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Veterinary Care — Exotics

Wide-ranging exotics care provided by a leading expert in the field

Craig Hunt has provided the exotic pet service at Chine House since 2005, and holds the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Medicine and the RCVS Diploma in Zoo Medicine.

Craig aims to provide a personal and high quality first and second opinion service in ‘exotic pet’ medicine and surgery.

Caring for Exotics

Our exotics department opened in 2005 and has now been expanded to include three separate hospital wards. It also boasts a separate prep and surgical area.

Run by a diploma holder, Craig Hunt, we can offer veterinary services for all exotic species.

For more information or to arrange a consultation, please feel free to call our exotics department on 01509 812 446, or click to…

Additional Important Information

Many exotic pets are adept at hiding illness and disease until very late in the course of their condition and are, therefore, often taken to vets when the pet has been ill for some time. At this point many illnesses are advanced and difficult or impossible to cure. Preventative care is encouraged and, with this in mind, post-purchase examination and annual health checks are recommended for all exotic pets. These consultations give an opportunity to discuss and advise upon species-specific problems, diet, care and husbandry.

Avian

All birds catered for

 

  • Falconry
  • Companion
  • Aviary
  • Pet poultry

 

Services include:

 

  • Post-purchase examinations and annual health checks
  • Blood and faecal analysis
  • Full surgical and medical management of most avian patients including endoscopy, intensive care and microsurgery
  • Avian orthopaedics
  • Feather plucking advice and treatments
  • DNA and surgical sexing
  • Beak repair and imping

 

Facilities include:

 

  • Hospitalisation available for all species, from canaries to large falcons
  • Highly experienced nursing team

 

Please contact the surgery with any queries or to discuss your requirements, call the ‘Exotics’ service on 01509 812 446 or click to make an enquiry.

Reptile

Services include:

 

  • Health checks and husbandry advice
  • Post-purchase examinations
  • Post-hibernation tortoise checks
  • Neutering and medical egg-binding treatments
  • Advanced soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery
  • Keyhole surgery and endoscopic examinations
  • Microchipping
  • Shell surgery
  • Blood and faecal analysis

 

Facilities include:

 

  • Wide variety of vivariums available for hospitalisation
  • Tortoise boxes and all appropriate heating and lighting
  • Highly experienced nursing team

 

Please contact the surgery with any queries or to discuss your requirements, call the ‘Exotics’ service on 01509 812 446 or click to make an enquiry.

Rabbits & Rodents

Services include:

 

  • Annual health checks and vaccinations
  • Dentistry including complicated extractions and abscess surgery
  • Routine neutering
  • Advanced anaesthetic monitoring
  • Advanced thoracic and abdominal surgery
  • Full medical work-ups
  • Orthopaedic surgery

 

Facilities include:

 

  • Separate hospitalisation facilities enabling prey species such as rabbits and rodents to be hospitalised away from predators, reducing stress
  • Highly skilled nursing team trained in the specific needs of rabbits and rodents

 

Please contact the surgery with any queries or to discuss your requirements, call the ‘Exotics’ service on 01509 812 446 or click to make an enquiry.

Ferrets

Services include:

 

  • Annual health check and vaccination
  • Routine neutering and vasectomies
  • Suprelorin hormone implant or the “jill jab”
  • Advanced medical treatments including chemotherapy
  • Advanced surgery including adrenalectomy
  • Dedicated hospitalisation facilities

 

Please contact the surgery with any queries or to discuss your requirements, call the ‘Exotics’ service on 01509 812 446 or click to make an enquiry.

Fish, Amphibians & Others

Fish services include:

 

  • Water quality testing and site visits
  • Disease Screening and Investigations
  • MS-222 Anaesthesia and Surgery
  • Post-mortem examination

 

Others:

 

We can accommodate most exotic pet species, including amphibians, rare mammals, arachnids etc.

Please contact the surgery with any queries or to discuss your requirements, call the ‘Exotics’ service on 01509 812 446 or click to make an enquiry.

Information for referring vets

Craig accepts secondary referrals from all over the Midlands and beyond, and is happy to give phone advice for those awkward cases.

 

To refer a case, please complete and submit our Veterinary Referral application form here…

 

For further information please feel free to contact the surgery with any queries or to discuss your requirements, call us on 01509 812 446 or click to make an enquiry.

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