Responsibilities of Veterinary Nurses include:

Administering medications and fluid therapy

• Preparing patient for surgical procedures

• Holding and monitoring animals during operations

• Maintaining, sterilising and laying out surgical equipment

• Assisting the vet during surgery

• Cleaning up after surgery

• Undertaking diagnostic tests

• Preparing and sending off laboratory samples

• Taking x-rays

• Applying bandages to wounds and fractures

• Caring for, exercising and grooming animal ‘in-patients'

• Giving advice to owners on a wide variety of topics; general welbeing, nutrition, Pre/post-operative care, breeding, basic behavioural advice, preventative care (flea, worming and vaccinations) managing chronic conditions and more

• Writing, filing reports & keeping reports

 “We are not ‘mini vets’, we combine our knowledge, skill set and different approaches to achieve the same result…a happy and healthy pet!”

— LUCY SULLIVAN, THE GROOMING NURSE