You may have to become a Vet Assistant first to learn the terminology - Good Luck

I Googled:  medical transcription for veterinarian

What came up were a few companies offering medical transcription to veterinarians (MTSO for the Veterinary field).  I read some of the “About Us” links.  It seems like most of them started out as Veterinary Technicians or Veterinary Assistants, and worked for Veterinarians first.  That is where their education is from.  They then went into transcription. 

The Goggle results also brought up some school sites, like the  “allalliedhealthschools.”   Use the “Search For Schools” drop down menu at the top for “Vet Assistant.” 

It appears that some schools actually offer on-line Medical Transcription courses AND Veterinary Assistant courses (one is Penn Foster). 

You might be able to call and see if you can get credit for the medical transcription experience you already have and ask what Veterinary Assistant courses would be helpful to transition to a Veterinary Medical Transcriptionist.  It may be that all you need are a couple of courses to get the Diploma / Certificate -- or whatever you get for completing on-line courses.

Remember, getting the education is only the first step.  The websites I looked at all required EXPERIENCED Veterinary transcriptionists (not just education). 

You could also just find out what Text Books are used for the Veterinary terminology, etc for the Veterinary Assistant courses, and just buy those books.  Some of the terminology is probably identical to human terminology, so it may only take a few days for you to become familiar with animal terminology. 

If this is definitely something you might really be interested in, after you familiarize yourself with animal terminology, you might want to call some of your local veterinarians and ask if they do their own transcription or use a service.  If they do their own, ask if they would be willing to let you help them out (for free if necessary; to get in the door) for a few hours a week.  If things work out, they may even hire you or at least be willing to give you a reference after six months or a year, even if you are not technically employed by them.  (In my personal experience, I prefer Veterinarians to Medical Physicians – they seem to be more “human” and seem to be more willing to help you in any way they can.) 

A silly fact – the Penn Foster Veterinary Assistant course costs $788.   If it is a six-month (13-week) course, that is $60.62 per week that you are paying them.  You will probably need to commit at least 5 hours a week to studying, taking exams, etc.   Let’s say a Veterinarian pays $10/hr for a Veterinary Medical Transcriptionist.   If you worked 5 hours a week for free, that would have equaled $50 in gross pay that you did not get paid for  (Net is actually less -- let’s not forget the dreaded taxes and SS deductions).  So, in the same amount of time, you would actually be ahead of the game by trying to find a way to train directly with a Veterinarian rather than spending the money at a school.   JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT. 

Good luck to you. 

Let us know how it works out for you.  This may be the "new" medical field that everyone trying to get out of MT is looking for. 

I would say to try to apply and see what happens - Typin_away

Maybe operative reports, consultations, referral letters - Just passing through

More and more people are getting Pet Health Insurance, and as we all know, Insurance Companies are notorious for wanting everything documented.  Since a lot of large Veterinary Clinics do surgery, there are probably plenty of operative reports that need to be transcribed.  I am sure most Vets still write out their notes, but even they are probably tired of that and would prefer to dictate to save time. 

Are you talking about VMR-Transfer - Be careful

If you are talking about VMR-Transfer, I would be real cautious and ask a lot of questions.  Too many things on their website strike me as odd.  For one thing, the site has only been up since March of 2010.  Second, they charge their clients 0.12 per line, so how can they pay their transcriptionists 0.12 per line? 

Not saying they are a scam, but it may not be as great a job as they are portraying it to be.  Just be careful.

Got an offer and it was way less than 10-12 cpl. nm - anothermt

Yes, that would be the one.nm - elle

VMR-Transfer - toogoodtobetrue

don't know them but why question the 12cpl? for one thing... - see inside

I applied and never heard back. sm - CrispyCritterMT

VMR-Transfer - PE

VMR-Transfer - toogoodtobetrue

vmr-transfer a scam - Jen

VMR-Transfer - toogoodtobetrue