Avian & Exotic Animal Medical Center

Dr. Scherr is great! He is very patient, informative, and I completely trust in him to take care of my dogs!

Had a birdie emergency and called our local bird store to find a vet. We were told to call Pet 911 and I was relieved to find out they were open on a Sunday! The staff was friendly and very attentive to little Midnight. So relieved to know we have a place to go for our birdies.

Great service, proficient check in, check out, follow up care/​call service. Visits are available on Saturdays. We took our Goffin cockatoo there several times. They treated our bird very gentle, she is free of infection after their treatment, gained some weight, and much better now. Her feathers started growing back.
When we had to leave town, our bird stayed there for a few days, and they were given her all prescribed medications, labeled her toys, and helped us with quick check in since we were rushing to the airport.
The doctors are very knowledgeable and kind to the pets. We learned a lot about our bird as well. Excellent practice, very clean facility.

Pet: Bearded Dragon
Vet: Dr. Tomaras
Ailment: Suspicious red marks on his belly/​ventral side
I was able to make an appointment for a Saturday with just a 5 day advance. Parking is available. The reception area/​waiting room is very ample. The staff asked me for the name of my pet and checked me in. I waited for about a ½ an hour before I was put through but I didn’t think that was bad for a Saturday (btw, it was yesterday that I went, not 2 years ago or anything like that).
Once Dr. Tomaras was ready to see me, she and 3 other vet techs took their time with me and my beardie. Though this was a follow up visit, Dr Tomaras was really thorough and I felt like she and the the techs took an interest in my beardie. The examination room was clean and very ample as well.
On my beardie’s first visit here, he was seen by Dr Harris. I was not present but my husband also had very good things to say about him. He took his time and performed blood work, then prescribed medications.
The initial fee for our beardie was $ 75, the follow up was $ 45, blood work was approximately $ 140 and the most recent test (bacterial/​fungal swab) was $ 133.
Overall, I am very happy with their treatment of my beardie and of my husband and I. They were both good at explaining things to us and on directions of care at home. The entire staff was also very nice. I am very happy that, for being the only exotics vet in the area, they are as caring and knowledgable as they are as well as reasonable with their prices. Totally recommend for exotics!

I took my rabbit here a few months ago but haven’t gotten around to writing this long overdue review. I noticed great reviews and this was the only exotic vet that accepted rabbits that I could find. I was new to the area and just relocated from NY where I had a fabulous exotic veterinarian and was not at all aware of what I was in for here.
My rabbit was drinking 5x the usual amount per day and excessively urinating, which I had read was a sure sign of kidney failure, so I rushed her in. After arriving on time for my appointment, I waited for an entire hour. I was then brought in to meet a male vet (don’t remember his name) but he was incredibly unfriendly and seemed completely annoyed and tired of doing his job. He mentioned he would run some blood tests on Sophia and that sometimes they will need to put them under in order to find the vein. This explanation was very vague and my mistake for not speaking up, I was under the understanding he would return into the room and let me know if this was the case. I would have liked for him to return to me and explain they were unable to find the vein and TELL ME that putting her under anesthesia to run tests would be an extra $ 150. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
He took my rabbit into a back room where I couldn’t see what they were doing, and 20 minutes later returned Sophia’s lifeless unconscious body to me. I was HORRIFIED. Not only did he put my rabbit under anesthesia without my permission, but he came back saying her blood tests were normal and didn’t know what was wrong. Upon paying, I was slapped with a $ 350 bill for the blood tests, however most of the bill was for the anesthesia that I never consented to. I later did research and found that rabbits should not even be put under anesthesia unless absolutely necessary. I will not ever be returning and hopefully can find a vet truly looking out for the best interest of my rabbit rather than the money.

Dr. Harris treated our previous bunny (Fatty) and we couldn’t be happier. Our bunny was extremely ill and was kept over night Dr. Harris and staff were all accommodating to our bunny. Our bunny has passed but we have a new addition to the family Sage who will also be a patient of Dr. Harris. This place is a bit more expensive than others but who can put a price on health and happiness. I highly recommend this place you won’t be disappointed.
Note: They work with the Pet ER next door which are also excellent.

Love the staff and Dr. Harris is the only vet in South Florida I trust with my African Grey he’s so knowledgeable and is eager to answer all my questions. I highly recommend this animal clinic

We take our adopted rabbits to Dr. Tomaras and she’s amazing. She’s very compassionate and quite knowledgeable. She studied in Madrid where rabbits are common pets and her experience shows. She’s careful not to stress our special needs rabbits and errs on the side of caution with their treatment. She’s been great about teaching us techniques to better care for our rabbits at home. She’s a little more expensive than some other local rabbit vets, but she’s worth every penny. I would especially recommend her for anyone looking for a second opinion on a difficult diagnosis.
Dr. Harris has also seen one of our rabbits for stasis and even thought they’re not his specialty he knew enough to prescribe the right medications. He’s also skilled at finding veins on smaller rabbits with dense fur (anyone with a mini Rex knows their fur presents a challenge) and suturing delicate rabbit skin (compared to birds, rabbits are a cinch). I wouldn’t use him as a primary rabbit vet, but I’m glad he’s there as a resource for Dr. Tomaras to draw on when the need arises.