Alamo Hills Animal Hospital

10/30/2024

Congrats to our decorating pumpkin contest winners!
3rd place with WILSON- Ashley

2nd place with Floral pumpkin- Lindsay

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1st place with Clifford the big red pumpkin - Dr. Campbell

10/24/2024

This year the staff is competing in a pumpkin decorating contest! Voting will go until the 29th!
Comment or like your favorite to be added to the votes!
Winner will be announced on Halloween!!

10/20/2024

Summing up a Vet techs job in a single word is super hard to do. There really isn’t a single word that can describe the career adequately.
Challenging? Check.
Rewarding? Check.
Strenuous? Check.
Exciting? Yes, that, too.
But really there isn’t a single word that can fully describe their work, because technicians do so much in veterinary medicine. And many of the things they do are handled by physicians or other doctors in human medicine. If we had to pick a single word maybe All-Star’s or rockstar’s would be more appropriate. They can perform all tasks fast, efficiently, against the clock, and with many people counting on them

10/20/2024

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Veterinary technicians are the unsung heroes of vet medicine, and they're a huge part of the care and love that your pet receives when he or she is at the cl...

10/19/2024

Surprised to learn all a technician does? Here are a few more things Veterinarians rely on technicians for!
Check it out.
Triage: Whenever there’s an emergency, one of the most critical tasks is to decide who needs attention most urgently and who can wait. If you’re a fan of medical shows, you know the word for that task is “triage.” And it happens in veterinary medicine, too. Who handles it? In many cases, veterinary technicians! They quickly take all the vitals, assess the animal’s condition and communicate their critical evaluation to the veterinarian. In a specialty emergency practice where it’s not unusual for a handful of emergencies to be brought in one after the other, this task is vital.
Anesthesia: Every day, in every veterinary practice, pets go under anesthesia. And every day, pet owners worry about that. We veterinarians know anesthesia is “routine” in the sense of being “common,” but we never treat it like it’s not a serious thing — because it is. Veterinary technicians are a vital part of the team when pets are under anesthesia, with specially trained technicians monitoring sedation to allow veterinarians to make adjustments quickly if necessary.
Dentistry: Veterinary technicians are also an essential part of the team when your pet is in for dental care. Those pearly whites you see in the end — and the doggy breath you don’t smell — don’t begin to reveal the work and skill that go into a dental cleaning. Working alongside your veterinarian, technicians get your pet's teeth cleaned and polished, including under the gums, and ready for you to maintain at home.
Surgery: In recent decades, the number of veterinary specialists and specialties has grown, and that trend continues within the ranks of veterinary technicians. One of these specialties is in surgery, where vet techs can now be certified after experience, training and testing. And while in human medicine a surgical nurse will likely work in surgery and nowhere else, in veterinary medicine, highly trained technicians will work in many different areas within the clinic on any given day.
Phlebotomy: Your doctor wants tests, so off you go. Sit in a chair, offer your arm. That person on the other side of the table? Not a vampire, but a phlebotomist (one of the best words in human medicine). In veterinary medicine, we still just have one word for this specialty — well, actually two: veterinary technician. Yes, vet techs do the blood draws, and on patients who are often far less cooperative than in human medicine. They also work as radiology techs, getting the radiographs that are often key to accurate diagnosis.

10/19/2024

Sam:
Sam has been in vet medicine Since 2014, moving from her home town of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin after graduating veterinary technician school and started at the clinic a week after moving in October 2015. She is mildly obsessed with minions and very obsessed with coffee. Sam has 2 dogs, A Lab/great Pyrenees Mix Emma, and a crazy Labrador named Hellcat.
Sam’s love trying all types of new foods and cuisines. She loves the colors teal, red, and yellow. The best sport in her opinion is hockey, but she does enjoy going to any game in person over watching it on tv. Sam also loves to help out a few times a year at the SNIPSA Big Fix, an all day spay and neuter clinic for areas of San Antonio that otherwise wouldn't have the options.
Her favorite part of the job is educating people on the health and wellbeing of their pet along with dentistry and emergency medicine.
When not at work you can find her hanging out in the water, at the soccer fields, or the zoo with her sons Wyatt and Knox. She loves riding on the back of the motorcycle with her husband in her spare time or lifting weights at the gym.
If Samantha wasn’t in the veterinary field she would pursue either phlebotomy or Nursing.

