Hands-On Veterinary Experience in Nepal: Animal Care, Rescue

No. If you are an animal lover, you can join with no experience — you will feed, groom, walk and care for rescue animals. If you are a vet student, you will get hands-on clinical work, surgery observation, and logbook hours.

Mostly rescue dogs and cats, but also cows, goats, and sometimes wildlife. In Kathmandu clinic, you will see stray dogs, injured cats, and cows from Gau Shala. On weekend, you can visit Chitwan for rhino and elephant care.

Yes. This internship is made for vet students (DVM, BVSc, Vet Tech). You shadow Nepali vets, assist in vaccination, wound care, surgery, and diagnosis. You get 40 hours/week, signed logbook, case reports, and certificate for your university.

Vaccination, wound dressing, blood collection, IV fluids, animal restraint, rabies prevention, surgery observation, tick fever treatment, and Nepali-style vet care with limited resources.

Minimum 2 weeks for animal lovers. For vet students, 4-12 weeks recommended to complete internship hours and case reports. You can start any day, all year.

In Jawalakhel, Kathmandu — 15 minutes from homestay. You live in homestay nearby and take public tuktuk to clinic. It is a small local clinic + rescue shelter, not a big hospital — you get more hands-on time. It also provides mobile vet service and also treats zoo animals of central zoo in Kathmandu.

Yes, with our safety training. You learn safe handling on Day 1. You will be with experienced Nepali vet at all times. Rabies vaccination is recommended before you come. You will wear gloves and follow safety rules.

Yes. Vet students get certificate with total hours, skills learned, and supervisor signature (Dr., BVSc). We also sign your university logbook and case reports.

No. English is used in clinic. We give you a free Nepali language class — you learn animal words like "Kukur" (dog), "Biraloo" (cat), "Gai" (cow) — children and staff love it.

Apply 4-6 weeks before your start date. We need time to arrange homestay and clinic placement. Last-minute applications (1 week before) also accepted if space is available.