Vet FAQ (list of r.p.b-recommended vets)
Cathy Quinones
y Quinones) writes:
:>EVERYONE ELSE: if a bird vet that you can vouch for is not listed here, send
:>me e-mail with the words ADD A VET in the subject heading. I'll add those
:>up, otherwise I'll make an announcement sometime next summer for the annual
:>date effort.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Ooops, that should read "UPdate effort" (before someone asks if I'm running a
dating service for veterinarians!!).
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Cathy Quinones Poicephalus rule!!
quin...@mindspring.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
http://www.mindspring.com/~mintz/coverpg.html = Bird Care Info
Cathy Quinones
(with everyone's help!) last July but haven't been posting it often enough (I
guess I was too busy with my web page or something :).
DAMIAN, if you are reading in, could you put this thing on the r.p.b home
page? It could go in pre-formatted (with the <PRE>, </PRE> command) without
much ado.
EVERYONE ELSE: if a bird vet that you can vouch for is not listed here, send
me e-mail with the words ADD A VET in the subject heading. I'll add those
up, otherwise I'll make an announcement sometime next summer for the annual
date effort.
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Last-modified: June 5, 1995 by Cathy Quinones
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D I S C L A I M E R
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITH NO
IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT WARRANTY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
A RECOMMENDATION OF ANY OF THE LISTED NAMES. READER
MUST ASSUME THE FULL RISK OF USING THE INFORMATION
LISTED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT.
D I S C L A I M E R
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V A R I O U S V E T E R I N A R I A N S B Y S T A T E
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The following vets have been recommended by rec.pets.birds readers at one
ime or another. A much more extensive list of vets appears in the annual
ublication BIRDS USA, put forth by Fancy Publications. Caveat emptor. A
list of Certified Avian Vets follows the r.p.b.-recommended vet list.
ALABAMA
ALASKA
Jackie Frederickson, DVM
Chester Valley Veterinary Hospital
1571 Muldoon Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99504
(907) 333-6591
Dr Lorelei Lamere
Eagle River Veterinary Hospital
12320 Old Glenn Hwy
Eagle River, AK 99577
(907) 694-3800
Dr. James Scott
Arctic Animal Hospital
1600 E Tudor Rd
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 563-3945
Pam Tuomi, DVM
College Village Animal Clinic
2036 East Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99...
(907) 274-5623
ARKANSAS
ARIZONA
Thomas Miller
Valley Animal Hospital
4984 E. 22nd
Tucson, AZ
(602) 748-0331
CALIFORNIA:
Drs. Dumonceaux and Denver
U.C. Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
U.C. Davis campus
Davis, CA (zip?)
(916) 752-1393
Dr. Lynn Dustin
Bay Area Bird Hospital
2055 Tanavel
San Francisco, CA
415-566-4359
Dr. Alan Fudge, DVM
6114 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA
(916) 969-8855
Brian Golden
Village Veterinary
5649 Lake Murrey
La Mesa, Ca. 92042 (Near San Diego)
619-464-3177
Dr Tim Govers
West Valley Pet Clinic
1630 S Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd
Cupertino, CA 95014
408/996-1155
Dr. Jeff Jenkins
(clinic name not avail)
(street address not avail)
San Diego, CA
(phone not avail)
Dr. Victoria Joseph
Bird & Pet Clinic of Roseville
4010 Foothills Blvd.
Roseville, CA (zip?)
(916) 773-6049
Dr. Frank Lavac, DVM, Diplomate ABVP Avian
Wilshire Animal Hospital
2421 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica CA 90403
310.8284587
Fax 310.4531452
Dr. Robert Lawson
(clinic name not avail)
(steet address not avail)
La Mesa, CA
(phone not avail)
Dr. Blake Milam & Dr. Casper [another or the Bird Health FAQ reviewers]
All Pets Veterinary Clinic
1226-B Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(408)425-0945
Dr. Michael J. Murray , DVM [wonderful man who reviewed the Bird Health FAQ, gotta love him!!]
