Valley Exotics

Valley Exotics Valley Exotics is a dedicated veterinary service for exotic pets, based at Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff.

We are a first opinion and referral service for avian/exotic species with state... Valley Exotics, part of Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff, is a dedicated veterinary service for exotic pets. Exotics in the veterinary profession includes anything which is not a cat/dog/horse/farm animal and includes Birds (inc. parrots, birds of prey, backyard poultry), Small Mammals (Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Ch

inchillas, Small Primates, Rats etc) and Reptiles (Snakes, Lizards, Tortoises, Turtles etc). We have a purpose built department inside the hospital for these species, with dedicated wards, operating theatre, preparation area and isolation area. We have advanced clinical equipment at our disposal, including a CT scanner. We accept 1st opinion cases and referrals from other vets.

Iblis is a corn snake in her teens who’s been off her food for a few weeks. She’s been in today for a blood test, a scan...
19/09/2025

Iblis is a corn snake in her teens who’s been off her food for a few weeks. She’s been in today for a blood test, a scan and some aspirates from a lump that’s been found in her tummy. Let’s keep our fingers crossed it’s nothing too serious while we wait for her results 🤞

Iblis is pictured with Beth, one of our RVNs at Valley Vets that rotates through Valley Exotics, Beth was quite taken with her!

Hazel has been in for her regular Suprelorin implant. We place many implants in chickens as they suffer so frequently wi...
18/09/2025

Hazel has been in for her regular Suprelorin implant. We place many implants in chickens as they suffer so frequently with reproductive problems! Common reproductive problems that we see include:

- Egg coelomitis (peritonitis)
- Salpingitis
- Ovarian neoplasia
- Oviductal impactions

In some cases, surgery may be the only option to get to a point where the bird’s quality of life is acceptable - but there are always significant risks and implants are generally safe, well tolerated and can really help in many chronic cases!

The implant works by stopping further egg development temporarily. It’s not licensed for use in birds, but they are used widely in avian practice.

Chickens have such diverse personalities and are often quite tough! We love seeing backyard poultry here Valley Exotics! 🐔 🐓 🦆

Frankie the guinea pig came in today with a weepy eye. Upon close examination, it was clear that a piece of hay, over 1c...
17/09/2025

Frankie the guinea pig came in today with a weepy eye. Upon close examination, it was clear that a piece of hay, over 1cm long was stuck between the lower eyelid and the cornea. We were able to remove it, immediately giving Frankie a lot of relief!!

A small ulcer is present on the surface of the eye, likely where the hay was rubbing against it. We use a special green stain to show areas of ulceration on the cornea.

Frankie is on treatment for the ulcer now, let’s keep our fingers crossed he makes a full recovery!!

If you notice anything unusual with your guinea pig's eyes - it's always a good idea to get them checked by a vet familiar with exotics/guinea pigs.

We saw this guinea pig for a checkup recently, the owner wouldn’t have said that his appetite was significantly reduced,...
17/09/2025

We saw this guinea pig for a checkup recently, the owner wouldn’t have said that his appetite was significantly reduced, however on examination, we spotted that his first lower cheek teeth were significantly overgrown and bridging over his tongue 😮

We performed a dental to correct the problem (after photo attached too)

Just goes to show that regular checkups are essential for pet small mammals.

Hopefully he’ll feel a bit more comfortable now!

We’ll have to watch him closely as recurrence is very likely in the future.

Nala is a beautiful rabbit that has a chronic respiratory condition called pulmonary fibrosis. Her owner does a fantasti...
15/09/2025

Nala is a beautiful rabbit that has a chronic respiratory condition called pulmonary fibrosis. Her owner does a fantastic job giving her oral medications and nebulising her to keep her breathing as calm as it can be! As an adjunctive treatment, Nala also comes in to have laser therapy. We work closely with the Valley Vets Rehab team, where there is a lot of expertise on physio, laser and hydro therapies and some of these treatments can be useful for our exotic patients too!

Here's Nala, ready for her laser. The medical laser helps reduce inflammation - which can help in cases of chronic pulmonary disease, such as pulonary fibrosis.

Let's keep our fingers crossed that we can keep Nala's condition under control for a long time into the future!

Elmo presented to us as a referral case from another local practice a few months ago with terrible chronic sneezing. A C...
11/09/2025

Elmo presented to us as a referral case from another local practice a few months ago with terrible chronic sneezing. A CT scan showed that he was suffering from middle ear disease, external ear disease and a bilateral rhinitis (inflammation of the nasal passages).

We found a bacteria called Moraxella which we think was involved.

Elmo had surgery on his ear to clear out the pus and allow drainage, a long with several medications.

Thankfully, we’ve signed him off today back to his referring vet!

Fingers crossed 🤞 everything stays at bay now! 🐇

Tariq is at the guinea pig welfare forum today in Birmingham and is appearing on a panel discussion this afternoon!This ...
10/09/2025

Tariq is at the guinea pig welfare forum today in Birmingham and is appearing on a panel discussion this afternoon!

This event features several presentations on important topics affecting the health and welfare of guinea pigs.

Smuggler’s owner came in with her other eclectus parrot recently for a health check. While here, we discussed that parro...
09/09/2025

Smuggler’s owner came in with her other eclectus parrot recently for a health check. While here, we discussed that parrots have improved welfare if kept with other members of the same species. As a result, the owner acquired Smuggler - hopefully to be a companion eventually!

Smuggler passed his health check today. We try to keep the 1st vet visit for baby companion birds as calm and enjoyable as possible, so that they don’t learn to resent the vet from an early age.

We recommend annual health checks for all companion birds. Smuggler was exceptionally well behaved.

Isn’t he absolutely adorable!!

Oreo and Sugar came in to see us today. Oreo has some mild respiratory signs. Respiratory disease is super common in rat...
08/09/2025

Oreo and Sugar came in to see us today. Oreo has some mild respiratory signs. Respiratory disease is super common in rats, we see a lot of cases and we always recommend that any rat with respiratory issues gets checked periodically (as per your vet). Often, some long term interventions are needed to try to keep things at bay!

Aren’t they lovely!! 🐀

Mike was in this morning for an issue with his knee 🦆 Who knows what breed he is!?
05/09/2025

Mike was in this morning for an issue with his knee 🦆

Who knows what breed he is!?

Autumn is here! 🍂 We started pre-hibernation checks today with Freda, a gorgeous Hermann’s tortoise!We’d recommend a pre...
04/09/2025

Autumn is here! 🍂
We started pre-hibernation checks today with Freda, a gorgeous Hermann’s tortoise!

We’d recommend a pre-hibernation checkup for all tortoises going into hibernation (brumation). We’d recommend dropping a poo sample in too so that we can screen for worms and parasites!

Juniper the leopard gecko 🦎 had surgery coming up to 6 weeks ago now, to remove her eye. At the time of surgery, she wei...
04/09/2025

Juniper the leopard gecko 🦎 had surgery coming up to 6 weeks ago now, to remove her eye. At the time of surgery, she weighed just 21g!

Her eye was severely diseased and we performed a surgery called an ocular evisceration to remove it.

Thankfully, she’s doing really well and has grown considerably 🙂

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Unit 2C, Gwaelod Y Garth Industrial Estate, Gwaelod Y Garth
Cardiff
CF159AA

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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+442920001454

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