COS 012: Bird Medicine Basics for People Afraid of Birds (HDYTT)

This week on the cone.... Dr. Andy Roark asks an amazing exotic animal veterinarian for help with a lethargic Cockatoo. When you don't generally see birds and then one needs your help... how do you treat that? Want a shout-out from Dr. Andy Roark for a friend or co-worker? Rate this podcast on iTunes and then send an email telling us who we are shouting out and WHY. The email address is [email protected] About our guest: Originally from New York City, Dr. Laurie Hess is one of approximately 150 board-certified avian specialists worldwide. After graduating from Yale University, she earned her veterinary degree at Tufts University and completed an internship & residency in avian/exotic pet medicine at the world-renowned Animal Medical Center in New York City where she practiced for more than a decade. She is Director of Pet Health & Nutrition for the pet food company ZuPreem and owns a bird and exotic pet specialty hospital - the Veterinary Center for Birds & Exotics – in Westchester County, New York, where she treats birds, rabbits, ferrets, rodents, reptiles, sugar gliders, hedgehogs, and other non-traditional pets, as well as wildlife. She is the author of Unlikely Companions: The Adventures of an Exotic Animal Doctor – a memoir about her life as an exotic animal veterinarian. Dr. Hess is the Social Media Chairperson for the Association of Avian Veterinarians and an active member of this association, the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians, the Association of Reptile & Amphibian Veterinarians, and the Association of Zoo Animal Veterinarians. She also is a frequent contributor to websites, radio broadcasts, and TV shows about exotic pets, as well as a lecturer on exotic pet care internationally.