Avian and Exotic Clinic of the Monterey Peninsula
2 Harris Court, Suite A1
Monterey, California 93940
(408) 647-1147
(408) 373-4482
Dr. Elaine Nesbitt
Sacramento Veterinary Surgical Services, Inc. (24-hours)
9700 Business Park Drive
Sacramento, CA (zip?)
(916) 362-3111
Dr. David Penney
Dr. Jeffrey Bryan
Irving Street Veterinary Hospital
1434 Irving St. at 14th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122
Telephone: (415) 664-0191
Dr. Rosskopf and Dr. Woerpel
Aviary Exotics in Manhattan Beach/Hawthorne, CA.
4871 West Rosecrans Av., Hawthorn, CA
(310) 679-0693
Dr. Stonebreaker
Del Mar Veterinary Clinic,
(street address not avail)
Del Mar, CA
(phone not avail)
D.G. Throgmorton D.V.M.
Washington Boulevard Animal Hospital
12116 E. Washington Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90606
310-693-8233 (voice)
Fern Van Sant D.V.M.
For the Birds
17480 Shelburne Way
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-1739
D.N. Voorheis D.V.M.
Washington Boulevard Animal Hospital
12116 E. Washington Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90606
310-693-8233 (voice)
Drs. Max Weiss and Dave Rupiper
Capri Plaza Pet Clinic.
19588 Ventura Blvd.
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 881-6344
Dr. Amy Worrell
All Pets Medical Center
7606 Fallbrook Ave.
West Hills, CA 91304
(818) 883-2600
COLORADO
Dr. Irmiger and Dr. McCluggage
Allpets Clinic
(street address not available)
Boulder, CO.
(phone not available)
Dr Jerry LaBonde
Englewood, CO
(303) 290-8233
Dr David McCluggage
Allpets Clinic
Boulder, CO
(303) 499-5335
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE:
Dr. Dinah E. Flack
Lantana Veterinary Center
306 Lantana Drive
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-3275
The clinic she works for has two offices & she splits her time
between them. The second office is in Glasgow, Delaware; she can always
be reached at the Latana office.
FLORIDA
Dr. Thomas L. Goldsmith, D.V.M., M.S.
Exotic Animal and Avian Medicine and Surgery
Zoo Med
Country Club Animal Hospital
4115 S.W. 72nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33155
Phone (305) 633-3300
Fax: (305) 663-9205
Dr. Pam Hendrickson,
ABCDE Animal Clinic
3820 Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Phone (407) 622-7370
Dr. K. Zielezienski (known as Dr. Z)
Specialist in Avian Medecine and Surgery
Academy Animal Hospital
4211 N. Federal Hwy.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308
(305) 564-6314
GEORGIA
Dr. Alan Fusco
Sprayberry Animal Hospital
2135 Post Oak Tritt
Marietta, GA 30066
404-977-8300
Dr. Cheryl Greenacre--Exotic Animal Specialist University Georgia
School of Veterinary Medicine
(street address not avail)
Athens, GA
706-542-3221
Dr. Mimi Sheppard
For Pet's Sake
3761 N. Druid Hills Rd.
Atlanta, GA
(404) 248-8977
[Dr. Newman, Drs. Akins and Dr. Soloway are also listed as avian states and
are located in the Atlanta area. I have heard good things about them all.
they are listed in the phone book :)]
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
Dr. Bob Dahlhausen
Forest Park Veterinary Clinic
1104 W. Kemper Road (exit 39 off I-275, about 1/2 mile south on Winton)
Cincinnati, OH 45240
(513) 851-6700
Scott E. McDonald, D.V.M.
Niles Animal Hospital and Bird Medical Center P.C.
7278 Milwaukee Avenue
Niles, IL 60714
708-647-9325
Richard R. Nye, D.V.M.
