10/21/2026
HAPPY NATIONAL VETERINARY TECHNICIAN WEEK to our amazing LVTs! 🥳🐾🩺
NYS Licensed veterinary technicians (LVTs) are one of NY State’s regulated titles. The state of New York has over 6,000 LVTs!
A NY LVT: Must successfully graduate from an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accredited college and complete over 300 required and recommended skills. These skills cover multiple species - such as dogs, cats, horses, ruminants, avian, rats, rabbits and mice.
They then must take and pass a rigorous (and expensive) licensing exam of over 150 questions pertaining to nursing care, dentistry, anesthesia, pain management, communications, laboratory procedures, pharmacology, diagnostic imaging, surgical nursing, emergency and critical care.
Every 3 years they must complete 24 continuing education hours to renew their license.
“‘Veterinary technician’ is not just a title, It is a hard fought career path that begins with specialized schooling, followed through with a national exam, and arriving in an amazing community of passionate, skilled, and knowledgeable individuals who are here to help animals.“
Spread the word and help us recognize our fantastic licensed veterinary technicians this week! 💙