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Pet groomers and animal care workers
Pet groomers and animal care workers feed, handle, train and groom animals and assist veterinarians, animal health technologists and technicians in veterinary facilities, animal shelters, breeding and boarding kennels, zoos, laboratories, retail pet shops, riding schools, dog training schools pet grooming and similar establishments.
Role Responsibilities
- Labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock
- Cleaning, organizing, and disinfecting animal quarters such as pens, stables, cages, and yards, and animal equipment such as saddles and bridles
- Collecting and recording animal information such as weight, size, physical condition, treatments received, medications given, and food intake
- Grooming animals by performing tasks such as washing, brushing, clipping, and trimming coats, cutting nails and cleaning ears
- Cleaning and sterilizing veterinary surgical instruments
- Training animals to develop and maintain desired behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding and other activities
- Bathing and feeding animals
- Leading or carrying animals to treatment rooms and holding them during treatment
- Sterilizing bottles, beakers and other equipment