Midwest Bird & Exotic Animal Hospital
1923 So. Mannheim Road
Westchester, IL 60154
708-344-8166
Peter Sakas D.V.M.
Niles Animal Hospital and Bird Medical Center
7278 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Niles, IL 60648
708-647-9325
INDIANA
Dr. Jim Koch DVM
115 N Smith Rd
Bloomington, IN
(812) 339-611?
(located in Southern Indiana)
Angela Lenox
Scott Driggers
Nicole Van der Heyden
Avian & Exotic Animal Clinic
(317) 786-1826 (South Indianapolis)
(317) 879-8633 (North Indianapolis)
(317) 423-5500 (Lafayette)
IOWA
Dr. Lori B. Cherney
Taylor Veterinary Hospital
315 State Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319-277-1883 - answered 24 hours/day
KANSAS
Dr. James R. Swanson
Avian Practitioner
1930 N. 77th St.
Kansas City, KS. 66112
(913)334-6770
He is a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians.
KENTUCKY
Virginia Garrison, DVM
Animal and Bird Hospital
426 New Circle Road NE
Lexington, KY
(606) 255-9288
Pager: (606) 275-2473
Dr. Robin Sheldon
Jefferson Animal Hospital East
4512 Del Maria Way (off Bardstown Rd.)
Louisville, KY 40229
(502) 499-6536
***24-Hour associated clinic (502) 966-4104)***
Sam Vaughn, DMV (Board certified)
10466 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY
800-245-bird
Bianca Zaffarano, DVM
Animal Care Clinic
3605 Harrodsburg Road
Lexington, KY 40504
(606) 223-8866
after hours: (606) 224-4995
LOUISANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
Dr. Gretchen Ginter-Ramierez
Alpine Animal Hospital
Cabin John, MD,
301-229-2400
Dr. Ann T. Piety
Wheaton Animal Hospital
2929 University Boulevard, West.
Kensington, MD 20895-1934
301-949-1520
MASSACHUSETTS
Dr. Gretchen Kaufman
Tufts Vet School/Hospital
200 Westboro Road
North Grafton, MA 01536
508-839-5395
Dr. Kilgore and Dr. Sager
Littleton Animal Hospital
Rt 110, Littleton, Ma.
(508)486-3101
Dr. Majorie McKillian
Windhover Veterinary Clinic
(street address not available)
Walpole, MA
508-668-4520
Dr. Martha Lindsay
Andover Animal Hospital
233 Lowell Street
Andover, MA 01810
508-475-3600
MICHIGAN
Timothy S. England, DVM
4483 Francis St.
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 784-6193
Dr. Fred Shulak
North Branch Animal Hospital
17630 Twelve Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48076
(313) 557-7773
The 313 area code is being split, so it may become 810 at some point.
MINNESOTA
Vet Teaching Hospital
1365 Gortner Avenue
University of Minnesota
Saint Paul Campus
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 625-7798
Dr. John Baillie
Cedar Pet Clinic
3447 Cedar Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 721-7431
Dr. Tammy Jenkins
St. Francis Animal and Bird Hospital
(street address not available)
(612) 645-2808.
John A. Newman DVM
30 West Mendota Road
Inver Grove Heights, MN
(612) 450-6445
(612) 455-2258
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Upper Valley Veterinary Services
7 Slayton St.
Lebanon, NH 03756
(603) 448-3534
They cover the area around Lebanon, NH and White River Junction, VT (along
with several other clinics.
NEW JERSEY
Dr. Kenneth Danzen
1785 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
(phone not avail)
NEW MEXICO
Dr. Linda M. Contos DVM
Dr. John E. Heidrich PhD DVM
Albuquerque Avian Clinic
6901 2nd Street NW
(505) 345-3521
also at:
Riverside Animal Hospital
9174 Coors NW
(505) 898-8874
Dr. Kathleen Ramsey
Cottonwood Clinic
(street address not avail)
Espanola, NM
505-753-3790
NEW YORK
Dr. Katherine Quesenberrry
Dr. Heidi Hoefer,
Dr. Karen Rosenthal
Dr. Natalie Antinoff
Animal Medical Center (AMC)
510 East 62 Street,
NYC 10021 (Manhattan)
212-838-8100.
