Lynwood Animal Hospital

03/19/2026

We are up and running again!🤗🤗

03/19/2026

We are having phone and internet issues at our clinic today and are currently unable to receive calls and emails. We are hoping this will be temporary. Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

03/19/2026

Meet Wazowski an almost 5 year old bearded dragon. He came for his annual exam and did enjoy some kale as a snack during his visit.
Did you know that the diet of adult bearded dragons should include some leafy greens like collard greens, kale, spring greens... and less insect sources as they don’t need as much protein and calories from bugs. If you want to read more on bearded dragon diet check out this link: https://reptifiles.com/bearded-dragon-care/bearded-dragon-food/

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Show us your pets in their best green outfits celebrating this holiday!

02/18/2026

Try offering carrots as a form of enrichment to your birds!
1. Sensory: Sensory enrichment includes providing novel sights, tastes, smells, sounds, and textures. That’s easy with carrots! Try offering different varieties of carrots to provide different tastes and colors. Offer carrots both raw and cooked.
2. Nutritional: Carrots are high in vitamins (including vitamin A!), minerals, fiber, and antioxidants.
3. Manipulative: Try offering a larger carrot piece that needs to be held, chewed, destroyed, and eaten! Or try hanging a carrot in the cage (or chicken run) as a kabob. Cut little holes in the carrot and fill them with other food treats, like seeds and pieces of nut.

01/15/2026

Some information on beak and feather disease. Testing for this virus is quite simple and only requires a swab!

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD) is a viral infection caused by a member of the circovirus family. This infection can affect birds of any age but nestlings and young adults are at the greatest risk making it of particular concern for aviculturists. The infection has two forms – acute and chronic. In the acute form birds develop bone marrow suppression and liver failure. Parrots with chronic disease develop feather dystrophy and may develop abnormalities to the beak and nails. Chronically affected birds are immunosuppressed and often pass of secondary infections.
PBFD can affect any member of the psittacine family, however, it is most commonly recognized in cockatoos, eclectus, budgerigar, lories, lorikeets, African greys, and lovebirds. Infected parrots transmit the infection through their skin and feather dander, f***s, crop secretions, and potentially through the egg. As circoviruses are very stable in the environment and resistant to many disinfectants, this can present significant long-lasting problems for aviaries that have been exposed.
Unfortunately, only supportive treatment options are available and no commercial vaccines currently exist for PBFD. The best way to handle PBFD in the flock is to keep it out. Test all new birds before adding them to the aviary. If testing the feathers or f***s, be aware of the potential for false positive results from environmental contamination. When it comes to PBFD, taking a proactive approach to avoid infections can help aviculturists prevent larger problems later.

Quick facts
- Lovebirds have a higher rate of asymptomatic infections and can shed the virus despite the lack of clinical signs.
- It can take weeks to years after exposure to the virus for parrots to show clinical signs of the disease.
- The virus that causes PBFD is very stable in the environment and resistant to many disinfectants.

https://www.aav.org/blogpost/1787676/516109/Psittacine-Beak-and-Feather-Disease--An-Illness-Best-Avoided

01/01/2026

Wishing all of our friends a Happy New Year! We hope 2026 is a year of health, love and good memories.

12/25/2025

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas today!
We hope you had a lovely holiday season with your friends and family.

Was your pet on Santa's nice or naughty list this year? Bobby was definitely on the nice list as he is always helping out! Timbit however... might be a little troublemaker! 😉

Let us know in the comments if your pet was on the nice or naughty list this year. Share pictures with their gifts from Santa!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas Eve!
We have a cute picture to share today. Hans the little hamster went to see Santa! We are sure he asked for some treats, and we know that Hans is on the nice list.

Did your pets visit Santa this season? Share their pictures in the comments!

12/04/2025

Look at Shouto, the cutest little hamster! Do you notice something different?
If you said her eyes, you are correct. She has different coloured eyes, one is black and the other one is red! This is called heterochromia and is caused by a genetic mutation. We think this makes this sweet girl even more special.

11/27/2025

Meet the sweetest boy, Opus. Opus is the happiest boxer there ever was and needs to wiggle his whole body to let us know he is happy.
He came for his neuter and asked to be a little lap dog and be spoiled. We of course could not say no to that cute face.

11/23/2025

December is fast approaching! Take note of our upcoming holiday hours and please ensure you order any food or medication well in advance.