Hi Vicstress, i was in the same boat with working and trying to get work experience. I used up a lot of weekends getting experience too, as well as the 28 days annual leave. Make the most of what you do at work, even if you don't work with animals, try to identify transferable skills that you currently use, such as organisation, time management, communication, customer service, etc. If you don't work with animals, it might be time to look for a job in which you do. I went from admin in the NHS to working for an animal charity. That way, you get experience by just going about your normal working day. You might take a pay cut, but it will be worth it in the end xx will they let you work flexible hours? if so, you could do something like milking in the small wee hours, and then work a working day from say 10 - 6 instead of 9-5 for example.
if you need any advice feel free to PM me.
Also, double check that the unis will accept the access course that you want to do, as not all of them will. Are you limiting your choices by doing access rather than biting the bullet and going to college to do A levels? Yupp, you might have to pay tuition for these, but it means that you can then apply to any of the seven UK vet schools.