Dr. Douglas Aspros
Bond Animal Hospital
250 Central Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 949-8850
Dr. Karen Cantor
Westside Veterinary Center
220 West 83 Street
NY 10024 (Manhattan)
212-580-1800
Dr. Ken Dodge
Town & Country Hospital for Pets PC
4707 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
(315) 469-5777
Dr. Edward Garner
All Pets Veterinarian
1737 Second Avenue
NY 10128 (Manhattan)
212-831-0410
914-356-0780 (Emergency)
Dr. Sally Haddock
St. Marks Veterinary Hospital
348 East 9 Street
NY 10003 (Manhattan)
212-477-2688
Dr. Ruth Juris
Prospect Park Animal Clinic
105 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-768-6125
718-499-6677
Dr. Krasnoff (sp?)
Dr. Monaco
Brookville Animal Hospital
691 Glen Cove Rd
Glen Head, NY
516/674-3322
Dr. Keith Manning
East Side Animal Hospital
321 East 52 Street
NY 10022 (Manhattan)
212-751-5176
Dr. L. Pesek
Westbury Animal Hospital
319 Union Ave.
Westbury, NY
516/333-1123
Also, there is a nearby veterinary emergency hospital that is open only at
night, when the regular vets are closed. They are:
The Veterinary Emergency Group, P.C.
193 Tarrytown Road
White Plains, NY 10607
(914) 949-8779
NORTH CAROLINA
Dr. Greg Burkett, DVM
Avian Veterinary Services / The Birdie Boutique
3033 University Dr.
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 490-3001
Dr. Kevin Flammer
Dr. Lori Degeners
Dr. April Romagnonos
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
4700 Hillsboro Street
Releigh, NC, 27606
919-821-9500
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO:
Dr. Bob Dahlhausen
Forest Park Veterinary Clinic
1104 W. Kemper Road (exit 39 off I-275, about 1/2 mile south on Winton)
Cincinnati, OH 45240
(513) 851-6700
Dr. Jamie Lindstrom
Animal Clinic Northview
34910 Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039
(216) 327-8282
Martti Putkonen
Avon Animal & Bird Hospital
37160 Detroit Rd.
Avon, OH 44011
(216) 934-6516
Dr. Norman Tulodziecki
Parma Animal Hospital, Inc.
5522 Pearl Road
Parma, OH 44129
(216) 885-1818
(Intersection of Ridge & Pearl Rds (west on Pearl) close to
Cleveland-Parma-Brooklyn city lines.
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
Dr. David Barno
Rock Creek Veterinary Clinic
(street address not avail)
Beaverton, OR
(phone not avail)
Dr. Deborah Scheaffer DVM
Pet Samaritan Clinic
2519 E. Burnside
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 233-5001
PENNSYLVANIA
"Gloria Goodman Bucks County, PA"
Neshaminy Animal Medical Center
4197 Bristol Road, Oakford, PA 19053
Tel: 215-396-2360
Dr. Robert Wagner
Fox Chapel Animal Hospital
(street address not avail)
Pittsburgh, PA
412-781-6446
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS:
Dr. Belmonte
Worcester Cat and Bird Clinic
(street address not avail)
Austin,TX
(phone not avail)
Dr. Bill Campbell
Anderson Mill Animal Clinic
(street address not avail)
Austin, TX
(phone not avail)
Dr. James Fix
Dr. Mark Gochenour
West Houston Veterinary Medical Associates, Inc.
