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Who to Contact in Case of Poultry Issues:

 (See below flowchart for contact information.)

 

Poultry.Flowchart

 

CAHFS
530-752-7578
California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System
CAHFS website

CDFA and USDA Sick Bird Hotline:
1-866-922-2473

California Department of Food and Agriculture
CDFA website

CAPE (UC Davis): 

530-752-1393
Companion Exotic Animal Medicine & Surgery Service
CAPE website

UCANR:
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
UC ANR website

WIFSS:
530-757-5700
Western Institute for Food Safety and Security
WIFSS website

 

Blatchford, Richard: 
530-752-8763
UC Davis Cooperative Extension
Blatchford website

Gallardo, Rodrigo:
530-752-1078
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Gallardo website

Gerry, Alec: 
951-827-7054
UC Riverside Cooperative Extension
Gerry website

Pitesky, Maurice:
 
530-752-3215 
UC Davis Cooperative Extension
Pitesky website

 

Private Veterinarians

Additional lists of private veterinarians who treat poultry:
-Association of Avian Veterinarians

-American College of Poultry Veterinarians Members in Good Standing

-SoCal Nest Box

The list below (sorted by county) provides veterinarians in California who have self-identified themselves as competent to treat backyard poultry. UCCE does not endorse them or know their specific qualifications for treating poultry. 

If you are private veterinarian in California and would like you and/or your hospital listed please send your contact information to Maurice Pitesky at mepitesky@ucdavis.edu. 

Alameda County

Dr. Brenda Mills
Livermore Country Pet Hospital
2110 Greenville Road
Livermore, CA 94551
925-449-7922

Dr. Elinor Granzow
Alameda Pet Hospital
2275 Buena Vista Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
510-523-1626

Montclair Veterinary Hospital
1961 Mountain Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94611
510-339-8600

Butte County

Dr. Robert Just (Mobile)
Mobile Practice 
530-354-6294

Dr. Nik Weber, DABVP Avian
Whispering Pines Pet Clinic
14632 Skyway
Magalia, CA 95954
530-873-1136

Colusa County

Dr. Robert Just (Mobile)
Mobile Practice 
530-354-6294

Contra Costa County

Dr. Evely Ivey
Four Corners Veterinary Hospital
2956 Treat Blvd Suite #3
Concord, CA, 94518
925-685-0512

Medical Center for Birds
3805 Main Street
Oakley, CA 94561
925-625-1878

El Dorado County

Dr. Jeanne Smith
Avian Health Services
6201C Enterprise Dr
Diamond Springs, CA 95667
530-621-4171

Glenn County

Dr. Robert Just (Mobile)
Mobile Practice 
530-354-6294

Dr. Kate Smith
Mid-Valley Veterinary Hospital
4422 Co Rd N
Orland, CA 95963
530-865-5634 

Lassen County

Dr. Kasey Christenson
464-800 Gypsy Lane
Janesville, CA 96114
541-786-3559 

Los Angeles County

Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital
4871 Rosecrans Avenue
Hawthorne, CA 90250
310-679-0693

Crescenta/Canada Pet Hospital
3502 Foothill Boulevard
La Crescenta, CA 91214
818-248-3963  

Dr. Attila Molnar
All Animals Veterinary Hospital
23815 Ventura Blvd
Calabasas, CA 91302
818591-2773

Dr. Cassie Jones 
Dr. Teresa Micco
Point Vicente Animal Hospital
31270 Palos Verdes Drive West
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
310-265-9500 

Dr. Janet Berens
West Valley Pet Clinic
22430 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
818-225-7160

Dr. Sari Kanfer
Exotic Animal Care Center
171 N Altadena Dr Suite 120
Pasadena CA 91107
626-405-1777

VCA Wilshire Animal Hospital
2421 Wilshire Boulevard  
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310-828-4587 

