Exotic Animal Medicine

The Purdue University Small Animal Community Practice provides veterinary care to exotic pets of Tippecanoe County residents as well as faculty, staff, and students of the Purdue University West Lafayette Campus. We strive to provide high quality primary small animal veterinary care to our patients emphasizing communication, education, and service to our clients. At the same time, we operate a model of a private small animal practice to allow veterinary and veterinary technician students to gain experience in primary veterinary care and client communication skills.

We care for a variety of pet exotic animal species such as ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, degus, sugar gliders, hedgehogs, lizards, snakes, birds, fish, etc. We will also take referrals from your veterinarian if you live outside Tippecanoe County or are not an employee of Purdue University. Please just have your veterinarian call us for a referral and then schedule an appointment with us by following the instructions below.

To schedule an appointment with the Small Animal Community Practice:

Call 765-494-1107. We offer emergency care for exotics after hours for our clients. Please call 765-496-7911 for after hours emergencies.

Hours

Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Monday night clinics 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (1-2 nights per month)

Saturday clinics 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (noon) (2-3 Saturdays per month)

Information on Exotic Pets

For information on your exotic pet or how to care for your exotic pet, please see the educational brochure links listed below.

Shedding in Reptiles | Burmese Pythons | Chinchilla Feeding | Sugar Gliders | Ferret Medicine | Care of Guinea Pigs | Care of Rabbits | General Husbandry of Caged Birds | Inclusion Body Disease in Boas and Pythons