1874 South Kirkwood
Houston, TX 77077
(713) 493-4712
Dr. Longsford, D.S., Dvm
Deer Park Animal Hospital
202 W. San Augustine,
Deer Park, TX 77536
(713) 479-0405
Dr. Roger Pigott
Windsor Park animal
4322 South Staples
Corpus Christi TX, 78411
(512) 992-9731
Dr. Taffi Tippit
Bissonnet-Southampton Veterinary Clinic
2028 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 520-8743
UTAH
Dr. Ross Anderson
Central Valley Veterinary Hospital
55 East Miller Avenue (3175 South)
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
801-487-1321
Dr. Kelly Huston
Dr. Dave Shupe
All Pet Complex
9860 South 700 East
Sandy, Utah 94093
(801) 572-4600
Dr. Mortin Orr
Exotic Pet Hospital
1050 Fort Union Blvd.
Family Center
Midvale, Utah 84047
(801) 565-1263
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
Dr. Rose Ann Fiskett
Potomac Valley Veterinary Hospital
9553 Braddock Rd (Twinbrook Shopping Center)
Fairfax, VA
(703)425-PETS
Dr. William Olkowski
Cedarcrest Animal Clinic
Rt. 631, Fishersville, VA
(703) 943-7577
Vanessa Rolfe, DVM
Avian and Exotic Veterinary Services
2202W. Main Street
Salem, VA 24153-3106
(703) 387-2212
WASHINGTON STATE
Cynthia Bishop
Northwest Veterinary Hospital
4922 Stoneway North
Seattle, Wa 98103
206-545-4255
Dr. James R. Onorati
Burien Veterinary Hospital
?4628 Ambaum Blvd. S.W.
Seattle, WA 98166
(206)242-1290
Dr. Elise Thomas
Phinney Ridge Animal Hospital
8205 Greenwood Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98103
206-784-9200
also at:
Emerald City Emergency Clinic
4102 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103
206-634-9000
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
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ADDENDUM: Certified Avian Vet list [thanks to Debbie Kesling for providing
his list, as of May 1995]
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DIPLOMATS OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS,
CERTIFIED IN AVIAN PRACTICE:
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ARIZONA
Stormy Hudelson Tucson AZ
CALIFORNIA
Jeffrey Jenkins San Diego CA
Los Angeles Area
Janet Berens Ranchos Palos Verdes CA
Frank Lavac Santa Monica CA
Walter Rosskopf Hawthorne CA
Amy Worell West Hills CA
SF Bay Area
Lynn Dustin San Francisco CA
Timothy Govers San Jose CA
Kent Littlehale San Jose,CA
Sacramento area
Alan Fudge Citrus Heights, CA
Drury Reavill Rancho Cordova, CA (not in pvt practice-grad work)
CONNECTICUT
Robert Giddings Kensington CT
MARYLAND
Jim Stunkard Edgewater MD
Donald Zantop Foresthill MD
NEW JERSEY
James McKinley Neshanic Station NJ
NEW YORK
New York City- The Animal Medical Center
Katherine Quesenberry New York, NY
Karen Rosenthal New York NY
Heidi Hoefer New York NY
OHIO
Gary Riggs Norton OH
Barbara Oglesbee Columbus OH (Ohio State Un)
Nancy Anderson Dublin OH (Ohio State Un)
Nicole Van der Heyden Indianapolis IN (part-time; grad student)
OREGON
Madeline Rae Salem OR (also a veterinary pathologist)
Alison Archambault Corvallis OR (mobile practice-Oregon)
PENNSYLVANIA
Gloria Goodman Bucks County, PA
NORTH CAROLINA
Laurel Degernes Raleigh NC (NCSU)
Keven Flammer Raleigh NC (NCSU)
TENESSEE
Susan Orosz Knoxville TN (Univ of TN)
VIRGINIA
William Olkowski Fisherville VA
Rose Ann Fiskett Fairfax, VA
Outside of the USA:
CANADA
Petra Burgman Toronto Ont
Robin Lane Guelph ONT (primarily diagnostic lab)
Robin Roscoe Nepean ONT (Univ Guelph)
NETHELANDS
JT Lumeij Utrecht University
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Cathy Quinones
:>My bird almost died because one of the vets you list as recommended for New York City
:>mis-managed his case and failed to notice that he was deteriorating, rather than
:>improving during a hospital stay. I have written documentation of the reults of this
:>woman's incompetance. It sickens me to see her practice listed as "recommended" in
:>your FAQ. It turns my stomach to think that someone might get her name from this FAQ
:>and lose their bird due to the errors of this woman and her staff.
