- Services
Services For Exotics
The clinics of the Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals strive to meet the medical needs of all your pets. We are thrilled to be able to offer care for exotics including: pets birds, rabbits, ferrets, and small mammals such as chinchillas, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, rats, mice, gerbils, and hamsters. The staff of each individual hospital is skilled in providing services to different types of exotic pets, so contact the Progressive Pet Animal Hospital closest to you to find out which species of pets are treated at that facility.
To live long and healthy lives, exotic pets require special care. Just like pet dogs and cats, your exotic pets need veterinary care, balanced nutrition, human interaction, and appropriate management of their environment. Because they often live in cages or enclosed environments, even more attention must be paid to your exotic pets’ housing than to that of the cats and dogs who share your home. Each species of exotic pet has its own specific needs for housing, diet, and care. Even different types of birds require different types of housing and diet, as do the diverse small mammal pets. No matter the differences among them, all exotic mammals require both medical and surgical veterinary care. For example, your pet ferrets need vaccinations and non-breeding females must be spayed. The rabbit may require periodic teeth trimming, and your guinea pig may need a special diet. Birds are often in need of nail trims, beak trims, and behavioral therapy.
The doctors and staff of the Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals are highly skilled at treating and caring for many types of exotic pets and are pleased to be able to offer care and guidance. Advice is available for husbandry questions such as cage size, bedding, heating, and lighting. Nutritional counseling is available for all species. Surgical care is provided for spaying, neutering, and dental necessities. Behavioral advice can help with non-medical problems such as loneliness, separation anxiety, and person-pet interactions. The doctors and staff firmly believe that preventive care helps deter disease problems from arising in exotics and will always make sure that the best routine and preventive care is available for your pets.
Health problems do arise in even the best cared-for exotic pets and the doctors at the Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals are ready and able to help these pets. Services are available for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in exotics. These services include thorough physical examinations, diagnostics such as radiograph, blood tests, and skin scrapings, and biopsy of growths. Surgeries are performed for such diverse occurrences as growth removal, dental disease, fractures, and internal problems. Medications and supplements tailored to the needs of exotics are available. In addition, nutritional counseling is given for those pets suffering from nutritional problems, such as metabolic bone disease. Behavioral counseling is offered for pets with medical problems caused by anxiety, including some cases of feather-picking in birds.
Please call each clinic, or check the service listing, to make sure that service is available for your exotic pet at a specific location. If appropriate treatment is not available, the staff will be happy to direct you to the closest of the Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals that can provide service to your exotic pet.
