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Make Mine Chocolate!
Every Easter, well-intentioned adults buy rabbits, chicks, and ducklings for their children, and every year we receive calls a few months later asking where these unfortunate animals can be surrendered, as well as calls from people who have rescued former pets released into the wild. We understand that these babies are adorable, but please resist…
Read MoreCase Study: Call It Heavy Metal
A little Quaker parrot came to us because he had stopped eating and drinking for 2 days prior and had begun vomiting clear thick liquid that morning. His owner mentioned he had been playing with a little bead of some sort a few days before the onset of symptoms, and though they had not witnessed…
Read MoreEVC Holiday Hours 2023
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we are making time for our staff to celebrate with their friends, families, and loved ones. Our holiday hours are as follows: Sun Dec 24 – CLOSED, no ER available Mon Dec 25 – CLOSED, no ER available Thur Dec 28 – CLOSE 5pm for staff…
Read MoreCase Study: The Last Prolapse
This 32 year old sweet female Umbrella Cockatoo presented with a chronic prolapsing cloaca. We see this issue regularly in parrots for a variety of reasons, but are most often able to resolve it with minimal surgical intervention. In her case, the problem kept recurring, so to hopefully permanently fix this issue, she had a…
Read MoreCase Study: Two Eggs, Over Hard
This 5 1/2 year old female leopard gecko was referred to us from another veterinary clinic after being presented to them with a bloated belly and weight loss in the tail, despite having laid eggs 2 weeks prior. The owner noted a white spot visible on the abdomen, which upon physical examination was determined to…
Read MoreRefills Made Easy!
When your pet needs a medication, he needs it right away. We fill initial prescriptions in-house so you have what you need to start your pet’s treatment immediately and get on the road to recovery. When you are running low, authorized medication refills can be requested with just a few clicks via our VetPawer App.…
Read MoreSeason’s Heatings!
It’s officially fall, and the nights are getting cooler. It will soon be time to turn on your heat. Before you do, take some precautions that can save your pet’s life. When you turn your heat on for the first time, the smell of burning dust and particulate on the elements can be very strong.…
Read MoreCecotropes: What’s That?
You can tell a lot about your rabbit’s health by examining their feces. Rabbits have 2 types of normal poop: fecal pellets and cecal pellets (aka cecotropes). Fecal pellets are a waste product primarily composed of fiber, and should be well-formed and consistent in size, not wet or mushy but not completely desiccated. Cecal pellets,…
Read MoreCase Study: This Snake Bit Off More than It Could Chew
This lovely wild rat snake was brought to us by a rescue organization after getting itself into quite the predicament. It had a large foreign body in its stomach that it was unable to pass. The snake was active and alert and otherwise was in good spirits, so surgical removal of the mystery object was…
Read MoreCase Study: A Delicate EGGstraction
This macaw was out of state with her family when she started acting abnormally on a Friday. Her owners searched for a qualified vet, but no one was able to help. They were able to get her into an emergency clinic and had an x-ray which confirmed there was an egg present. She has never…
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