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Avian and Reptile Pets–Chronic Disease Management


Our team can diagnose and treat  chronic illnesses in avian and reptile pets.

While many avian diseases can affect all species, some are more prevalent in certain species. By understanding these conditions and being familiar with various diseases, the team can develop a diagnostic and treatment plan to correctly diagnose and cure your bird’s illness. Chronic avian illnesses such as heart disease, arthritis, and liver disease are among the conditions that the team diagnoses and treats.

Similarly, reptile pets require proper nutrition and a comfortable, safe home to remain healthy. Some species are more prone to develop certain conditions, and by understanding the diseases that commonly affect your type of reptile, the team can formulate a treatment protocol resulting in a correct diagnosis and cure for your reptile’s illness. The team at Winter Park Veterinary Hospital specializes in diagnosing and treating chronic reptile illnesses such as ear infections, skin infections, and respiratory infections. 

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Birds

While most avian diseases can affect every species, some species are more prone to develop certain conditions. By being familiar with various conditions that commonly affect your avian species, the team at Winter Park Vet can formulate a diagnostic and treatment protocol resulting in a correct diagnosis and cure for your bird’s illness.

Types of chronic avian illnesses we diagnose and treat include:

  • Atherosclerosis (Heart disease)
  • Dietary support
  • Arthritis
  • Chronic respiratory issues
  • Feather picking
  • Avian Bornaviral Ganglioneuritis (ABG) or Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD) – Also know as Macaw Wasting Disease
  • Vitamin deficiency
  • Liver disease

Reptiles

Keeping reptiles can be extremely rewarding and many different types of reptiles, such as snakes, lizards, turtles, and tortoises, make great pets.  To have a healthy reptile, it is important to understand their health needs and to provide them a comfortable, safe home and proper nutrition.  Reptiles do have chronic diseases, and some species are more prone to develop certain conditions. By being familiar with various conditions that commonly affect your type of reptile, the team at Winter Park Vet can formulate a diagnostic and treatment protocol resulting in a correct diagnosis and cure for your reptile’s illness. Nutritional and husbandry support/counseling are the most common ways to improve your reptile’s chronic conditions. Please see our patient care guides for more information.

Types of chronic reptile illnesses we diagnose and treat include:

  • Amebiasis
  • Cloacitis
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Fractured shell
  • Ear infections (turtles)
  • Herpesvirus
  • Metabolic bone disease
  • Infectious stomatitis (mouth mot)
  • Respiratory infections
  • Salmonella
  • Septicemia
  • Skin infection
  • Trauma

Please call us today to schedule an appointment if you have any questions or concerns about your pet’s health, or if you would like to receive a second opinion from one of our veterinarians, or your pet’s long-term care. Avian and reptile pets with a strong veterinarian-patient relationship will benefit from better overall health and improved disease control.  We encourage avian pet parents and reptile pet parents to establish a relationship with us early in their pet’s life, before an emergency necessitates a visit.  We have an experienced exotic veterinarian on call 7 days a week for avian and exotic pets established with us as clients. As part of our lifetime commitment to our established avian pet parents and reptile pet parents, in the evenings and on Saturday and Sunday we prioritize established avian, reptile and exotic pet patients if capabilities are limited.  Therefore, establishing and maintaining the relationship with us is important for your avian or reptile pet.

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