Veterinary nursing students from Edinburgh Napier University/The College of Animal Welfare will be travelling to India in November to train local veterinary technicians to help raise the standards of care and make lasting improvements to animal welfare.
The eight student veterinary nurses will travel to Kerala Veterinary School along with two registered veterinary nurses and two veterinary surgeons. They will train the technicians in a two week workshop focussed around basic clinical techniques and low tech interventions which will make a big difference to the quality of life of animals in their care. The technicians will learn about how vet and nurses work alongside each other, hear best practices in hygiene and infection control and learn how to recognise and manage pain in animals, amongst other things.
The project will be delivered in conjunction with the Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education, with the support of The College of Animal Welfare and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
Despite the country’s ever increasing pet population, there are no officially recognised veterinary nursing qualifications in India.
You can keep track of the students’ experiences on the trip on their blog.