This semester I’m taking an elective course focusing on avian and exotic animal medicine. It is primarily geared to the common pets that we will see in general practice that aren’t cats, dogs, horses, or cows. So far, it is my favorite class this semester. Possibly the most common “exotic” animal that vets see are […]
Baby Season at the Wildlife Clinic
Spring at the wildlife clinic is baby season. Dozens of wildlife babies—opossum joeys, squirrel kits, and nestlings of numerous species—are fed every few hours during the day by volunteer 1st and 2nd year students or the clinic technicians. Only the babies that require medical care stay at the clinic. For the healthy ones, the clinic […]
