Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery with a passion!
Welcome to Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital
Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital provides veterinary care for all avian and exotic animals. We have a state-of-the-art facility designed specifically for avian and exotic animals!
Exotic pets like rabbits, ferrets, reptiles, birds, fish, hedgehogs, and guinea pigs have special care needs and Chicago Exotics specializes in meeting those needs. We operate a full service avian and exotic animal hospital featuring Dr. Susan Horton, Dr. Melissa Giese, Dr. Stephanie Moy, Dr. Dana Varble, Dr. Deanne Strat-Zenoni, Dr. Ellen Boyd, Dr. Jessica Byerly, and Dr. Amelia Baldwin! Their extensive knowledge and expertise with exotic species combines the best of personal and clinical experience. Our location is in Skokie, Illinois. We provide service for the entire Chicago area as well as Southern Wisconsin and Western Indiana. Our hospital has the capability of serving all sorts of animals from the smallest fish to the largest reptiles. Our warm exotic ICU features avian incubators, reptilian incubators (aquatic and not), fish and amphibian ICU tanks, avian nebulizer units, and inline oxygen for all cages. Outside the warm room, we have comfortable cages for all the soft fuzzy and not so fuzzy mammals and marsupials. We are especially bird friendly! Our in-house diagnostic capability includes full blood and chemistry work, cytology, radiology, endoscopy, ultrasound, and surgery. We offer the opportunity for unique species to receive competent and compassionate veterinary care. Cases are seen by appointment, but emergency patients are gladly accepted as the need arises. We are no longer accepting personal checks for payment. Thinking about traveling internationally with your pet? Click this link to see this page: We are hiring! See our job page for receptionist and veterinary technician opportunities. We have CT appointments available. Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital has invested in a Xoran Catscan for service to our tiny patients. The appointment is a drop-off and stay until the end of the day type appointment. Anesthesia is necessary as is a previous exam by one of the CE doctors. We are using a panel of expert radiologists to read and report on our CT images. Please call us if you have any questions. Here is more information. Now available: Acupuncture and Chiropractic medicine for exotics! Dr Strat has been practicing these forms of alternative medicine for many years. She now offers these therapeutic options every other Friday. Call for an appointment today! Chicago Exotics does provide inspections for USDA permit holders as well. Call to get a quote for a site visit. Erchonia Laser therapy is available by appointment! Call and schedule your laser therapy today!! Our Care Sheets section contains valuable information on caring for your pet. If one of the doctors sent you to this website for a handout, this is where you want to go. Are you a vet looking for referral information? You will also need to fill out this referral sheet and send all pertinent lab work and imaging. Are you preparing for your pet's end of life? Please read this link. Are you a new client who needs new client form? Please also fill out an Avian, Mammalian, Amphibian, Fish, or Reptile history form before you come in. Just print then fill out these forms before your next visit and bring them with you. Please arrive 15 minutes early for your first appointment so that we can enter all this information into the computer. Wildlife questions
Finding injured or immature wildlife in your yard? Check out this link for information on wildlife rehabilitation and orphans. Red Door Animal Shelter has a nice page on wild bunnies, etc.
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Member of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians
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Member of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
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Member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians
Meet Our Staff
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