What do you think is the best part of your job?

I think that the best part of my job is seeing patients improve with treatment, and educating owners on the appropriate care and nutrition of these unique animals. We know more about exotic animal physiology and medicine now more than ever, so we have the tools and knowledge to help more patients go home alive, return them to good health, and keep them healthy long-term.

Can you brief a unique case that you handled? 

I don’t have any specific cases to share, but I have been very fortunate to use the full extent of my clinical skills in my career and this has always been very rewarding and of course, helpful to my patients. From intravenous catheter placement in a Green Iguana, to intraosseous catheter placement in a Degu, airway lavage in a Budgerigar, and venipuncture in an Oscar fish, I’ve been involved in a number of really interesting cases!

What makes you special in the animal healthcare industry?

I have been fortunate to gain a lot of varied experiences with many taxa over my career, in a variety of settings from clinical practice, to laboratory animal medicine, to zoological collection management, to some work with wildlife. All of these work experiences have informed me on a clinical case at some point in my career in unique ways.

Hear more from Christina Miller on March 4, 2022 during the Avians & Exotics track!