On the job: Shelly Hiemer, CVT
Meet Shelly Hiemer, CVT, with AMVET in Otsego, Minn.
How do you keep your cool in stressful situations?
We have a rule that any negativity has to stay in the break room. So I try to smile and say something personal to every client, even when I'm stressed.
Shelly Hiemer
What's the most unusual pet someone has brought to your practice?
For a while I worked with a zoo veterinarian, and she did surgery on a wallaby. I also worked with a wildlife rehabber who treated deer and pelicans.
What's your most uncommon experience in practice?
I worked with a veterinarian who had a reputation for helping clients with unusual euthanasia requests. Once, some clients gave us a tape of the family's voices to play as the pet was euthanized because they couldn't stand to be present. We cried as we played the tape for the pet.
Proposed midlevel role poses unacceptable risks
October 30th 2024Proposals that would create a new midlevel practitioner (MLP) role raise serious concerns about the future of quality care for veterinary patients. Sometimes referred to as a veterinary professional associate (VPA), their duties would overlap those of a veterinarian and veterinary technician.
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