Meet the 10-year-old who's already a vet assistant

Maine-ah

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Wed Jan-30-08 11:48 AM
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Meet the 10-year-old who's already a vet assistant

http://www.komotv.com/news/local/14848331.html - video at the link

OLYMPIA - Veterinarians at a local clinic are amazed that one of their assistants can do the work she's doing, given her unique situation.

Ten-year-old Courtney Oliver just completed her college work for this occupation. She now holds an on-line certification as a veterinary assistant. In eight months, Courtney had the same certification as her adult co-workers.

Courtney says she knew early in life this is what she wanted to do.

"I have a dog Maggie and two hamsters and I just thought: 'Well, if I have so many animals why don't I just work with them?'"

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Greyskye

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Wed Jan-30-08 12:42 PM
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1. My ex-wife was as well at that age

Not legally though. Her step-dad used her instead of hiring a legal, qualified assistant. This was in Washington state also.

She hated it, but said that male dogs neutering procedures were really easy. Her quote: "slice slice, squeeze squeeze, snip snip." OUCH! :yoiks:

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