Christopher Izard

Managing the foster program for cats and kittens

Dealing with cat complaints

Building relationships with rescue groups

Overseeing the health and well-being of cats and dogs in the facility

Incoming health checks on dogs and cats

Stock ordering

Being on call for foster carers

Attending to sick and injured animals and referring for veterinary treatment when required

Outgoing health checks

Organising desexing of animals and adoption process

Building relationships with companies with donations for the shelter

Assisting members of the public with overpopulated cat colonies

Vaccination of all animals that enter the shelter

Performing TPR on animals entering the shelter

Recording health checks and reporting health concerns

First point of contact for sick animals and liaising with animal attendants, management and veterinary team

Working with internal and external ranger services

Maintaining a good relationship with foster carers

Educating the public with nuisance cat complaints and assisting the best I can

Organising and executing TNR programs and trapping of problem cats

Reporting behavioural issues to management and veterinary staff

Behaviour assessments on cats to deem them suitable for adoption

Handing of animals that enter the facility working solely when performing most nursing tasks including incoming health checks, bandaging and wound management, check up on sick animals, blood test and obtain blood samples, stool testing and putting medical treatment plans in place

• Admission and discharging of patients
• Reception duties
• Monitoring patients under anaesthetic
• Recording vitals on patients
• Preparing patients for procedures
• Assisting with radiographs
• I.V catheter placement
• Blood collection
• Running blood samples in house
• Routine cleaning of the hospital
• Closing and opening procedures
• Customer enquiries
• Training younger employee's
• Setting up I.V fluids
• Nurse consultations
• Use of Vision software
• Recording patients medical history on file
• Handling of cats and dogs
• Injections and drug administration
• Drug calculations

• Reception and triage of patients daily
• Using vision and ezy vet computer software
• Taking and processing payment, reconciling the till and balancing the books
• Assisting with staff rosters
• Admissions and discharges of surgery patients
• Intravenous catheter placement, blood collection and fluid line set up
• Daily cleaning and maintaining a clean and safe workplace
• Building up good relationships with clients
• Daily hospital duties
• Vitals taken of the patient
• Exceptional animal handling skills
• Use of inhouse idexx biochem and haematology machine
• Urinalysis - including dipstick and USG
• Blood smears, blood collection from jugular and cephalic vein
• Stock control, ordering
• Performing Drug calculations and dosages
• Surgery preparation and monitoring
• Vet liaison
• Emergency after hours nurse