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Imagine being 19 years old and learning a new job. Only to have life or death emergencies in front of you, time and time again. Georgie explains how rewarding it is when they get to reunite with their owners after emergencies like these.
Hi! My name is Georgie Paton and I’m 19 years old.
I’m currently a trainee vet nurse with YVV, I have a beautiful dog named snatch and I love working as a vet nurse here at YVV.
I started doing placement here 6 months ago when I was offered a job 1 month into my placement (BEST DAY EVER!!!)
I started doing placement here 6 months ago when I was offered a job 1 month into my placement (BEST DAY EVER!!!)
When I got this job I thought OMG this is going to be amazing! Puppies and kitten all day every day! Wrong! It is maybe 10% of the animals/cases we deal with and no two days are the same ever….
So within the first couple of months I realised that my life was not just about puppies and kittens. In my first few months the thing I dealt with most frequently was snake bites.
Let me tell you that snake bites are an EMERGENCY!
So I was pretty much thrown in the deep end and I had to swim and I mean really swim. It’s always quite emotional time when snake bite victims come in and no amount of schooling can prepare a nurse for some of the stuff they go through when these animal emergencies come in. It takes a strong person to be a nurse and be able to remain professional in horrific, crazy and emotional times.
When a patient comes in for a snake bite and you spend so much time dedicated to saving it's life, they become so important to you and all your focus is making sure they survive and are going to go and see their loving families again. It truly is a rewarding feeling.
So yes, I had to deal with some really emotional and crazy days but the good days defiantly outweigh the bad. Especially when at the end of the day your patients get to go home and live their best lives with their families. I wouldn’t change this job for the world, it’s a very rewarding and satisfying job. No matter the outcome good or bad there are always lessons to be learnt.
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