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Mary Taylor
Erskin
LVT
Little Bit About Me!
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Where did I go to get my
2-Year Associates Degree in
Veterinary Technology?
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From Washington State
Moved to Denver Colorado
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Attend Bel-Rea Technician
Institution 2 year program.
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Accepted a Job at Texas A&M
My Experience…. Phenomenal!
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Some of my favorite
courses were…
• Microbiology
• Parasitology
• Hematology
Lab Classes
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Radiology
Vet Medicine 1-4
Anesthesia
Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Math
Exotics
Large animal
Dentistry
All the studying, finals, late
nights, dedication, passion,
and drive I had to becoming
the best technician I could
be, paid off when….
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching
Hospital accepted me for a 10 week
internship!
Which Led To…
LVT at Texas A&M Small Animal
Teaching Hospital
I work in the Small Animal
Department!
Assist doctors with patients referred from their general
veterinarian due to more complicated internal problems
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Respiratory problems/Nasal Discharge
Hyper or Hypothyroidism
Diabetes
Hyporexia- decreased appetite
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Lethargy
CKD-Chronic Kidney Disease
Urethral Obstruction
Some other Handy Skills!
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I also have training and experience in small and large
animal anesthesia.
 I can help Internal Medicine anesthetize cases when
needed
A Day in the Life of a Technician….
Some days you feel
like this!
Most days you feel like this though!
A day in my life as a technician
consists of…
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First thing First: ICU to see new patients admitted
through emergency and being transferred to internal
medicine
• Obtain a history on the patient:
• Information from owners
• Records sent from their referring vet
Continued…..
• Restrain animals for examination
by doctors and vet students
• Collect specimens and perform
laboratory procedures (as
defined by doctors)
• Blood, feces, urine
• Perform Cystocentesis
• Via ultrasound or palpation
• Paper work
• Some samples are sent to other
locations for testing
Next...
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Restock and set up the room for the next appointment
Review patient histories
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Prepares me to assist to the best of my ability
Send requests to other departments for additional
diagnostics
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Ultrasounds or radiographs
Assist as needed
Through out the day….
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Teach vet students:
 Proper restraint
techniques
 Blood draws
 vessels used based on
patient medications
Prep patients for surgeries
 liver lap biopsy, bone
aspiration, joint taps, etc.
And Sometimes…
• Assist in endoscopy procedures
• set up the for the procedure,
assist as needed to help it
run smoothly, and clean and
re-sterilized the room after
the procedure
Endoscopy
• Examples:
• Cystoscopy with laser ablation - breaking up
crystals formed in the bladder
• Remove foreign body material from the stomach.
• Rocks, socks, hair ties, rubber bands, fish
hooks…
Things tend to get a little messy!
All in a day’s
work…..
Each day is fun and full of new
cases and work ups!
 There is always something new
and exciting to learn!
 We work as a team to try and
help patients overcome their
illness!
 But most of all, as a technician, I
show animals love, compassion,
and kindness to help make their
experience less scary.
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Questions?