Mary Swiger- Rodriguez

Associate Veterinarian

North Royalton Animal Hospital · North Royalton, Ohio, United States

Present

Shelter Veterinarian

Northeast Ohio Spca Inc

Associate Veterinarian

Metropet Veterinary Clinic · Berea, Ohio, United States

Veterinary Assistant

Northwest Animal Hospital · Columbus, Ohio Area

Veterinary Student Intern

Banfield Pet Hospital · Parma, Ohio

Student Job Program Participant

Banfield Pet Hospital · parma, oh

Veterinary Assistant/ Kennel Assistant

Metropet Animal Hospital · Berea, Ohio

Assisting on Veterinary and Technician Appointments *Animal Handling/Restraining (for blood draws, vaccines, exams, etc.) *Room cleaning and disinfection Feeding and walking clinic pets and hospitalized patients *Cleaning cages, feeding and walking animals *Notifying the doctor of any abnormalities *Noting any tasks performed, as well as notes about patients Cleaning and paperwork *Caring for client areas (lobby, bathroom, etc.) *Caring for Building exterior and grounds (watering plants, weeding) Auxiliary tasks for the clinic *Laundry *Maintaining kennel supplies *Mixing cleaning supplies *Stocking needles, syringes, blood tubes, etc.

Kirtlandia Society Wildlife Resource Intern

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

-Caring for captive wildlife including mammals, reptiles, and birds of prey -Cage cleaning & exhibit maintenance -Food preparation & program presentation -Assisting in animal enrichment & Veterinary care -Conducted a research project on coyote enrichment, and encouraging their natural behaviors as they would perform in the wild

Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center · Bay Village, Ohio

-Assisting in the care of the resident animals *Feeding *Preparing diets for the mammals and birds of prey. *Animal Enrichment and Training -Assisting with caring for wildlife admitted to the wildlife rehabilitation program *Giving medication *Handling while medication is being given *Setting up and cleaning cages *Feeding *Assisting with wing wraps and occasional grooming *Shadowing during intakes (when an individual brings in an animal to the nature center) -Assisting in the diet preparation of the aviary and mews birds, in addition to the mammals. *Weighing out the specific amount of grams that each animal is to receive *Cutting up protein for raptor diets (chicks, rats, mice) *Making mammal diets- (consisting of protein, fruits, vegetables, etc.) -Assisting with Animal care, and handling of the education animals *Cleaning/feeding the Snowshoe Hare enclosure *Feeding and cleaning the animals in the education area (skunk, snakes, rats, mice, chinchilla, guinea pig, rabbits, wild turk…

Lab Assistant

Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, Ohio

-Cleaning test tubes, as well as glassware. -Stocking materials in lab bench and drawers. -Cleaning up the lab -Making/preparing agar plates and solutions.