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UC DAVIS UPDATE
Exotics Care at UC Davis
Spans Many Species
Rob Warren, UC Davis VMTH Communications & Marketing Officer
behavior, environmental enrichment, pain prevention
and management, and pediatric and geriatric care. The
program also supports research focused on providing
best practices for protecting the health and well-being
of parrots kept by private owners, aviculturists, and zoological
collections.
Another subset of the service is the Aquatic Animal
Lady Alaia McBiggs recovered well after surgery at the UC Davis veterinary hospital.
I
t's not uncommon to see students walking a
turtle around the grounds of the School of
Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, or to hear
about surgery on a koi fish or another exotic
pet species. The Companion Exotic Animal
Medicine and Surgery Service at the veterinary
hospital provides wellness care, specialized
diagnostic testing, medical treatments, surgical
options, and emergency care for exotic companion
animals. Animals commonly seen by the
service include birds, turtles, hamsters, guinea
pigs, rabbits, snakes, lizards, fish, and many other
exotic species of pets.
The service also includes the Richard M. Schubot
Parrot Wellness and Welfare Program, which is dedicated
to supporting resources, education, and clinical care of
companion parrots, providing optimal quality of life and
disease prevention and treatment. Maintaining UC Davis'
tradition of excellence, this innovative program just
for parrots encompasses preventative health, nutrition,
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Health unit, which works with many local fish owners
and distributors, including koi enthusiasts. The team has
also pitched in during natural disasters to save fish. During
recent California wildfires, the aquatics specialists
assisted the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response
Team in rescuing koi fish that were hastily abandoned in
the direness of the moment escaping the fires. The fish
were transported back to UC Davis in makeshift transport
systems created on the spot in the fire zones using
horse troughs and loose plywood. Once the koi were
back on campus, they were examined and housed at the
UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture
until they could be returned to their owners.
Recently, the exotics specialists treated Lady Alaia
McBiggs, an 8-year-old Flemish giant rabbit. Lady experienced
a bulging right eye that was determined to be
caused by an abscess growing behind it. With the abscess
being in such a vulnerable location, the team consulted
with ophthalmology and neurology specialists to determine
the best plan of action to drain the abscess. It was
decided to perform a zygomatic arch resection and marsupialization.
This invasive surgery removed part of the
bone structure that surrounds and protects the eye in
order to approach the abscess and allow it to heal over
time from the inside out. Lady recovered well from the
surgery and is back to her old self.
As part of the Veterinary Medical Center expansion
project at UC Davis, the Companion Exotic Animal
Medicine and Surgery Service recently opened three
new examination rooms adjacent to their service suite.
These new rooms greatly enhance the service's capabilities
for treating patients like Lady and provide dedicated
examination space necessary for the best possible quality
of exotics care. The new space was configured in ways
to create positive workflow environments, allowing for
various set-ups consistent with the differences in exotic
patients. P
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pulse - February 2022

Pulse - February 2022
Chapter Meetings & Calendar
President’s Perspective
Pulsepoints
SCVMA Profile
COVER FEATURE STORY
Practical Pathology
Medical Leeway
UC Davis Update
Tools for Success
Industry Insights
The RVT
Quick Reference
Digital Photography for Veterinarians
Angel Fund
Resources
Disease Table
From the SCVMA Office
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Pulse - February 2022 - 1
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Pulse - February 2022 - Chapter Meetings & Calendar
Pulse - February 2022 - President’s Perspective
Pulse - February 2022 - Pulsepoints
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Pulse - February 2022 - SCVMA Profile
Pulse - February 2022 - COVER FEATURE STORY
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Pulse - February 2022 - Practical Pathology
Pulse - February 2022 - Medical Leeway
Pulse - February 2022 - UC Davis Update
Pulse - February 2022 - Tools for Success
Pulse - February 2022 - Industry Insights
Pulse - February 2022 - The RVT
Pulse - February 2022 - Quick Reference
Pulse - February 2022 - Digital Photography for Veterinarians
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Pulse - February 2022 - Angel Fund
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