanda finally found a field rep position in the laboratory and IT side of vet med. Learn about what this unique career opportunity entails from making up your own schedule to travelling. If you are looking to put the technology in veterinary technology, this episode is for you!

Kendra, RVT, chats with Meg, CVT, about being a credentialed veterinary technician in Arkansas. From her beginnings to her grand new adventures, Meg is here for all things production medicine. With a deep love for internal medicine within production medicine Meg has found her way onto the Veterinary Technician Specialist path. 
Listen in to hear, not only Meg's story, but also about new changes in Arkansas that allow for further utilization of their Veterinary Technician Specialist population. 

Kendra, RVT, chats with Eli, LVT, about his life and times in Big Sky country. As the current president of the Big Sky Veterinary Technician Association, Eli talks about the big changes that have finally happened in Montana. Starting in 2023 formerly titled CVTs can now apply to be LVTs and their credentials will now be recognized through the state rather than through solely the Big Sky Vet Tech Association. Big change starts small with just raising your hand and being present. Don't miss out on Eli's story and his words of wisdom for making it BIG!

Kendra, RVT, chats with Molly, RVT, VTS-EVN about mare dystocia. Listen in on the particulars of a case from start to finish. Starting at the very beginning of receiving the emergency call, notifying all the personnel required and the mare arriving at the hospital. Who does what job and how do we delegate tasks? What happens when the mare arrives? What's next if the foal cannot be manually manipulated with the mare standing?  Do we go straight to c-section? Hear all about the fascinating in between of controlled vaginal delivery. Stay tuned until the end for postpartum care and additional bonus tidbits about c-section in mares!