Vermont emergency veterinary clinic now offers exotic animal care - DVM 360

The Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists (BEVS) has opened a caller section for exotic animals.

“We’ve treated a variety of tiny mammals implicit the years, and conscionable similar our emotion for dogs and cats, we cognize exotic animals are besides owned and loved by Vermont families,” expressed Whitney Durivage, MBA, CVPM, BEVS vice president, successful a institution release.¹ “Exotic animals request and merit the aforesaid attraction we springiness our different pets, and we are excited to supply this unsocial work to the community.”

According to the release, the exotics section squad offers wellness/preventative care, nutrition, precocious diagnostics, aesculapian management, and orthopedic and brushed insubstantial country for:

• Small mammals (ig, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hedgehogs, and each pouch pets)

• All non-venomous reptiles
• Most avian taxon (ig, parrots, raptors, poultry, and waterfowl)
• Some tiny primates (ig, marmosets, lemurs, and squirrel monkeys)
• Wildlife (with valid wildlife rehabilitator permit)

They do not treat venomous snakes, astir mean to ample primates, big ratites (eg, ostriches, emus, rheas), oregon illegally owned animals. BEVS provides exotic patients entree to specialized housing, high-quality integer X-ray, ultrasound, CT, endoscopy, and in-house laboratory and pharmacy.

The section is led by Jordan Adair, DVM, who has a passionateness for animals, and particularly avian and reptile medicine and surgery, arsenic helium grew up with galore exotic pets. He achieved his veterinary grade astatine Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, past completed a 1-year combined dog/cat and exotics internship earlier doing a 3-year exotic residency astatine a ample exotic specialty signifier successful Ohio. He is the lone veterinarian successful Vermont with specified precocious and progressive grooming successful caring for exotic pets.¹

Exotic attraction astatine BEVS is offered by assignment Monday done Thursday, 8:00 americium - 5:00 pm. Same-day appointments are often available. No referral is necessary. Pet parents that person an exotic favored with an exigency are advised to telephone earlier visiting the BEVS Emergency Department.

Reference

Advanced veterinary attraction for exotic pets now available astatine Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists successful Williston, Vermont. News release. Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists. January 26, 2023. Accessed January 30, 2023.