
SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY CARE
Exotics
If it hops, flies, scurries, or slithers, our exotic animal experts are ready to provide the highest levels of care.
Exotics
Care we offer

- Annual wellness visits and new pet exams
- Advanced diagnostics and imaging
- Emergency and critical care
- Hospitalization and treatment in a dedicated exotics ward
- Spays and neuters
- Orthopedic and soft tissue surgery
Hospital Stories | Health Topics
Friend’s gift pays for ferret’s cancer care
Dealing with a cancer of his own, William Long’s decision to cover a four-figure veterinary bill for radiation treatment for his friend’s ferret, Burkle, wasn’t much of a decision at all.
Meet the Veterinary Teaching Hospital team: Dr. Nickol Finch
Dr. Nickol Finch has been providing exceptional care for wildlife and exotic pets at Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital for more than two decades.
WSU experts recommend steps to avoid spread of avian influenza
Several cases of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in birds have been confirmed in Washington state, and animal disease experts at WSU are asking the public to take measures to avoid its spread.
Featured Health Topics
- Injured or Orphaned Wildlife — Call First It is easy to mistake healthy wildlife for one that may be orphaned or injured. The only time you should intervene with a wild animal is if it is clearly sick or injured, or if you are certain the parent is dead. What I should do when I come across injured or possibly abandoned wildlife? […]
Grateful Client Giving
“This is a place of miracles.”
-Anne Hensley, veterinary hospital client
-Anne Hensley, veterinary hospital client
Clinical Studies
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