Aggieland Veterinary Services

11/05/2024

Yesterday our team helped facilitate an “animal escape drill” at Aggieland Safari!

Practice drills, such as this one, help zoo staff members train for a variety of potential emergency situations. In this scenario, our team went undercover as guests at the zoo and reported a false animal escape to Safari staff. Only a select few members of leadership knew of the drill beforehand, which allowed the Safari team’s response to be evaluated as if it was a real event.

Emergency response protocols are essential for any animal facility, and practice situations are a great way to assess these protocols in action! As a result of this drill, the AVS team will be able to collaborate with Aggieland Safari leadership to elevate their staff training, response protocols, and facility planning to ensure the safety of all guests, staff, and animals.

Special thanks to the Monday afternoon zoo guests for participating in the drill and offering support and kindness to the staff!

And of course, thank you to Aggieland Safari for inviting our team to be a part of your emergency preparedness!

10/24/2024

🦘Hoppy World Kangaroo Day!🦘
Lets celebrate with some fun facts!🥳

👥A group of kangaroos is called a "mob"

🦵Kangaroos belong to the genus Macropus, which means "big foot". They can use their long and powerful legs to hop up to 10 feet vertically and 40 feet horizontally!

👛Kangaroos are the largest marsupial! Marsupials are pouched mammals; they usually have short gestation periods, and after birth their newborns remain in the mother's pouch to finish developing.

📆Kangaroos are pregnant for 4-5 weeks and then give birth to a baby (called a "joey") that is the size of a jellybean

🚼Female kangaroos have 2 uteri and possess the unique ability to temporarily pause the development of an embryo in the uterus (referred to as embryonic diapause)

10/19/2024

One last final reminder!!!

As we wrap up our duties here at the State Fair of Texas, please be aware that our office will be CLOSED today (Saturday) through Tuesday!

Regular business hours will resume Wednesday 10/23 and continue through Thanksgiving!

Thank you for your cooperation and respect these last few weeks as we spent time providing public education and 24/7 animal care!

10/14/2024

📆 Please remember that our office is CLOSED TOMORROW (10/15)! Normal office hours will resume Wednesday and Friday!

As a reminder, all prescription refill requests should be submitted either via our website or by emailing [email protected]!

We hope to see you all at the State Fair of Texas during the final week!

10/11/2024

📆 As a reminder our office is CLOSED today and tomorrow (10/11-10/12) Normal office hours will occur Monday!

We hope to see you all at the State Fair of Texas this weekend!

10/05/2024

🌟PATIENT SPOTLIGHT🌟
Meet Afalecia!
This pretty lady is a Pekin Duck, which is one of the most popular domestic duck breeds. She joined the AVS family in 2022 shortly after we first opened and stole our hearts with her funny personality and dainty smile🥰
She loves blueberries, swimming, and hanging out with her pond turtle friends🪿🐢

09/27/2024

While our team is at the state fair, our office will be closed on a few extra days in October!

Unless otherwise noted, our normal business hours are as follows:
Mon 12pm - 6pm
Tue 9am - 5pm
Wed 9am - 5pm
Thu CLOSED
Fri 9am - 5pm
Sat 12pm - 6pm
Sun CLOSED

09/21/2024

‼️ UPCOMING CLOSURES ‼️

Please be aware, in addition to our regular days of closure (Thursdays & Sundays) our office will be ❌ CLOSED ❌ on the following days.

October 11-12
October 15
October 19
October 21-22

Please ensure that you have submitted any potential prescription requests or inquiries prior to these dates so we are able to expedite care!

We appreciate your cooperation!

09/14/2024

A very special thank you to The Learning Zoo for bringing so many of their ambassador animals to Dr. Brady’s Exotic Medicine Course at the Blinn College Veterinary Technology Program!!! This is The Learning Zoo’s second year participating and they are always a hit with students!!

Be sure you visit The Learning Zoo in Conroe, TX! It’s not just a children’s zoo…. You can take our word for it!! 🤩

08/19/2024

Summer activities include enrichment for animals… and humans! 😎

08/14/2024

⭐️ANIMAL TRIVIA⭐️
Can you guess these three lizard species?
We'll leave the answer in the comments!

💚Special thanks to The Learning Zoo for these lovely lizard models!📸🦎

08/07/2024

A few weeks ago, Dr. Brady and friends from the Winnie Carter Wildlife Center, Texas A&M University embarked on a cross country trip to deliver some very precious cargo! 😍

"Fisher" the Fishing Cat completed his journey to New York, and has made his debut at the Long Island Aquarium! Fisher now occupies an expansive enclosure full of enrichment activities, and is enjoying temperatures much more comparable to his species' natural habitat!

Before heading back to Texas, Dr. Brady had the opportunity to spend a few days with the AMAZING Animal Care Teams of the Long Island Aquarium. These wonderful zookeepers & aquarists shared so much of their education and knowledge, and of course, some incredible "meet & greets" with the facility's ambassador animals!

Texas may be far away... but the Long Island Aquarium is a must-see! So next time your travels take you north, we highly encourage you to visit!

08/05/2024

🦉Happy International Owl Awareness Day!🦉

You can help celebrate & preserve our nocturnal friends by:
1️⃣Building nest boxes
2️⃣Not littering & picking up hazardous litter like old netting and barbed wire
3️⃣Keeping cats indoors
4️⃣Planting & protecting large trees that can be used for roosting & nesting
5️⃣Using raptor-safe pest control methods instead of poisons and sticky traps

08/02/2024

07/29/2024

This International Tiger Day, learn more about this critically endangered species and what you can do to help them.