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Small Animal Veterinary Assistant Course

Clickvet's main course. You learn the full routine of a dog and cat clinic: welcoming the owner, restraint, hygiene, assisting the vet in the exam room and the operating room, plus how to build your resume and land your first job.

What's included

  • Free certificate on completion
  • Internship recommendation letter at the end
  • Support from teachers and the team
  • Student group
  • Job opportunities
  • App to study on your phone or computer
  • 12 months of access
  • Take just this course, or get all 7 in the bundle
fromUS$ 9 one-time
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What you will learn

From the basics to practice, at your own pace

Anatomy, pathological processes, and workplace hygiene and safety
Safe restraint of dogs and cats and exam room routines
Asepsis, disease transmission and professional ethics
Nursing in the operating room: equipment, instrumentation, pre- and post-op
Hands-on: surgical gowning, IV fluid preparation and surgical table setup
Job market: resume, interview and how to present yourself
Bonus: Excel made simple for the admin routine
Full syllabus

6 modules and 55 lessons

Exactly as they are on the platform. Open each module to see the lessons.

1Animal Health8 lessons+
  1. What does a Vet Assistant do?
  2. Education for self-care and collective care
  3. Fundamentals of anatomy
  4. General Pathological Processes
  5. Workplace hygiene and safety
  6. Restraint of dogs and cats and Animal Psychology
  7. Basics of first aid
  8. Student group - Telegram group rules
2Exam Room10 lessons+
  1. Assisting the Veterinarian
  2. Client / patient care: clinic routines
  3. Cleaning principles (asepsis / antisepsis)
  4. Principles of disease transmission
  5. Professional Ethics
  6. Main diseases in dogs and cats
  7. Nursing in the routine of a veterinary clinic
  8. Clinical Complications
  9. Basics of Pharmacology and giving medications
  10. Hospitalization of animals and their care
3Operating Room11 lessons+
  1. Nursing and Procedures in the Operating Room
  2. Equipment used in the Operating Room
  3. Surgical instruments and instrumentation
  4. Pre-surgery
  5. Care of the recently operated patient, Post-surgery
  6. Cleaning and sterilizing surgical material
  7. Animal physiology - Digestive System
  8. Animal physiology - Respiratory System
  9. Animal physiology - Nervous System
  10. Animal physiology - Cardiovascular System
  11. Urinary System
4Hands-on5 lessons+
  1. Time to tell your story!
  2. Hands-on Lessons - Surgical Gowning
  3. Hands-on - IV Fluid Preparation
  4. Hands-on - Surgical Table Setup
  5. Final Exam
5Job Market13 lessons+
  1. Before the Resume
  2. Building your Resume
  3. Distributing your Resume
  4. What to do the next day
  5. What to wear
  6. The screening strategy
  7. The Art of Winning Them Over
  8. What not to do!
  9. About other experiences, what to say?
  10. How not to get nervous in the interview
  11. The specificity trigger
  12. Schedule availability
  13. Wrap-up
6Excel8 lessons+
  1. Welcome - Click Excel Made Simple
  2. Syllabus
  3. Excel overview - 4 blocks
  4. Selection box and formulas
  5. Workspace
  6. Auto-fit cell height and width and AutoFill
  7. Filling / changing values added to cells
  8. Exploring the menus (grouping by category, expanding options)
Who it's for

This course is for you if…

Anyone who wants to get into the pet field and has never worked with animals
Anyone already working at a pet shop or clinic who wants the certificate
Pet owners and dog and cat lovers who want to care better
How it works

From enrollment to certificate

1

Enrollment

Choose your plan and make a single payment by card.

2

Instant access

Your login arrives by email as soon as payment is confirmed.

3

Study at your own pace

Recorded lessons, on your phone or computer, with support from the team.

4

Certificate and letter

On completion, the certificate is issued at no cost, along with the internship letter.

Pricing

Two plans, the same 12 months

This course only
US$ 9one-time

A single payment of US$ 9, no monthly fee.

Choose this course
  • The full chosen course
  • Free certificate on completion · internship recommendation letter at the end
  • Support from teachers and the team
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All 7 courses
US$ 17one-time

A single payment of US$ 17, no monthly fee.

I want all 7 courses
  • All 7 courses unlocked at once
  • Free certificate for each course · internship recommendation letter at the end
  • Support from teachers and the team
Frequently asked questions

Before you start

Do I need experience or a degree?

No. The course starts with the basics and builds up to practice, in plain language.

Is the certificate valid?

Yes. Clickvet is a school with over 10 years of history and issues a valid digital certificate, with workload and syllabus.

How long do I have to finish?

12 months of access on any plan. You study at your own pace and can rewatch lessons as many times as you want.

How do the plans work?

With a one-time payment of US$ 9 you get this course only. With a one-time payment of US$ 17 you get all 7 Clickvet courses at once. No monthly fee. Both include 12 months of access, a free certificate and a recommendation letter.

What if I don't like it?

You have a 7-day guarantee from the purchase date. Just request a refund by email at [email protected].

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