I replied to Kayla, but here's what I said: that oftentimes, when people's
names {professionals in particular} are mentioned in the 'net, the comments
are positive in nature because negative comments have the risk of being
tagged as libel. So the usual thing is to say "I had bad experiences with a
certain store/vet in this area, contact me for details." That way the dirt
gets exposed in private.
I sort of "inherited" the vet faq list from whomever last updated it. Like
it says in the file, being in the list means someone, at some point, said
they had used that vet to their liking. However, Kayla's commet made me
think that having a list like that does zilch to let readers know about the
vets mentioned. They can get as much info from the phone book (i.e., that
someone at some point used said vet and that the vet remained in business
afterwards).
So... here's my proposal: whenever the mood strikes me (in the next 6
months :) I will again post asking EVERYONE to submit the names of the vets
they have employed. I would like to have each vet name to have TWO
e-mail address attached, so that anyone that is interested can contact at
least two rec.pets.birds readers who are willing to vouch for the vet in
question.
The idea here is that a person who finds the list can send a generic e-mail
to the two "sponsors" in the list, who will hopefully e-mail that person with
their comments. That way, from reading the list nobody can glean who liked
the vet and who didn't, and the privacy of all involved is maintained. If I
only get 1 person recommending a vet, I will only include that e-mail.
If I get multiple vouchers for a given vet, I will still have 2 e-mail
contacts next to the name (which may be good/good or good/bad) PLUS a list
of "additional sponsors," i.e., additional people willing to be contacted
to discuss a given vet.
2. Vets that don't get at least one positive vote of confidence will be
removed from the list. The idea of updating the list is to keep it current,
no?
3. Vets that get votes of confidence and votes of NO confidence will
have [like all others] 2 e-mail addresses as contacts. It will be up to
the interested party to contact those "sponsors" and up to them to reply.
4. Ultimately, whether this system works or not, or the "sponsors" answer to
queries or not, people looking for a vet can always post to rec.pets.birds
inquiring about specific doctors, whether they are in the list or not.
When I post this "for real" (i.e., DON'T SEND ME THIS STUFF YET, please!)
I'll be more specific. At that point, I'll ask that people say whether they
are willing to offer their name as a sponsor, etc...
Doing things this way sort of creates more work for EVERYONE, but I think
this approach will be helpful. Kayla, and others no doubt, are willing to go
the extra mile to help people steer clear of vets they feel are not to be
trusted. Likewise, they are willing to spend an extra few minutes typing
about a vet they really respect. Like I said, the list in itself is not very
helpful (no more so than the local phonebook or latest issue of Birds USA)
unless there are warm bodies behind it willing to vouch for the vets in
question.
Send me e-mail or post with any comments on this. I have no interest in
sponsoring one vet over the other. I just want to make the list a bit more
useful and user-friendly so that information can be shared more easily.
Alison A. Evans
says...
>
>In message <473atq$1a...@stealth.mindspring.com> - quin...@mindspring.com
(Cath
>y Quinones) writes:
>
>:>me e-mail with the words ADD A VET in the subject heading. I'll add
those
>:>up, otherwise I'll make an announcement sometime next summer for the
annual
>:>date effort.
>
>Ooops, that should read "UPdate effort" (before someone asks if I'm
running a
>dating service for veterinarians!!).
>
Well, Cathy, it would be the *least* you could do for them after
all they do for us and our birdies! ;)
Alison
<humming> Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match...
*
Cathy:
Thank you for your hard work on this FAQ. But please, please, please can you allow
readers to veto inclusion of certain veterinarians?
