DR. K’S EXOTIC ANIMAL ER

Dr. Susan Kelleher owns and operates one of the busiest exotic animal care practices located in South Florida, Broward Avian and Exotics Animal Hospital. “Everything but dogs and cats. If it will fit through the door, I’ll treat it!” is Dr. K’s motto. And through the door they come. Rabbits, reptiles and birds of all shapes and sizes, foxes, ferrets, fish, marsupials, and even primates.

Every day at the Broward Avian and Exotics practice, Dr. K, her intern Dr. Lauren Thielen and her resident, Dr. Santiago Diaz, tackle the issues of having exotic pets as patients. Issue number one? Teaching loving pet owners how to properly care for their exotic pet. Number two? The constant challenge of trying to save animals who are often in desperate condition when they arrive at the hospital. These animals are mostly prey animals and are extremely adept at hiding illness, which often leads...