PunkyKat wrote:
What do I say to them?
Pretty much what you've said to us.
I'd start with something like;
"Hi, my name is Punkykat, I'm a student interested in becoming a vet. Would it be possible to do some work shadowing in your clinic for X number of weeks?"
and then just take it from there.
Before you ring, it's probably a good idea to have a ball park idea of when you'll be free and how long you want to shadow them for.
What does "ball park idea" mean? I'm pretty much always free.