The Companion Avian and Exotic Pet Service: provides specialized diagnostic testing, medical care, and surgical options for pet birds, reptiles, and small exotic mammals (mice, rats, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and rabbits). The veterinarians of the Companion and Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine and Surgery Service also work in conjunction with other specialty services within the VMTH (i.e. behavior, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, neurology, oncology, and ophthalmology). This cooperative approach allows exotic patients and their owners to have the option of being evaluated by experts in the discipline of interest while still being managed by clinicians who have extensive expertise and experience in exotic animal medicine. The Companion Avian and Exotic Pet Service also provides care for injured and sick wildlife and works in conjunction with the California Raptor Center to rehabilitate injured birds of prey for release back to the wild.