10/19/2024

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10/18/2024

Administration and Customer Service
A veterinary technician works with two patients: the pet and its owner. People have strong emotional bonds to their pets, and a veterinary technician learns how to work with people in high states of anxiety while at the same time acting as an administrator. As a veterinary technician, you'll need to:
Schedule appointments.
Maintain a sanitary environment.
Admit and discharge patients.
Manage records.
Operate computer systems.
Counsel grieving pet owners.
Enriched by the daily education gained by working in the field, most foundational skills are learned through solid vet tech programs. These extraordinarily versatile and skilled veterinary technicians provide a valued service to physicians, pets and their owners.

10/18/2024

Rebekah:
Rebekah came to the clinic in December of 2018. She is a military wife with two children and has traveled all over from Southern California, Idaho, Virginia, and Japan. Rebekah has been in the veterinary field for over 25 years with being certified for 14+ years and in pet sitting and training for over 30 years.
Her favorite food is Soba which is a Japanese noodle, her favorite candy is minji chocolate, loves the color black, dolphins, and her favorite character is Totoro.
When not at the clinic she loves hiking, going to the beach or river with her 4 dogs and kids.

10/18/2024

Day 5

Crowder College offers a Veterinary Technology program. The video showcases the activities and experiences a Vet Tech would have.

10/17/2024

Veterinary Pharmacology
As with humans, medications serve a vital function in the prevention and treatment of animal illnesses and injuries. While the physician prescribes medications, the vet tech usually prepares the medications and reinforces the doctor's directions. A vet tech must be:
Familiar with all animal vaccinations, including their side effects and how they are administered.
Knowledgeable of veterinary medications, dosages and titrations.
Competent in storing, preparing and disposing of medications.
Capable of recognizing and addressing allergic reactions.
Compliant with all drug regulations and maintain appropriate records and logs.

10/17/2024

Ashley:
Ashley has been here at the clinic since Feb. 2019 after moving from Washington State. She is a huge Disney fan, specifically Captain Jack Sparrow and Stitch. Her favorite color is pink and she loves homemade orange chicken and mint M&M’s.
Ashley completed her veterinary assistant schooling in high school in 2006-2007 and since then has worked in boarding facilities, rehab centers, and clinics since. Ashley has a son James who was born in Jan. 2022, two dogs Pearl and Boone, and a horse named Annie.
If she was not in the veterinary field, Ashley would have pursued a career in accounting. When she is not working she enjoys playing video games, drawing and painting, and riding her horse.

10/17/2024

Day four with our All-Stars!

Celebrating the AMAZING Veterinary Technicians in our profession! You all are the backbone of vet med and I cannot thank you enough. Hopefully this parody sh...

10/16/2024

Imaging Assessment
Other frequent assessment tools include the various imaging techniques. The most common is x-ray, though other technologies include endoscopy and ultrasound. Among the many tasks and skills learned, you'll need to:
Understand the principles of imaging technologies, including health risks to humans and pets.
Operate and maintain imaging equipment.
Position animals for studies and control their behaviors.
Process and store image results.

10/16/2024

Abbey started here June 2020, she was born and raised in San Antonio. She is a mom to an adorable little girl, Natalie. She has been in the veterinary field since 2015. When not at work you can find her hanging out with her friends, having brunch, and hanging with her daughter.
She is a lover of all cats, she loves anything flaming hot, spicy food, chicken wings, Asian food, and craft beer.
Neutral colors are her favorite. Her favorite music is hip hop, rap, reggaeton, indie, and country. Pulp fiction, girl interrupted, and any Wes Anderson films are her go to.
If she wasn’t in the veterinary field she would pursue a career as an Ultrasound technician.

10/16/2024

Let's see what day 3 has in store for us this tech week!

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Just a song tribute to the real MVP's in vet practice! Happy

10/15/2024

Laboratory Assessment

The first step in veterinary care is to find out what is wrong with the patient. Beyond gathering a history and a description of symptoms, assessing the problem sometimes requires diagnostic tests, and laboratory analysis is a key element to this process. A veterinary technician trains to:
Collect, store and handle laboratory specimens.
Operate and maintain laboratory equipment.
Analyze and record test results.
Be knowledgeable of blood, urine and other body biochemistry.
Understand the various types of infections, from viruses to parasites, as well as how they are detected and treated.

10/15/2024

Lindsay
Lindsay is our newest technician! She started in April 2024. She has had a love of animals since she was in high school and has always wanted to work with them in some way. She started her career off in the kennels, and slowly worked her way up to technician over the years. Lindsay has a beautiful Golden retriever named Pidge. When not at work she enjoys relaxing with friends, her dog, reading , or binging a new netflix show.
Lindsay loves country music, steak and potatoes, watching football, and playing volleyball. Her favorite holidays are Christmas and Thanksgiving for the food. Wine, coffee, and dogs are a few of her favorite things.