Happy Tails Veterinary Hospital, MD

We are an AAHA accredited, privately owned practice. We are prepared to conduct externships for students to complete their DVM studies. Students will work hands-on and observing our head doctor for 4 weeks.

Our hospital is equipped to…

• Perform routine wellness and urgent care for dogs, cats, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and birds
• Perform routine and complicated surgeries with full monitoring ability
• Perform dental cleanings and extractions with dental x-rays
• Process a variety of in-house lab testing for blood, urine, and cytologies
• Perform Therapy Laser, Acupuncture, Cryotherapy and Herbal Therapy treatments
• Capture high resolution digital radiographs
• Maintain paperless digital records
• We have on staff one full-time doctor, one part-time relief doctor, and one holistic health specialist

Externs will be:

• Documenting chart notes for SOAPs and lab interpretations
• Examining and assisting in interpreting lab results for in clinic and referred tests
• Performing dental scalings and taking radiographs
• Taking part in conducting physical exams
• Observing and assisting with surgeries
• Doing anesthesia for surgery patients
• Communicating with owners

Students will work 35 to 40 hours per week for 4 weeks, in direct supervision of the head doctor, Vera Calpeno.

We have two different housing options, dependent on availability. We have an efficiency apartment, with a private bathroom and kitchen, on the business owner's private property. We also have a basement efficiency, with a private bathroom and kitchenette.

4499 Mountain Rd.
Pasadena, MD 21122
United States