AUG2010 NEWS FROM OLD MILL VET
Old Mill Veterinary Clinic is pleased to welcome back its exotic and Avian Veterinarian Dr. Tania Bishop after the birth of her new son, Aidan. When asked to reflect on what she loved the most about working in Dayboro she replied” I love how passionate the people of Dayboro are about the care of their pets and the wide variety of pets that are part of people’s families here. I have seen everything from pet frogs, to turtles, snakes, birds and guineapigs.”
Since graduating from the University of Queensland, Dr. Bishop has worked in both private practice as well as Currumbin sanctuary, Dreamworld and Australia Zoo. She has also undergone further study to obtain membership to the Australian college of veterinary surgeons for Avian Medicine. “I have always had a passion for all animals but really enjoy the challenge that exotic animals and wildlife pose from a veterinary care perspective. I also feel than many of them are really misunderstood, especially reptiles. After I started working with them, I was hooked. They really aren’t the scary, evil creatures that people think they are!”
The key to keeping healthy, happy exotic pets is researching their needs prior to obtaining them. With the correct environment and diet, many of these animals can be relatively easy to care for. Most health problems are usually related to how their enclosures are set up and incorrect diets. The challenge in caring for these pets is that in comparison to dogs and cats, they have very few ways of showing that they are sick and also instinctively hide signs of sickness as a survival mechanism.
This makes early detection of signs of deteriorating health very important and makes the veterinary care of these creatures a more specialised area of veterinary medicine. Most of the staff of Old Mill veterinary surgery are avid converts to these more unusual pets with most being owners of birds, small rodents or reptiles. We are all here to help with any questions or advice that you may need and are keen to meet more of the stranger pets of Dayboro.
Since graduating from the University of Queensland, Dr. Bishop has worked in both private practice as well as Currumbin sanctuary, Dreamworld and Australia Zoo. She has also undergone further study to obtain membership to the Australian college of veterinary surgeons for Avian Medicine. “I have always had a passion for all animals but really enjoy the challenge that exotic animals and wildlife pose from a veterinary care perspective. I also feel than many of them are really misunderstood, especially reptiles. After I started working with them, I was hooked. They really aren’t the scary, evil creatures that people think they are!”
The key to keeping healthy, happy exotic pets is researching their needs prior to obtaining them. With the correct environment and diet, many of these animals can be relatively easy to care for. Most health problems are usually related to how their enclosures are set up and incorrect diets. The challenge in caring for these pets is that in comparison to dogs and cats, they have very few ways of showing that they are sick and also instinctively hide signs of sickness as a survival mechanism.
This makes early detection of signs of deteriorating health very important and makes the veterinary care of these creatures a more specialised area of veterinary medicine. Most of the staff of Old Mill veterinary surgery are avid converts to these more unusual pets with most being owners of birds, small rodents or reptiles. We are all here to help with any questions or advice that you may need and are keen to meet more of the stranger pets of Dayboro.
