Author : Richard Jones

Back in stock – we are pleased to let you know that we now have;  Vitahawk Maintenance 100g (£19.20) Vitahawk Maintenance 300g (£37.00) Jess Grease (£12.60) Please email info@avianveterinaryservices.co.uk or call the clinic to place an order

Cruella, a 4-year-old female Golden Eagle presented to AVS with a history of ‘poor performance’, only seeming to come to life and actively hunt at last light when her internal clock would tell her she needed to eat before bedtime! With the benefit of hindsight, she also seemed slightly unbalanced on the glove or on […]

Clinic hours Monday May 1st CLOSED Monday May 8th CLOSED Monday May 29th CLOSED Monday August 28th CLOSED We provide an out of hours service to our registered clients should there be an emergency when the practice is closed  

Just a reminder regarding our biannual closure dates and information of other veterinary practices should you require assistance during these times. 2023 – Closed February 24th – March 5th / September 1st – 10th We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, however with us not getting any younger we feel it is our only […]

The UK is currently experiencing an unprecedented outbreak of HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza), in previous outbreaks we have seen a reduction in cases during the summer months, however this year cases in both wild and captive birds have been persistent throughout the year. Maintaining stringent biosecurity is paramount in mitigating the risks of incursion […]

As a mark of respect the clinic will be closed on Monday September 19th as the country comes together to commemorate the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. In the event of an emergency registered clients can contact us using our out of hours service. The clinic will be open as normal from Tuesday […]

Opening hours for the Bank Holiday weekend Thursday June 2nd Closed Friday June 3rd Closed Saturday June 4th 9.00am – 12noon Sunday June 5th Closed As always we provide our own out of hours service to registered clients experiencing a genuine emergency. We hope everyone enjoys their long weekend!  

Every 2 years AVS is represented at the International Conference of Avian, Reptile and Exotic animal medicine (ICARE) to catch up with friends/colleagues and keep up to date with the latest developments in this particular branch of veterinary medicine.  These conferences are generally held at a variety of European locations with this year’s having been planned in Budapest. […]

Update 17/10/2022 National AIPZ comes into force If you are in a 10km surveillance zone or a 3km Control / Protection Zone and your bird needs veterinary attention you are required to apply for a ‘specific license’ in order to move them. You need to register online with APHA (all species of bird) to apply […]

Shockingly, within a relatively short period during the winter of 2019 / 2020 AVS were presented with three separate cases of life-threatening injuries to falconry birds after being shot!   This is not the forum to express our anger at these instances and accidents do happen, but if you honestly cannot identify the species you […]