We recommend doing further research on the specific
type of pocket pet you're interested in before you adopt to make sure it is suitable for you and your family.
Much of her pocket pet knowledge was also acquired during her several years in management at a local pet store prior to college.
Our team is made up of enthusiastic volunteers who work passionately to serve the underrepresented and often misunderstood
niche of pocket pets in the overall rescue community and general public.
Her
love of pocket pets grew during her undergraduate years while working with her college's laboratory rodents.
Regardless of any signs of disease in your pet rodent, pet store antibiotics are ineffective against
diseases of pocket pets and should NEVER be used.
But with patience and a systematic approach, you can slowly gain the trust
of your pocket pet as you bond with him during the taming process.
Whether you are here for a new puppy exam, a nose - to - tail wellness visit, or for the specialized
care of a pocket pet, bird, or reptile, our team is dedicated to providing the outstanding veterinary care your beloved pet deserves.
In addition, we can help you with all
sorts of pocket pets such as hamsters and guinea pigs, as well as lizards, snakes, turtles, and tortoises.
Guinea pigs are the
gentlest of the pocket pets, which include mice, hamsters, rats and gerbils and so are ideal pets for responsible children.
Our surgery suite is equipped with all of the modern surgical and anesthetic equipment needed to perform procedures on the largest breeds of cats and dogs to the smallest
breeds of pocket pets.
The Town and Country Animal Hospital veterinarians and staff have years of experience in treating a variety of pocket pets including
She has had a
handful of pocket pets (mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters) and taken care of a variety of animals (snakes, horses, rabbits, cats) and currently lives with her pit - lab mix Cocoa and beagle mix Vivian at home.
So I am now a Florida Girl.I do a
lot of the pocket pet and exotic medicine at Parkway in addition to working on dogs and cats.
At Goodyear Animal Hospital & Grooming, we see some
species of pocket pets and reptiles - see the list below for our commonly seen exotics:
Each month for the next several months MNPPR is going to be doing a beginners class about each
type of pocket pet.
Dr. Brandon Dixon, Volunteer Veterinary Clinic, 160 New Shackle Island Rd., Hendersonville, 615-824-8411 (sees a
variety of pocket pets and birds, call about other exotic pets)
At Arrowhead Ranch Animal Hospital & Grooming, we see some species
of pocket pets and reptiles - see the list below for our commonly seen exotics:
Dr. Cheryl Greenacre, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive C - 247, Knoxville, 865-9745503 (sees a variety
of pocket pets, call about other exotic pets)
Dr. Sarah Bendorf, Family Pet Hospital, 530 New South Drive, Clarksville, 931-358-5855 (sees a variety
of pocket pets, call about other exotic pets)
Our expertise not only includes dogs and cats but also an exotics department to take care of birds, rabbits, reptiles, snakes and all types
of pocket pets.