Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Learn more about Trina!


If you have not met her before, please meet Trina!  Trina is a Certified Veterinary Technician who has been working with 1st Pet in Chandler for the past 8 years. 

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Trina has also lived in California, where she worked at UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in the small animal medicine department.  Prior to getting into the Veterinary profession, Trina served in the US Coast Guard and has also held a variety of positions in the law enforcement, public affairs, and communication fields. She obtained her BS in Animal Science at University of California Davis.  

Trina says she has had too many heartwarming experiences here at 1st Pet to list-  but one that sticks out in her mind involved a veteran who served in Iraq and adopted a dog there.  The adopted dog helped the veteran recover from surgery where he had to have a portion of his lung removed. 

One night the veteran brought his beloved dog into 1st Pet because he was coughing up blood.  The dog’s condition ultimately required removal of part of his lung - ironically the same lung his owner had to have removed!  The veteran was by his dog’s side the whole time helping us nurse his good friend back to health just as his dog had been there for him! 

Veterinary Technicians perform many duties including triage, assisting in surgery, performing anesthesia, caring and nursing patients back to health, recognizing and 
alleviating pain, assessing vitals for any worrisome changes in our patient’s condition, and more.  Trina loves every part of it!  She especially enjoys developing the relationships with the owners as well as the pets, and providing her patients with extra TLC including petting and talking with them and their owners, taking them outside for ‘sun therapy’, and playing music for them. 

When not working Trina also serves on the Alumni Advisory Board at Mesa Community College and attends college classes and spends time with her husband, 3 daughters, 3 dogs, chickens, pigeons, turtles, a tarantula, and a bullfrog. 

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