Suffolk Exotic Vets

Suffolk Exotic Vets

Shelly: Tortoise shell repair

Shelly the tortoise is an old lady and when she first started slowing down her owner didn’t think much of it. But when her appetite started reducing she got worried and brought Shelly in to see Catherine. A faecal sample…

Sapphire: Eggbound cornsnake

Meet Sapphire, a lovely cornsnake who came in to see us after she was struggling to pass her eggs. Diagnosis and treatment She’d passed a clutch of 6 eggs two days previously, but there were still two obvious eggs that…

Mollie: Rabbit cystotomy

Meet Mollie, a lovely 7-year-old lop rabbit who was referred to us after showing signs of painful urination. Diagnosis and treatment Our x-rays revealed two stones in her bladder which needed to be removed. Mollie, as well as her sister…

Solo: Macaw beak repair

Say ‘Hello’ to Solo, a beautiful military macaw. Diagnosis and treatment This little guy first came into us after he was attacked by one of his cage mates and had his beak badly damaged. He was promptly whisked into surgery…

Hercules: Tortoise leg amputation

Meet Hercules: The bionic tortoise! Diagnosis and treatment Hercules came to us as an urgent appointment after he managed to damage his leg. Sadly, the leg itself was not salvageable, and so he was placed under general anaesthesia for the…

Nutmeg: Rabbit head tilt

Meet our Easter bunny, Nutmeg! Diagnosis and treatment Little Nutmeg came to us for a second opinion after going off of his food, developing a head tilt and paralysis to one side of his face. A swab from his ear…