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
We specialize in the care of a wide range of exotic animals
- Birds such as parrots, finches, falconry birds, and backyard poultry
- Small mammals such as ferrets, rabbits, rats, and guinea pigs
- Reptiles and amphibians such as snakes and frogs
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
Barn owls call new WSU nesting boxes home
Twelve orphaned baby barn owls have a new home thanks to a pair of nesting boxes and a collaboration between WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the Horticulture Center.
Wildlife care takes wing
The injured, endangered bird was brought to the Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2021, where veterinarian Marcie Logsdon (’08 Vet. Sci., ’12 DVM) took the lead on a tricky operation.
WSU expecting record number of injured and orphaned wildlife
Wildlife rehabilitators are accustomed to caring for hungry and chirping mouths in spring but starting this April, there’s been a great increase in injured and orphaned wildlife.
Health Topics
- Getting serious about snakes They can make great pets, but only if you’re prepared.
- WSU expecting record number of injured and orphaned wildlife Wildlife rehabilitators are accustomed to caring for hungry and chirping mouths in spring but starting this April, there’s been a great increase in injured and orphaned wildlife.
- 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.
Clinical Studies
Any current clinical studies for this service will be listed below.
Grateful Client Giving
Honor your pet’s caregiver
“This is a place of miracles.”
-Anne Hensley, veterinary hospital client