07/10/2026
As a client have you ever thoughtโฆ what DO vet nurses actually do? ๐
Well, as Dr Kat has very clearly demonstratedโฆ A LOTโฆ
Itโs easy to assume that when your pet comes into a veterinary hospital, most of their care is performed by the vet. And while our vets obviously have a huge job, our veterinary nurses have just as much if not even more involvement in your petโs day-to-day care behind the scenes.
They monitor anaesthetics, notice tiny changes in patients, place IV catheters, collect blood, administer medications and fluids, run lab tests, take X-rays, assist with surgery, assess pain, recover and monitor hospital patientsโฆ and that barely scratches the surface.
Theyโre your petโs advocates, their comfort when you canโt be there, and the people spending the most time caring for them throughout their stay.
And THEN thereโs keeping the vets organised, finding everything they canโt find, making equipment magically work, supporting clients, endless cleaning and an unreasonable amount of poo. ๐ฉ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
So next time your pet spends the day with us here at the clinic, remember thereโs a whole team of incredible nurses behind the scenes caring for them too.
They may not always be the face you see in the consult room, but theyโre a HUGE part of your petโs care. ๐พ