Monterey County

Dr. Shannon Thomas
Dr. Amy Wells
451 Canyon Del Rey Blvd.
Del Rey Oaks, CA  93940
831-647-1147
 
Orange County 
 
Dr. Gail Renehan 
1206 S Bristol St. 
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 
714-754-1033
 
Placer County

Bird & Pet Clinic of Roseville
3985 Foothills Blvd
Roseville, CA  95747
916-773-6049

Sacramento County

Dr. Jeanne Smith
Avian Health Services
8037 Fair Oaks Blvd, ste 104
Carmichael, CA  95608
530-621-4171

Dr. Celia R Valverde
Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center
9801 Old Winery Place
Sacramento, CA 95827
916-362-3111

San Diego County

Dr. Athena Gianopoulos (Mobile)
Feathers and Fur Animal Hospital
info@feathersandfurah.com
San Diego, CA 
619-663-5760 

Dr. Brian Loudis
All Pets Animal Hospital, Inc.
149 S. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-634-2022

Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital
1276 Morena Blvd.
San Diego,California 92110
619-260-1412

Dr. Todd Cecil
The Pet Emergency & Specialty Center of San Diego 
5232 Jackson Drive
Ste 105 Jackson Sq Ctr
La Mesa CA 91942
619-462-4800

Dr. Jennifer Nissen
Palomar Animal Hospital
2331 S Melrose Dr
Vista, CA
760-727-7622

 

San Francisco County

Dr. Lynn Dustin
Bay Area Bird Hospital 
2145 Taraval St
San Francisco, CA 94116
415-566-4359

San Luis Obispo County

Dr. Maxwell Conn
Cat and Exotic Care of the Central Coast
565 Five Cities Drive 
Pismo Beach, California 93449
805-773-0228 

Santa Barbara County

Dr. Eileen Gillen
VCA Care Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital
301 E. Haley St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-899-2273 

Santa Clara County

Dr. Jennifer Lawrence
Dr. Kent Littlehale
Santa Clara Pet Hospital

830 Kiely Blvd
Santa Clara, Ca 95051
408-296-5857

Santa Cruz County

Dr. Hilary Stern
Animal Hospital of Soquel
2651 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-475-0432

Shasta County

Dr. Caitlin Couper
Cottonwood Veterinary Clinic
3917 Main Street
Cottonwood, CA 96022
530-347-3711

Dr. Megan Hillyard
Country Roads Mobile Veterinary Service
PO Box 1645
Cottonwood, CA 96022
530-356-0031

Solano County

Dr. Karen Krstich (mobile vet)
karenkrstichdvm.com
530-902-7178

Sonoma County

Dr. Jessica Baldwin
Analy Veterinary Hospital
Sebastopol, CA
707-823-7614

Dr. Dan Famini
Petcare Veterinary Hospital
Santa Rosa, CA
707-579-3900 

Dr. Emily Lane
Northtown Guardian Pet Hospital
3881 Old Redwood Hwy
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-546-6355

Dr. Howard Rosner
Sonoma Veterinary Clinic
21003 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
phone: 707-938-4455
fax: 707-938-2133
sonomavetclinic@sbcglobal.net

Dr. David Rupiper
East Petaluma Animal Hospital
1420-B South McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954
707-765-9098

Sutter County

Dr. Robert Just (Mobile)
Mobile Practice 
530-354-6294

Ventura County

Dr. Eileen Gillen
VCA Care Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital
301 E. Haley St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-899-2273

Yolo County

Dr. Drury Reavill
Zoo/Exotic Pathology Service 
6020 Rutland Drive #14
Carmichael, CA 95608
916-725-5100

Dr. James Massey
UC Davis SVM - Wildlife Health Center
Davis, CA 95616
530-752-1218

Dr. Karen Krstich (Mobile)
karenkrstichdvm.com
530-902-7178

Dr. Lisa Tell
University of California, Davis
530-752-5152

Dr. Michele Hawkins
University of California, Davis
530-752-1393