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The following is an incomplete list of services and procedures offered by the Zoological Medicine Service for reptile owners (please note that hospital policy prohibits treatment for venomous reptile species):

General Medicine

• Wellness examination/health examination (recommended once to twice per year)

• Pediatric examinations

• Probe sexing

• Egg binding

• Laceration repair

• Bandaging and wound management

• Husbandry consultations

Surgery

• Surgical sexing via endoscopy

• Salpingectomy (spay)

• Orthopedic procedures

• Egg binding

• Endoscopy

• Amputations

• Biopsy

• Cystotomy

• Shell repairs

• Exploratory surgery

• Enucleation

• Reconstructive surgery

Advanced Imaging

• Digital radiography (x-rays)

• Fluoroscopy

• CT scan

• Ultrasound

Specialized Equipment and Services

• Radiosurgery unit

• Microsurgery techniques

• Rigid and flexible endoscopy

• Nebulization

• Temperature-controlled housing

• Oxygen cage

• Multi-parameter anesthesia monitoring     

Diagnostic Testing

• Complete blood count (CBC)

• Chemistry panel

• Parasitology

• Bacterial culture and sensitivity

• Fungal culture

• Herpes virus testing

• Mycoplasmosis testing

• West Nile virus testing

• Cytology

• Fluid analysis

• Histopathology

• Necropsy

Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Clinics
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Skip Bertman Drive • Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Hospital Administration Telephone: 225-578-9592 • Fax: 225-578-9559 • E-mail: svmweb@vetmed.lsu.edu

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