LVTs should be the only ones placing catheters for the safety and protection of the pets.  This industry will never be respected if those inside it don't start with that.  Would you want a person off the street and on the job trained placing YOUR iv catheter in the ER? Nope! Why is it different for our pets.  I know financially it is advantageous to allow unlicensed staff to place catheters but it's a slippery slope of disrespect and danger.