Helping and assisting in specialised veterinary acts

Assisting with consultations

                             

 

Consultations	% answers sc	% des questionnaires sc	N sc
Never	3	3	2
Occasionnaly	15	15	10
Regulary	81	79	53
No answer		3	2

Assisting with surgery

                                 

 

Surgery	% answers ch	% questionnaires ch	N ch
Never	3	3	2
Occasionnaly	14	14	10
Regulary	83	80	58
No answer		3	2

Care of hospitalised animals

                  

 

hospitalised	% des réponses h	% des questionnaires h	N h
Never	15	14	10
Occasionnaly	20	20	14
Regulary	65	63	45
No answer		3	2

Laboratory work

                              

 

laboratory	% answers l	% questionnaires l	N
Never	28	26	19
Occasionnaly	29	28	20
Regulary	43	42	30
No answer		4	3

X-rays, anaesthetics, resuscitation

                             

 

X-rays	% answers ra	% questionnaires ra	N ra
Never	28	26	19
Occasionnaly	22	21	15
Regulary	50	47	34
No answer		6	4

It is to be noted that in certain countries there are regulations covering the performance of these acts by persons other than veterinary surgeons. In other countries this is not the case. In terms of relative frequency of tasks required of veterinary assistants, assisting during consultations and surgery is found on the one hand as well as other more specialised tasks. Veterinary assistants are frequently asked to assist with consultations and surgery. However, tasks requiring more expertise are less often entrusted to veterinary assistants: laboratory work, x-rays, anaesthetics and resuscitation. These tasks are required the least often. Care for hospitalised animals comes in between from the point of view of the frequency with which they are required of veterinary assistants.