Candor Vets Skills Matrix

Skills Matrix

We'd like to get a rough idea of your level of expertise and comfort in performing these tasks. It's not meant to be an all-encompassing record of every procedure you've undertaken, but a general estimate of how familiar you are with each one. Thank you!

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Rate each area as: None, Basic, or Experienced

Overall General Medicine Skills

Overall General Surgical Skills

Experience Covering OOH

Emergency Surgical Skills

Dedicated Emergency and Critical Care

Referral Work (please state area of specialism, if applicable)

Rating Guide

1 — Very confident — performed many times, happy to teach others

2 — Confident — performed several times unassisted

3 — Observed / performed under supervision, comfortable performing alone

4 — Only observed — happy to have a go with assistance from an experienced vet

5 — Never observed — not confident, would want to observe/assist first

Procedure	Rating (1–5)	No. in Past Year	Last Performed / Observed
Cat Castrates
Queen Spays
Dog Castrates
Bitch Spays
Large Bitch Spays
Cryptorchid surgery
C - Section
Pyometra
Wound Repair/Stitch - ups
Complicated Stitch- ups
Thyroidectomy
Dental Extractions
Cat Abscesses
Rabbit Abscess
Drain a Cat's Chest
Unblock a Cat
Lumpectomy
Surgical Oncology / Difficult Tumour Removals
Mammary Strip
Liver Biopsy
Bowel Biopsy
Pancreas Biopsy
Cystotomy
Splenectomy
Ex- Lap
Enterotomy
Enterectomy
Foreign Body Removal
Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus
Gastropexy
Ophthalmic Surgery
Enucleations
Cherry Eye
Aural Resection
Thoracic Surgery
Cardiology Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Simple Pinnings
External Fixations
Cruciates
Dermatology
Work up Pruritus
Stabilise Diabetic patient
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Hyperadrenocorticism
Addisons
Work up Anaemic patient
Diabetes
Work up Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Work up PU- PD
Eye complaints ( eye ulcers)
Ear Infections

Rate your use of each tool as: None, Basic, or Experienced

In House Lab

Biochemistry

Haematology

Electrolyte

Digital X-ray / X-ray

Abdomen X-ray

Chest X-ray

Limb X-ray

Ultrasound

Abdominal Scan

Cardiac Scan

Endoscopes

GI Endoscopy

Bronchoscopy