Depending on the veterinary office or hospital, if there is a boarding kennel then veterinary assistantswill most likely be asked to perform dog walking, feeding and sometimes cleaning the kennels as well. This is just one of the many duties that this profession is responsible for with the rest of responsibilities being handed to veterinary technicians who are the ones to perform all of the exams, procedures and operations. While assistants are responsible for doing a lot of different duties on a daily basis, the veterinary technician salary is much higher because they have to go through two to four years of schooling whereas the assistant can get away with on-the-job training. Working in the reception area, taking payments, answering phones, assisting clients and scheduling appointments are just some of the many different tasks that this profession is responsible for on a daily basis.

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