This is how Kelsey Beth Carpenter shows her appreciation to the veterinary profession by performing “Happy National Veterinary Technician Week“ – a song she has written – which may be the Vet Tech Week’s unofficial Anthem. Definitely worth watching!
In case you need the lyrics:
People say
“I’d love to have your job
‘Cause you just play
With puppies all day long”
But have you ever heard of anal glands or emesis
Or what purulent discharge smells like from a cat abscess
You have no clue
What we go through
It’s not just a job
We’re not paid enough
Cause we deal with short staff and code blues
And cat bites and dog poop
And everything in between
Happy Tech Week
People say
They wish they could wear scrubs
Every day
Instead of dressing up
But do you come home covered in fur from several species
I doubt at work you’re urinated on regularly
You have no clue
What we go through
It’s not just a job
If it was we’d stop
Cause we deal with short staff and code blues
And cat bites and dog poop
And everything in between
Happy ‘Tech Week
People say
Do you wanna be a vet?
But honestly
Who needs that kind of debt
Shout out to my vet assists, VTS’s, and RVTs
You’re just as vital as the DVMs and VMDs
But they have no clue
What we go through
It’s not all fun and games
There are hazards to our trade
Like compassion fatigue
Adopting the bottle babies
Augmentin side effects and rabies
Yet we still do it happily
Cause it’s not just a job
We do it with love
We deal with short staff and code blues
And cat bites and dog poop
And everything in between
Happy Tech Week
(All credit goes to Kelsey Beth Carpenter)