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| Suzzie Guthrie, License Veterinary Technician and kitten bottle feeder extraordinaire |
I
started my journey into the vet world later than most. I became
interested in caring for pets while visiting a training course for obedience
with my personal fur-baby. While at a local obedience competition I met
veterinarian technicians’ student who explained what they do and how much they
enjoy their jobs. It wasn’t long after that I enrolled in veterinary
technician school and found my passion for caring for
animals. I was in my forties and had been out of school for
22 years! But I found my niche in life and I graduated with a GPA of 4.0,
Summa cum laude from Snead State Community College in 2005. My area of
concentration was/is in Emergency & Critical Care. However, clinical
care has been more rewarding by far due to the wonderful relationships I have
built with clients and their pets.
In
my spare time I have worked with the other L.V.T.’s in the state of Alabama to
develop a training program called PERC (Pet Emergency Rescue Coarse), the name
has now been changed but basics are the same. We train local first
responders in handling animals during the “golden hour” after a car accident or
house fire. We have trained over 150 firemen, policemen and EMT’s over
the last 3 years and recently expanded our program to state wide
training. Also, over the last 6 years I have
volunteered for the Huntsville/Madison school system introducing students to my
career as an LVT.
My
philosophy in life is taken from a quote by Will Rogers, "If you want to be successful, it's just this
simple. “Know what you are doing, Love what you are doing, and Believe in what
you are doing." Enjoying the daily challenges of working with
clients and their pets, while giving the best nursing care to all of our
patients at Meridianville Pet Hospital, are not only my goal but my promise to
our clients and their fur-babies.
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| Fergus is just one of the many kittens available at FOR |
Because
of my passion for animals, I am always willing to help in rescue efforts of
both the dog and cat. I am always hoping someday the need for rescue will
be in past tense for all animals. Reality is, as long as there are people
with uncastrated animals there will be a need for rescue work. I
really enjoy bottle feeding kittens. Raising them from the neonate to
leaving to go to their forever homes is one of the most rewarding aspects of
rescue. Challenging, heartbreaking, frustrating and Goosebumps are
descriptive words for rescue. I love to teach and share my skills,
knowledge with people. Recently working with FOR we are trying to develop
a network of people to take on the bottle fed babies. Creating a support group
that can help teach each other the difficult and rewarding aspects of neonate
care. I am hoping to dispel many myths that are swirling about the
difficulties of infant(s) care and giving confidence to hand raise loving
social animals. Educating is the first line of defense! If
interested please contact Friends of Rescue for more information on joining our
neonatal care group.
It is raining –
kittens, kittens, everywhere!
Kittens are available for a reduced fee of $50 until July 31.
All kittens are Felv/fiv tested, spayed or neutered, microchipped, FVRCP
vaccination and appropriate boosters, examined by a vet. Kittens are
adoptable at 10 weeks of age.
If you would like to
contribute a story to the FOR blog, please mail the contents along with an image
or two to blog@forrescue.net
At the end of 2014 individuals who submitted
content for the FOR blog will be entered in a drawing for a free pet portrait.
Special thanks to Mayra Martinez for some of the photos used in this post.
http://www.mayrammartinez.com
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