My bird almost died because one of the vets you list as recommended for New York City
mis-managed his case and failed to notice that he was deteriorating, rather than
improving during a hospital stay. I have written documentation of the reults of this
woman's incompetance. It sickens me to see her practice listed as "recommended" in
your FAQ. It turns my stomach to think that someone might get her name from this FAQ
and lose their bird due to the errors of this woman and her staff.
The board certified avain vets at the Animal Medical Center saved my bird's life
after this other "avian" vet screwed up. I will never again place my birds lives in
the hands of any other doctors in NYC. I don't want to see readers of this newsgroup
make the same mistake I did.
Kayla, Willie and Dinsdale (who is lucky to be here)
Ann Godwin
What a fun (and useful) thread this is! Please let me add a "commercial"
for our favorite vet (mine and my birdies', that is). I'm in the greater
Washington, D.C. area, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Our vet is:
Dr. Debbie Alls-Temples
Gaithersburg Animal Hospital
280 N. Frederick Avenue (which is also #355)
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-948-2828
These people were *wonderful* when the first Mrs. O. was eggbound, and
pulled through a very sick little birdie, even though it took quite awhile.
(Then she had to be adopted out by someone who had no male 'tiels, as it
was advised that she not be permitted to breed again, for her own safety).
Dr. Debbie also helped me get Oberon cheered up after the loss of his
mate (it was a *bear* to get him to eat much of anything for awhile) and
has helped plenty with Gremmy's weight problems (the little monster is
now up to 120 grams! Yay, Gremmy! 15 grams to go...) Though there are
several vets on staff at this hospital (a group practice), Dr. Debbie is
the avian specialist.
The vet at the emergency clinic in Alexandria where some friends carried
Mrs. O and I was the greatest, too, and she is:
Dr. Rebecca Walton
2660 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 823-3601
These people are only "after normal hours" and have *some* weekend
hours. They are intended for animal emergencies during hours at which
the animal's regular vet is not available. Dr. Walton isn't a bird
specialist but was great with a sick, scared, hurting little birdie and
got her through a rough first night after she had passed the egg.
We've seen her only the once, thank Heaven - she's a great person, but
it sure is nice not to have any emergencies!!
Later,
Ann Godwin
Oberon and Tinkerbelle,
Cockatiels First Class,
and the Gremlin
Berrrrraaaawwwwwkkkkk!!!
Cathy Quinones
ites:
:>
:>In article <473b5g$1a...@stealth.mindspring.com>, quin...@mindspring.com
:>>
:>>In message <473atq$1a...@stealth.mindspring.com> - quin...@mindspring.com
:>(Cath
:>>y Quinones) writes:
:>>
:>>:>EVERYONE ELSE: if a bird vet that you can vouch for is not listed here,
:>send
:>>:>me e-mail with the words ADD A VET in the subject heading. I'll add
:>those
:>>:>up, otherwise I'll make an announcement sometime next summer for the
:>annual
:>>:>date effort.
:>> ^^^^^^^^^^^
:>>
:>>Ooops, that should read "UPdate effort" (before someone asks if I'm
:>running a
:>>dating service for veterinarians!!).
:>>
:>
:>
:>all they do for us and our birdies! ;)
Actually, a certain person sent me her recommendation last time I updated the
faq. It had the name and address to the vet and the statement that "he's
really really cute!!" I tried to think of how to work this into the FAQ but
gave up :)
Cathy Quinones
being posted to the newsgroup. I am not updating the vet faq just yet, when
I feel that urge to have my mailbox explode on my face every time I log on,
I'll let you know :)
Currently, I am saving recommendations that are sent to me by e-mail. If you
send me one, PLEASE say whether you are willing to have your e-mail listed in
the FAQ as a reference. Otherwise I will have to e-mail you back. Be nice
to me and help me type less!!! :)
Other than that, carry on with the vet gossip :)