Exotic Pet Care in Davenport, IA

Rabbits are as fun and affectionate as they are adorable, but their health can change quickly. That’s why we recommend seeing your rabbit at least once a year for their wellness exam.

Our veterinary services for rabbits include:

• Annual wellness exams tailored to their needs
• Dental care
• Surgical care (if needed)
• Spaying and neutering
• Gram stains, fungal cultures, and external lab work, along with in-house diagnostics and X-ray
• Accurate weight measurements
• Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) vaccine

A key aspect of keeping your rabbit healthy is choosing the right diet. Pellets should not be your rabbit’s main source of food, because they can cause obesity. We recommend timothy hay, meadow, oat, rye, barley, and Bermuda grasses, which will give your rabbit the nutrients they need while also helping to keep their teeth from overgrowing. You can also supplement your rabbits diet with fresh greens, vegetables, and the occasional fruit.

Reptiles may not be soft and fuzzy, but they can be affectionate, engaging companions in their own unique way. Animal Family Veterinary Care Center is happy to treat snakes, turtles, and lizards, helping you meet their widely varying needs.

If you are looking to become a first-time reptile owner, we encourage you to do as much research as you can ahead of time to make sure you’re choosing an animal that is well suited to your household. That means the environment you have to offer your new pet is conducive to their physical and mental wellbeing.

Services we can provide for reptiles:

• Annual wellness exams
• Reptile sexing
• Surgical care if needed
• Weight measurement
• Diagnostics, including lab work and X-rays

Ferrets are cute, cuddly, and mischievous, and they can get into just about anything! They definitely need an environment that suits their instincts to burrow and hide, and at least four hours of playtime each day outside of their enclosure. Ferrets may also get bored easily, so having a pair, rather than just one, might be ideal.

It is also important to note that ferrets are carnivores and should have a diet that is more similar to a cat’s than a rabbit’s. Ferrets can also be prone to a variety of diseases, so annual checkups are key to preventing infection or treating it as quickly as possible.

Our veterinary services for ferrets include:

• Annual wellness exams to evaluate your ferret’s health
• Dental care
• Surgical and medical options for ferrets with adrenal disease
• Spaying and neutering
• Weight measuring
• In-house diagnostics, external lab work, and X-rays as needed

A well-known characteristic of ferrets is their odor. This is normal due to the natural oils they produce, so weekly baths are not necessary. In fact, we would advise you to only bathe your ferret once or twice a month.

Guinea pigs are highly social creatures, so it’s best to adopt more than one. Make sure their enclosure is plenty spacious to accommodate their needs, with safe flooring (no wire mesh, which can cause injury), and appropriate substrate for bedding down in (cedar shavings can cause respiratory issues in guinea pigs).

Your guinea pigs also need a particular diet, which is similar to a rabbit’s. They need grass hay, vegetables, and some fruits to give them the proper amount of vitamin C (they cannot produce their own).

Services we are able to provide for guinea pigs include:

• Annual wellness exams
• Dental care
• Surgical care if needed
• Spaying and neutering
• Gram stains, fungal cultures, external lab work, in-house lab work and X-rays
• Nail trims

Depending on the breed, your pet bird might be a lifetime investment. Birds in general have many specific health and wellness needs, so consulting with our qualified vets on a routine basis is a must! Animal Family Veterinary Care Center sees all kinds of birds, from parrots and cockatiels to parakeets and chickens.

Due to their intelligence, birds need daily mental stimulation and interaction with their owners in order to stay happy and healthy. If a bird becomes bored and depressed, they could develop behavioral issues and pluck out their feathers. Plenty of space is important for your bird, as they need room to spread their wings, hop from perch to perch, and fly when they can.

Services our team can provide for your bird include:

• Annual wellness exams
• Beak and wing trims
• Surgical care if needed
• Bird sexing
• In-house diagnostics, external lab work, and X-rays
• Weight measuring

Animal Family Veterinary Care Center is affiliated with the Niabi Zoo, so we have seen our share of unique and incredible species! As a leading exotic veterinarian in Davenport and the Quad Cities, we understand the importance of exotic pet care very well. Like dogs and cats, reptiles, ferrets, guinea pigs, parakeets, fish, and all kinds of other animals are just as deserving of outstanding lifelong care.