Avian and Exotic Medicine in Waltham

Anne Staudenmaier, VMD, DABVP (Avian Practice), is a board-certified avian specialist who serves our avian and exotic patients at our MSPCA-Angell West hospital in Waltham.  She is available by appointment to provide primary care for avian and exotic animals at the MSPCA-Angell West or to consult with your primary care veterinarian for cases that may be referred to Angell’s Avian and Exotic Medicine Service for specialty care.

Optimal wellness and emergency/critical care for avian, small mammal, reptile, fish, or other exotic pets require experienced veterinary management, specialized diagnostic and treatment protocols, and equipment and facilities designed for these special species.

Members of the Angell Avian and Exotic team include Dr. Staudenmaier and Drs. Brendan Noonan, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), Elisabeth Simone-Freilicher, DVM, DABVP (Avian Medicine), and Patrick Sullivan, DVM, DABVP (Avian Medicine), in our Boston hospital. All have completed special training in exotic medicine, including rabbit and rodent dentistry, medical and surgical treatment of ferret diseases, and reptile medicine and surgery.

Click here to meet our Angell Avian/Exotic team in Boston, or click below to learn more about our MSPCA-Angell West Avian/Exotic team.

Our Services

• Emergency and critical care for avian and exotic pets available 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Wellness appointments available Monday-Friday
• Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine Service: staff clinician, 3 dedicated technicians for 5-day-a-week coverage
• Board-certified veterinarian with years of experience treating numerous exotic species, including birds, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, rodents, special small mammals (such as chinchillas or hedgehogs), reptiles, fish, and amphibians
• Specifically-designed general and isolation wards for care of avian and exotic patients including avian incubators and specialty reptile hospital caging
• Specialists in surgery, radiology and internal medicine assist in providing in-depth case management for special species
• Services include endoscopy, radiology, ultrasonography, bloodwork testing, avian and exotic animal surgery and advanced diagnostics including infectious disease testing

Fish Care

Freshwater fish are often highly social and engaging pets.  Veterinary care is available to assist pet fish owners in keeping their individual fish or aquarium collections healthy. Services Offered:

• Water quality evaluation and recommendations
• Physical examination
• Fin and gill biopsies
• Fecal examinations
• Radiographs
• Anesthesia and Surgery
• Humane euthanasia
• Necropsy