Your Exotic Animals Are Treated Well at Our Center

Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals - We See Them All!

Birds

Our avian services at Gambrills Veterinary Center include preventative health care, medical treatment, and laboratory testing for parakeets, cockatiels, parrots, and other avian pets.

• Comprehensive physical examinations
  
• Nutritional counseling
  
• Treatment for feather picking, egg binding, regurgitation, fractures, and other medical problems
  
• Laboratory testing including digital x-rays, DNA sexing, parasite evaluation, blood work, cytology, and viral testing
  
• Wing, beak, and nail trims
  
• Counseling for behavioral problems and pet bird training

Reptiles

Our reptile services include:

• Complete physical examinations
  
• Nutritional counseling
  
• Husbandry consultation
  
• Treatment for mouth rot, pneumonia, anorexia, egg binding, intestinal blockage, mites/ticks, and other medical problems
  
• Laboratory testing including digital x-rays, parasite testing, and bloodwork

Rabbits and Rodents

We treat a variety of rabbits and pocket pets. Services include medical treatment, surgery, and laboratory testing.

• Complete physical exams
  
• Nutritional counseling
  
• Husbandry
  
• Spay or neuter surgery
  
• Treatment for skin/fur problems, intestinal disease, diarrhea, hairballs, and wool blockage, infections and other medical concerns
  
• Laboratory testing including digital X-rays, parasite evaluations, and blood work
  
• Surgical procedures including intestinal surgeries, orthopedic repairs, and eye surgeries
  
• Dental procedure and teeth trims

Surgeries on Exotic Pets

Whether it is a laceration on a bird, rabbit spay, guinea pig neuter, or a mass removal, we can do it for you. We are equipped with:

• Microsurgical instruments: We use the same instruments used by specialists in neurosurgery and ophthalmic surgery to perform surgeries on the smallest pets
  
• Bipolar cautery: When bleeding is a concern, we have a special instrument to safely stop bleeding in our birds and pocket pets
  
• Laser surgery: Lasers are very fine instruments that allow us to make an incision without worrying about bleeding. They seal the nerve ending and reduce the pain after surgery
  
• Endoscopy: These small scopes allow us to be able to do surgeries that otherwise would be impossible

Exotics Ward

Our exotics ward includes:

• Incubators designed for exotics. These incubators are individually heated and humidified allowing us to meet the unique environmental needs of sick birds and reptiles
  
• Oxygen that is supplied directly to the room and helps pets with respiratory disease
  
• An exhaust system that evacuates air to the outside so there is no transmission of disease to the rest of the hospital
  
• A quiet room minimizing stress to our most sensitive patients is a priority
  
• Easy monitoring: The exotics ward is located in our treatment area. Double glass doors allow constant visualization and a camera system allows the doctor to monitor sick patients from home
  

Boarding

Yes, we board exotics! Your cockatoo, ferret, or hamster will be safe with us. All pets must be up-to-date on a yearly health exam and have been checked to be free of parasites.