Dallas College Veterinary Technology Program

10/19/2026

10/16/2026

🩺💙 SCRUBBED IN & READY TO SHINE! 🐾✨

We've been following our second-year Veterinary Technology students through their surgery-assisting adventures, and today we're shining the spotlight on LISA! 🌟

Lisa stepped into the role of Surgery Technician and assisted Dr. Nazworth with a canine neuter!

From scrubbing in and gowning up to putting those hard-earned skills into action, Lisa got to experience what it's like to be part of the surgical team!

We love watching our students grow in confidence, apply what they've learned, and take one step closer to becoming veterinary professionals!

👏 Way to go, Lisa! Keep shining! 🌟

10/14/2026

🐾 LOOKING FOR YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND? 🐾

Our Veterinary Technician Program at Dallas College – Cedar Valley Campus has some VERY good boys and girls looking for their forever homes! 🏡❤️

Meet Ron, Herman, Bellamie, Jackie, Freddie, and Katherine — six amazing dogs with big personalities, wagging tails, and plenty of love to give. 🐶

Whether you’re looking for a hiking buddy, a couch companion, a walking partner, or simply someone who thinks you’re the greatest person in the world… one of these pups might be your perfect match! 🥰

🐾 Ron – A loyal German Shepherd mix who is ready to help supervise all your important household activities.
🐾 Herman – An Akita mix who says a basket full of toys and lots of belly rubs sounds like the perfect life.
🐾 Bellamie – A young, energetic Ridgeback mix looking for someone ready for adventures!
🐾 Jackie – A sweet Shepherd mix who would love a family to spoil her with treats and snuggles.
🐾 Freddie – A gentle Great Pyrenees with plenty of love (and fluff!) to share.
🐾 Katherine – A playful Shepherd mix who is ready to explore the world by your side.

These pups are available in partnership with Balch Springs Animal Shelter, Hutchins Animal Shelter, and Lancaster Animal Shelter.

❤️ Could one of them be your new best friend?

📩 For more information or questions, contact [email protected]

Please share this post and help these sweet dogs find their forever homes! 🐾🏡❤️

10/09/2026

🩺🐾 IT'S OFFICIALLY SURGERY TIME!! 🐾🩺

Our 2nd-year Veterinary Technology students hit a HUGE milestone this week: they officially began assisting in surgery!

After 6 weeks of preparation, practicing their skills, learning surgical protocols, and getting ready for the operating room, it was FINALLY time to put all that hard work into action!

But the learning doesn't start in the operating room! Our students also put their knowledge from previous courses to work by performing pre-surgical blood work to help evaluate each patient's health and determine whether they were appropriate candidates for anesthesia and surgery. Talk about connecting the dots between classroom learning and real-world patient care! 🙌

From surgical scrubbing and maintaining aseptic technique to monitoring anesthesia and assisting the surgical team, our students gain valuable hands-on experience while learning the importance of teamwork, communication, and patient safety!

❤️🐾 And the best part? We're helping animals in need! At Dallas College, we LOVE working with our shelter partners by providing spay-and-neuter services. These procedures give our students invaluable clinical experience while supporting our shelter partners and helping reduce pet overpopulation. It's a WIN-WIN! 🐶🐱💕

We are SO proud of how far these future veterinary technicians have come! The nerves, excitement, teamwork, and smiles say it all! 🥹💙

Six weeks of preparation ➡️ One BIG step toward becoming veterinary technicians! 🎓🐾

10/02/2026

🐐 Hands-on learning in Large Animal Assisting!

Dr. Nazworth worked alongside our second-year students during goat castrations, giving students the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge in a real large-animal setting.

Experiences like this allow students to practice patient preparation, monitoring, restraint, surgical assisting, teamwork, and post-procedure care while building confidence with small ruminant patients. These hands-on labs are an important part of preparing our students for the variety of species they may encounter in veterinary medicine. 💚🐐

09/25/2026

🐾💙 Learning to Keep It Low-Stress! 💙🐾

Our veterinary technology students have been putting Fear Free and low-stress handling techniques into practice while obtaining vital parameters on their patients. From slowing things down to using treats, distraction, and gentle restraint, students are learning that how we handle our patients matters just as much as the task we are performing. 🐶🩺

Some of our semester patients also received their booster vaccines this week! 💉 Students had the opportunity to connect their hands-on skills with the importance of preventative medicine and keeping our patients protected.

These experiences help our students build confidence while learning two important pieces of patient care: reducing fear, anxiety, and stress whenever possible and understanding the role vaccinations play in protecting animal health. 💙

And yes… sometimes the secret to a successful appointment really is a lick mat and a good snack. 😂🐾

09/11/2026

🐐🧤🔬 Hooves, gloves, and parasite ova…oh my!

Our second-year students are getting surgery-ready by mastering how to properly scrub in, gown, and glove before assisting with surgery and anesthesia. Sterile technique is serious business, even when putting on sterile gloves feels like an Olympic event where touching the wrong thing means immediate disqualification! 😂🧤

They also learned the large-animal ropes, quite literally! This week’s patients were goats, and our students practiced hoof trims, blood draws, and administering oral medications. They handled it all like true professionals…or should we say, they were the G.O.A.T.s of large-animal lab? 🐐💉

Meanwhile, our first-year students were living the glamorous laboratory life: running fecals and searching for parasites! 💩🔬 Their microscopic investigation uncovered both hookworm and whipworm eggs. Nothing says “future veterinary technician” quite like getting excited over something found in p**p! 😂

From the operating room to the barn to the microscope, our future veterinary technicians are building confidence, sharpening their skills, and getting their hands dirty, sometimes literally, one hands-on experience at a time! 💙🐾

09/04/2026

🐾 What have our Dallas College Vet Tech students been up to this week?

Our first-year students practiced canine and feline restraint and discovered that collecting a free-catch urine sample requires teamwork, perfect timing, and the willingness to stand in a very questionable location with a cup. 😂💧

Meanwhile, our second-year students officially entered their IV catheter era. Steady hands, deep breaths, and plenty of practice as they move one step closer to a busy semester of assisting with surgeries! 💉😅

Dante, our Chief Sploot Officer, would also like everyone to have a splooting good weekend! This handsome boy is currently available for adoption and is ready to bring expert-level sploots, big smiles, and plenty of personality to his future family. 🐶❤️

Stay tuned to see what our students and their four-legged helpers get into next week!

09/03/2026

Join us at the Fall 2026 Vet Tech Job Fair on October 26 from 2-4pm.

Location: Cedar Valley Campus Building N, Rm 1052

Students/Alumni/Guests:

Bring lots of copies of your resume. There are usually 30-40 businesses represented. Arrive early and come dressed to impress!

Use the link below to register.

Vendors/employers:

Setup begins as early as 12:30pm. Tables & chairs are provided.

What to bring: tablecloths, banners, decorations, treats, and promo items, as you see fit

There is no charge for a booth

BOBA Licious will be selling coffee and boba milk tea in case you need a boost. 🙂 They accept credit cards and most payment apps.

Register as a business or as an attendee using the link below.
Registration closes October 16, 2026 at 8pm.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/WuinzMzJAw

08/28/2026

🎉 That’s a wrap on Week 1!

Our first-year Veterinary Technology students are already immersed in Anatomy and Physiology, building the foundation they will use throughout the program. Meanwhile, our second-year students are gearing up for an exciting semester of surgery and anesthesia! 🩺🐾

It is going to be a busy semester filled with learning, hands-on practice, and plenty of growth. We cannot wait to see what these future veterinary technicians accomplish!