Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine
with a passion!
with a passion!
Tour
A quick tour of the Chicago Exotics facility.
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Entrance
Chicago Exotics is located at 3757 W. Dempster St. in Skokie, Illinois.
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Reception
Once inside, you'll register at the reception desk. Lamor, Heather, or Kim will greet you.
After you check in, you will be led to our exam rooms. We are still curbside, but when the threat of COVID 19 has passed we can welcome you into our beautiful building again.
After you check in, you will be led to our exam rooms. We are still curbside, but when the threat of COVID 19 has passed we can welcome you into our beautiful building again.
Our many ribbons for sponsoring the GCFA Greatest Ferret on Earth show
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Hello from Lamor and Heather pictured here!
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Waiting Room
Our waiting room has plenty of space for you and your pet(s). You'll also find our crested gecko friends in their beautiful Zoo Med vivarium. The antique furniture belongs to Dr. Moy
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Exam Rooms Each Doctor has themed their personal exam room |
Surgery
Chicago Exotics specializes in small animal and avian surgeries and has the right equipment for the job. For instance, did you know we have the equipment to perform surgery on fish?
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Isolation
We do have a separate room with it's own exhaust system. This is used for animals that may have contagious disease.
These individually thermostatically controlled enclosures are made for a variety of reptiles.
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Small Exotics Ward
We have many types of incubators and cages to accommodate many types of animals. In these pictures, the tanks on the shelves are for fish, reptiles, and amphibians, and the incubators on the counter are for birds. We also have a large Bush rack for the reptiles. Pictured below left. 
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Work Area, Ward 1, and Lab
This is often where we are with your pet when it comes in back to be weighed. Exams happen here along with pre-surgical work ups. We read our own fecals on the spot. The lab is fully equipped with CBC machines (we can read our own CBCs as well) along with advanced chemistry machines. The rabbit and rodent dental area is behind me in this picture. Surgical preparation area is just to the right of the upper right of this picture.
This is often where we are with your pet when it comes in back to be weighed. Exams happen here along with pre-surgical work ups. We read our own fecals on the spot. The lab is fully equipped with CBC machines (we can read our own CBCs as well) along with advanced chemistry machines. The rabbit and rodent dental area is behind me in this picture. Surgical preparation area is just to the right of the upper right of this picture.
Pictured is our vast pharmacy which carries very avian and exotic specific products
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Ward one is where the day's surgery patients are
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Large Tub
We add this large grooming tub to help us keep everything clean. But also for soaking and rinsing large reptiles.
We add this large grooming tub to help us keep everything clean. But also for soaking and rinsing large reptiles.
Kitchen
Here is our kitchen and large kennel area. Lots of coffee and sweets to help us through the day:} The dogs pictured belong to employees. We anticipate these kennels will be used for potbelly pigs and other things of that size.
Here is our kitchen and large kennel area. Lots of coffee and sweets to help us through the day:} The dogs pictured belong to employees. We anticipate these kennels will be used for potbelly pigs and other things of that size.
Ward 2
Here is ward 2. This is part of the new buildout that occurred in 2020. Exams occur here along with ultrasounds and hospitalized patients.
Here is ward 2. This is part of the new buildout that occurred in 2020. Exams occur here along with ultrasounds and hospitalized patients.
Offices
Here are the new offices for the doctors and tele-cytology department. The new buildout has provided ampule space for everyone to work and talk to you all! Dr. Horton's office is in the middle of the building and too filled with books and things to show a picture here.
Here are the new offices for the doctors and tele-cytology department. The new buildout has provided ampule space for everyone to work and talk to you all! Dr. Horton's office is in the middle of the building and too filled with books and things to show a picture here.