Avian Medicine and Surgery

Experienced clinicians and staff.
- Preventive care.
- Nutrition counseling.
Expert diagnostic capabilities
- Laboratory tests: We can learn a lot from droppings, blood, feathers, mucus, etc.
- Expert radiology: X-rays, Barium studies, Ultrasound
- Endoscopy
Hospital care and Treatments
- Experienced technical staff; compassionate care.
- Temperature and humidity controlled incubators.
- Micro intravenous catheters and fluid pumps.
- Blood transfusion capabilities.
- Nutritional support.
- Extensive pharmacy of specially compounded pharmaceuticals to treat even the smallest birds.
- Healing begins with the patient's will to survive; family visitors are welcome.
Anesthesia and Surgery
- Orthopedics and other traumatic injuries.
- Soft tissue surgeries: spays, neuters, reconstructive and oncological procedures.

Everyone should know a good radiologist

Board certified radiologist on staff.
Experienced radiology technician.
State of the art equipment for X-rays, Fluoroscopy, and Ultrasound.
Special high detail film for superior quality radiographs of birds and small animals.
X-rays for OFA (Orthopedic Foundation of America) certification.

Isofluorane anesthesia
Extensive intra-operative patient care and monitoring
- Dedicated anesthesia technician
- Pulse oximeter continuously monitors heart rate, rhythm, respiratory rate, oxygenation, and body temperature.
- Doppler ultrasound allows us to hear every heart beat as it happens.
- iSTAT laboratory equipment gives us information about a patient's metabolic status within 120 seconds.
Fully equipped surgical suite
- Electrocautery for minimal bleeding
- Laser surgery for microsurgical precision with minimal bleeding.
- Operating lenses and microsurgical instruments for avian orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries.
Special attention paid to post-operative pain management