By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 4, 2020
One of the more interesting and unique surgeries we perform is the removal of a bladder stone (called a cystotomy)...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 4, 2020
Introduction Chinese Water Dragons are fun pets that require very specific environmental conditions. When these conditions are not met problems...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 4, 2020
Introduction Our staff is very comfortable working with the wide variety of ill snakes that we care for Snakes are...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 4, 2020
Introduction Reptiles get cancerous tumors in numerous locations in their body. This page describes how we treated an oral tumor,...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 3, 2020
Introduction This page shows two snakes that are constipated, called a Snake Impaction. The first one required surgical removal of...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 3, 2020
It is common for Iguana's to be brought to us for infections. Often times they are minor and easily treated....
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 3, 2020
Introduction We will routinely use feeding tubes in tortoises that are not eating well even though some reptiles can go...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 2, 2020
Common green iguana's frequently have a problem laying their eggs. Most of these problems are the result of poor husbandry....
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 2, 2020
The most common reptile brought to our hospital is the green iguana. The primary reason owners bring in their ill...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 1, 2020
Introduction This page shows how we diagnose and treat an Iguana Bladder Stone's case. Common Green Iguana's occasionally have a...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ April 1, 2020
In this fun page you get an opportunity to guess the species of reptile by looking at a radiographs (x-rays)...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 31, 2020
Introduction Nutritional Secondary HyperParathyroidism (NSHP), which is one of the Metabolic Bone Diseases (MBD), occurs in many reptiles that are...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 31, 2020
This macaw with a bell stuck on his tongue literally bit off more than he could chew. His owner brought...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 31, 2020
This page shows a case in a Leopard Gecko tail amputation (do you recognize him? His picture is at the...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 30, 2020
It is not easy to take a radiograph on a bird that is ill and stressed. It is a team...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 30, 2020
Birds are occasionally infected with a burrowing mite called Knemidokoptes (if you want to make an effort at pronouncing this...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 29, 2020
Proventricular Dilatation Syndrome (PDS) in birds , also known as Macaw Wasting Disease or Macaw Fading Syndrome (it was first...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 29, 2020
Trauma to the internal organs that are prolapsed through the cloaca (vent) opening can seriously affect a bird. It is...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 28, 2020
With the significant help of our favorite veterinary ophthalmologist, the late Dr. Paul Jackson, along with our favorite human ophthalmologist,...
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By Carl Palazzolo
/ March 20, 2020
Dr. Palazzolo and Dr. Kennedy went to Mongolia in February of 2016, when it was bitterly cold, in order to watch...
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