Kendra the Vet Tech

Mar 07 2025 52 ep. 38 mins 17
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Registered veterinary technician sharing information on how to become a credentialed vet tech, what a credentialed vet tech is and the many career options available. This channel will be especially helpful for beginner credentialed technicians, vet tech students or those looking to this field as a career path.

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VTS - Internal Medicine

Mar 07 2025 46 mins  
Come along as Kendra (RVT, VTS-EVN) learns all about the application process for the Academy of Internal Medicine Veterinary Technicians. Kate, RVT, VTS (Cardiology) takes us through the process step by step. From their 2 part application process to their case census and everything in between, join in for the ins and outs of this academy. Be sure to hang around for the tech tip at

VTS - Clinical Pathology

Feb 28 2025 70 mins  
Want to know more about the application process to become a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Clinical Pathology? Join Kendra, RVT, VTS - EVN and Lori, CVT, VTS - Clin Path as they go over the process step by step. What experience and education is needed to get started on the application? How can one be successful in this process? What types of skills and knowledge base is requir

RVT to DVM (to be)

Feb 24 2025 49 mins  
Kendra, RVT, VTS (EVN), chats with Scott about his journey from RVT to (almost) DVM. Tune in to hear about his journey through veterinary medicine and his decision to go to vet school. How is vet school for someone who has been an RVT for a decade? Are we going to have an inside man to advocate for credentialed veterinary technicians? Tune in for answers to these questions and so m

4,000 YouTube Subscribers Special

Jun 16 2023 29 mins  
Kendra, RVT, does a Q & A session in honor of reaching 4,000 subscribers on the Kendra the Vet Tech YouTube channel. This episode gives you the opportunity to hear some fun facts, and funny stories, about Kendra. She also answers some comments from YouTube videos and answers some additional burning questions. Don't miss this one!

Just Foaling Around: A Case Report

Jun 16 2023 64 mins  
Kendra, RVT, is back with Molly, RVT (VTS - EVN), to talk foals. Much of our time over the first part of the year is consumed by foaling season. Listen in as we chat about a very intensive foal case that had the happy ending we are all hoping for. We discuss the case from presentation to discharge and all the hairy details in between. Haven't dealt with a critical foal yet? This on

A Little Bit Lab Field Rep, A Little Bit IT

Jun 01 2023 29 mins  
Kendra, RVT, chats with Amanda, CVT, about lab work and analyzer IT in veterinary medicine. After an adventurous career path looking for just the right fit, Amanda finally found a field rep position in the laboratory and IT side of vet med. Learn about what this unique career opportunity entails from making up your own schedule to travelling. If you are looking to put the technolog

Arkansas: The Place to be a CVT

Mar 23 2023 36 mins  
Kendra, RVT, chats with Meg, CVT, about being a credentialed veterinary technician in Arkansas. From her beginnings to her grand new adventures, Meg is here for all things production medicine. With a deep love for internal medicine within production medicine Meg has found her way onto the Veterinary Technician Specialist path. Listen in to hear, not only Meg's story, but also about

An LVT in Big Sky Country

Mar 10 2023 34 mins  
Kendra, RVT, chats with Eli, LVT, about his life and times in Big Sky country. As the current president of the Big Sky Veterinary Technician Association, Eli talks about the big changes that have finally happened in Montana. Starting in 2023 formerly titled CVTs can now apply to be LVTs and their credentials will now be recognized through the state rather than through solely the Bi

Case Report - Mare Dystocia

Mar 08 2023 43 mins  
Kendra, RVT, chats with Molly, RVT, VTS-EVN about mare dystocia. Listen in on the particulars of a case from start to finish. Starting at the very beginning of receiving the emergency call, notifying all the personnel required and the mare arriving at the hospital. Who does what job and how do we delegate tasks? What happens when the mare arrives? What's next if the foal cannot be

NAVTA Demographic Survey Breakdown

Feb 19 2023 60 mins  
Kendra, RVT, and Kasey, LVT, breakdown the demographic survey conducted by NAVTA in 2022. Hear two technicians out in the workforce discuss their thoughts on the the survey conclusions and the issues found along the way. Big takeaway: salary is still an issue despite a seemingly positive spin on salary increase. Burn out, fatigue and mistrust still plague our ranks. What do these t