Animal Friends is a no-kill shelter located in Pittsburgh. Our organization takes in approximately 2500 animals (cats, dogs, rabbits) yearly. We provide spay and neuter surgeries, vaccines, and deworming of all our shelther residents. In addition, we perform many types of elective surgeries including mastectomies, enucleations, amputations, dentals (including dental radiographs) and a wide variety of other necessary procedures.
Animal Friends has a Low Cost Spay Neuter department that performs 10,000 spays and neuters of owned animals in the Pittsburgh area. They also provide vaccine clinics and wellness services for owned animals.
The veterinary student extern will be assisting and performing surgeries and dentals under the direct supervision of one of our shelter veterinarians. The extern will also get experience with herd-health management of common shelter diseases like CIRD, upper respiratory infections in cats, ringworm, and GIT parasites. The extern will learn how we utilize protocols to maintain the health of our foster animals (primarily kittens and puppies, as well as older animals with chronic medical or behavioral issues).
Three full time veterinarians, 10+ technicians
Digital radiography, including dental radiology
Idexx bloodwork machines
Student will be expected to work five 8 hour days, typically Monday through Friday but that may vary slightly depending on our transfer/admit schedule
Student will be working directly with the veterinarian in surgery and in the shelter as well as shadowing our wellness center doctors in surgery and outpatient wellness appointments for publically owned cats, dogs and rabbits.