WHAT DO WE SEE?
The Exotic Animal Department at Central Hospital for Veterinary Medicine sees avian, small companion exotic mammals, and reptile/amphibian species by appointment Monday through Thursday at our North Haven office. We offer wellness, sick-pet, 2nd-opinion, and referral case care. Our goal is to offer same-day work-up and management for patients evaluated through appointment, when elected. Separately, our North Haven Emergency Department offers 24/7 basic evaluation and supportive care of avian and exotic pets. Hospitalization may be offered to pets needing supportive care, monitoring, and post-surgical treatments 24/7 through coordination with our emergency, critical care, and inpatient departments.
Special Services
Dr. Shakeri is able to offer: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Routine and Advanced Imaging, Routine and Advanced Surgery, Rabbit and Rodent Dentistry, Chronic Disease Management, Palliative Care, Sick-Pet Stabilization and Care, and Owner-Present Pet Euthanasias.
Dr. Shakeri does not treat fish, wildlife (unless by appointment through a licensed facility or rehabilitator), ratite birds, or primates/monkeys. Prairie dogs and raccoons must be owned by licensed individuals. The emergency department will not see the aforementioned in addition to amphibians.
OUR SERVICE PROVIDES:
- Proper Diet and Husbandry
- Geriatric Pet Management
- Dental Disease
- Self- Mutilation in Birds and Sugar Gliders
- Trauma Care and Wound Management
- Reproductive Diseases
- GI Stasis in Rabbits and Other Herbivores
- Head Tilt Disorders in Rabbits and Guinea Pigs
- Adrenal Disease in Ferrets
Diagnostics & Treatment MOdalities:
- Digital X-Rays
- MRI Scan
- CT Scan
- Ultrasound
- Hyperbaric Oxygen
- Phovia Light
- Laser Therapies
Consultations and Beyond
Exotic pets have a wide variety of needs, and care differs in complexity from species to species. Dr. Shakeri and her team are well versed on up-to-date husbandry standards, from chameleons and water dragons to rabbits, hedgehogs, macaws, and beyond. Common, presumed behavioral conditions addressed by the team may include self-injurious behavior in birds and barbering in small mammals. Some of the less common species that Dr. Shakeri treats include axolotls, various frog species, sugar gliders, degus, and peafowl.
