Exotic Medicine
Avian Nutrition: It’s for the Birds
Pet bird owners influence their bird’s diet and therefore have a major impact on their birds’ health and longevity. Educating the owner on proper nutrition is one of the most important roles of the veterinary healthcare team.Exotic Medicine
Making Veterinary Care for Birds Fear Free
All patients should be comfortable when in the clinic. This certification program from Fear Free can teach veterinary nurses—the main handlers of the patients—how to properly handle avian species.Exotic Medicine
Veterinarians Build Lego Wheelchair for Turtle Missing Both Back Legs
LSU veterinarians built a special wheelchair for Pedro, an adult male box turtle missing both back legs.
Exotic Medicine
Unique and Unusual: Exotic Animal Medicine
The surge in ownership of exotic animals has contributed to an increase in owners seeking veterinary care for their pets.
Exotic Medicine
Long-Term Nursing Care of a Self-Mutilating Moluccan Cockatoo
The challenge? A Moluccan cockatoo named Chula who had been engaging in self-mutilating behavior and hated being restrained. Here’s how a veterinary team helped her recover.Exotic Medicine
First Sea Lion Treated for Cancer with Advanced Radiation
Thanks to an effective three-fold partnership between the Pittsburgh Zoo and the Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center (PVSEC) and PetCure Oncology, a Sea Lion has a new lease on life.
Exotic Medicine
Lead Toxicity: A Threat to Wildlife
An estimated 20 million animals, including more than 130 differing species throughout the food chain, die each year from lead poisoning, according to the Humane Society of the United States.