Are you an animal sciences major? =)

Veterinarian :3

(smiles) I've been an ER vet tech for over a decade now. I assume by your response that means you're currently in vet school? Congratulations either way! I applied once to several schools. Was one week away from sending off my apps for a second shot but decided against it. Now of course I wish I'd at least gone through the second attempt =P
Have you stuck your hand through a ruminant stomach cannula yet to play with the pre-digested contents? I distinctly remember that hands on experience as part of my principles of animal nutrition class.

Alas, not yet. Who knows, maybe we'll have this sort of fun later, but I'm not sure my academy has any more money left to afford keeping experimental cattle.
Just wondering, in your country, how does the vet tech's job differ from a doctor's? Because here I have the impression that people get a tech grade only so later they could continue education and become a vet. And I've never seen a vet tech at work. o_O

Well, a decent portion of techs here do go on to become veterinarians. The difference between techs and doctors is what you're allowed to do and your knowledge level. I can't perform surgeries but I can assist with them. Only a doctor can write a prescription or diagnose a patient legally. Only doctors are allowed to make incisions and such as well. Now, there's a great difference between what technicians can do too. You can be registered by the state or be unregistered. Being registered has very few perks compared to being unregistered and usually you only get a minor increase in pay. However, if you are registered you are more liable for your actions if something goes wrong. I have been screwing around for years and plan to get registered this coming year. I've had the criteria for almost a decade and just haven't done it but policies are getting more stringent so I should. Currently I'm not allowed to entubate and animal at my job because I'm not registered. It's kinda screwy since I was allowed at my last job (although technically it was illegal unless a doctor was present..which they usually were). I've entubated more patients than most of the registered techs at my current job. I also assisted with way more surgery. I'm one of the most advanced techs at my job. I've assisted open spinal cord surgeries, while scrubbed in helped stabalize bones for the orthopedic surgeon I worked with, and more crazy stuff. At any rate, you can be quite specialized as a technician just like a doctor can be. I've had a wealth of experience from oncology, to orthopedic work, to major internal surgery of organs, etc.

Techs usually are the ones to place IV catheters, draw blood, take x-rays, prepare and assist in surgery, dose and give medications, prepare CRI's, etc. We really do most all of the grunt work. The doctor is the "brains" of the operation but the techs have to help catch any mistakes the doctors might make. So, we're just as important. Many general practices the doctors do more tech type work because of concern for skill. With emergency it's usually the opposite though. I can place an IV catheter and draw blood way better than most doctors at my work. Heh, I'd love to see a vet attempt to get a better x-ray than me too =P

So, hope that helps! I live in California in the US btw.

nice, it's hard to draw on graph paper.

Learning to feed cattle? Sounds exciting.
I'd draw too. And you did an awesome job. It's creepy! I like it.

looks about like my character *necrodarkwolfe* cool