Alysha Colangelo
Vacaville,CA
Summary
Hardworking and reliable individual, I have a team focus and pride myself on going above and beyond to support and serve my patients and colleagues. With my background in animals, I feel that I have a unique understanding for this role. Fortunately I have been caring for numerous of large to small animals for 11 years with professional experience from school and work to my own hobbies. I have specific expertise in horses, cows, goats, and Dogs and have been recognized for seeing issues before they become problems. I have dedication to excellent animal care and client service.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
ICU Large Animal Veterinary Technician
UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Effectively managed time-sensitive tasks while maintaining high-quality patient care through multitasking abilities during busy shifts at the clinic.
- Aided in dental cleanings and extractions under supervision of a veterinarian, promoting improved oral health for patients.
- Enhanced patient care by closely monitoring vital signs and reporting changes to medical staff.
- Maintained sterile and safe environment by adhering to infection control protocols and cleaning standards.
- Assisted in euthanasia procedures with empathy and compassion, providing emotional support to grieving pet owners during difficult times.
- Restrained animals to protect veterinarians from potential harm.
- Performed fecal examinations, urinalysis and bloodwork.
- Assisted veterinarians with radiographs and ultrasounds.
- Administered prescribed injectable controlled substances, tranquilizers, sedatives and injectable or inhalant anesthetics.
Small Business Owner
Blue Moon Stables
09.2018 - 10.2022
- Examined animals for signs of sickness and overall herd health
- Directed training of over 8 horses during 4-year tenure
- Documented animal growth, production costs, individual behaviors, feeding patterns and other data in daily logs and main database, noting trends, and identifying areas of concern.
- Maintained protocol for EHV-1 breakout. Which included temperatures twice a day and administer oral meds successfully. also aiding with electro-acupuncture's, ultrasounds, and physical therapy to my horse who was neurologically affected. She has recovered 90%.
- Fixed hoof abbesses
- Bandage procedures for lacerations, post surgery, healing wounds or infections, and tendon or ligament healing.
- Dealt with multiple health issues with horses; eye infections, colic, lameness, thrush, EPM, broken bones, insulin resistance, Kushings, hives or allergies, heaves, etc
- Bred horses and very knowledgeable with aiding in parturition and care for foals afterwards.
Working Dog Trainer
Military, CT K9
10.2020 - 06.2022
- Watched dogs for triggers, signs of aggression and pack behaviors to formulate possible solutions
- Dealing with marks/tricks changing when working on set with difficult producers.
- Succeeding in getting the scene successful with fewest amount of takes or setbacks.
- Adept at assessing root causes of behavior problems, stresses, and social anxieties in dogs.
- Bringing forth experience working with many different breeds and ages of dogs, using a variety of training methods.
- Able to recognize K-9 diseases and know the physical condition of assigned K-9's.
- Medical treatment of hurt dogs that were aggressive and needing accurate restraints for fast moving bandage protocols to prevent added stress or injury to the vet or ourselves.
- Maintains a good working relationship with co-workers and management.
- Able to properly restrain many types of aggressive/mouthy dogs for assessment and during bite work.
- Capable to do nail trims, wound dressings, and apply muzzles with complicated dogs.
- Prevent any cop from getting mistakenly bit during bite work or detection.
- Correctly handling green K-9's in a high stress environment and different locations.
- Co-organizing pick up of over-sea dogs at JFK or LaGuardia airports and dealing with different brokers.
- Working safely and professionally with the animal on movie sets and live TV.
Veterinary Assistant
Oxford Veterinary Hospital
11.2017 - 07.2019
- Followed up with clients to check on pets and offer support for challenging decisions.
- Kept medical records updated to facilitate accurate treatment on future visits.
- Calculated exact dosages to administer medications correctly and avoid medical errors.
- Handled routine work such as draw blood, fecal floats, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous injections. with a positive approach to help patients and owners feel at ease.
- Bandage placement.
- Cleaned, maintained and sterilized the instruments and equipment used in various procedures. (Autoclave and ultrasonic cleaner)
- Decapitation with scalpel for rabies analysis
- Stocked examination rooms, prepared treatment areas and kept the animal kennels clean.
- Trimmed nails, expressed anal glands, and swabbed ears along with other hygienic procedures.
- Monitored the animals recovering from surgeries to quickly identify any issues with their progress.
Education
No Degree - Equine Studies, Animal Science
Post University
Waterbury, CTAssociate of Science - Animal Science
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY05.2016
High School Diploma -
Nonnewaug High School
Woodbury, CT06.2014
Skills
- Wound Care
- Animal Evaluation
- Client Education
- Subcutaneous Injections
- Skin Scraping
- Obedience Training
- Post-Surgical Clean Up and or Sanitation
- Equine Tail Wraps
- Pre-Anesthetic Preparation
- IV Fluid Administration
- Instrument Pack Sterilization
- Emergency First Aid
Affiliations
Member of the FFA (Future, Farmers, of America)
Volunteered Helping with my peers who were of special needs.
Timeline
ICU Large Animal Veterinary Technician
UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
04.2023 - 03.2024
Working Dog Trainer
Military, CT K9
10.2020 - 06.2022
Small Business Owner
Blue Moon Stables
09.2018 - 10.2022
Veterinary Assistant
Oxford Veterinary Hospital
11.2017 - 07.2019
No Degree - Equine Studies, Animal Science
Post University
Associate of Science - Animal Science
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
High School Diploma -
Nonnewaug High School
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