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Evolution Exotics Referrals

RCVS Specialist staffed zoo and referral exotics facility based in South Shropshire. Burgess Excel Rabbit Practice of the year 2025/26 🎉🥂🎉
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30/08/2026

EVOLUTION EXOTICS IN THE RUNNING FOR UK NATIONAL STARTUP AWARD
Earlier this year we were crowned Professional Services StartUp of the Year at the Midlands final of the UK StartUp Awards, and will now go head to head with the best new businesses in the country at the national final. We will be representing the Midlands against the best new businesses from every nation and region of the UK, all competing for the national titles.
We started the clinic to provide care for exotic and zoo animals to the high standards that we feel they deserve. It has been a labour of love with challenges along the way, but the hard work that has been put in has achieved exactly what we were aiming for. Being named as regional winner was a huge surprise with the realisation that our personal project was being recognised as a successful business! The opportunity to attend the national finals, standing shoulder to shoulder with some incredible founders and to represent our industry and our company is slightly overwhelming but we relish the challenge!

29/08/2026

Although we would love to be able to see every exotic patient, we are a very small team with limited capacity and primary care vets are best placed to assess and treat most cases. We are here to help if things are more complicated, by reviewing case information and providing advice and support, or by seeing complex cases as referrals here in our clinic

14/08/2026

Not a bad finish to the week!
Zoo visit, doughnuts from a very lovely client and best of all, some rain at last!
Wishing all our colleagues, clients and patients a lovely weekend!

13/08/2026

Hot weather warning!
Although some of our patients this week are well adapted for the recent heatwave, not all cope well with high temperatures.
For many mammals a car breakdown in the heat could be dangerous so please feel free call us and rearrange any non-urgent appointments for rabbits and rodents during this spell of hot weather.

07/08/2026

Meet Marmalade the duck!
She had been struggling for several months with laying eggs, getting really unwell each time she tried. Her vets were nursing her through each episode and referred her to us to see what could be done to help her longer-term.
Ultrasound showed a huge amount of fluid in her body cavity and an enlarged and abnormal o***y, suggesting yolk leakage causing a lot of inflammation internally.
Surgery was carried out to remove her oviduct and clear the yolk and inflammatory fluid. During surgery it was found that her oviduct had twisted around and stuck onto itself, which was why eggs weren't moving through properly. Although a tricky surgery, with limited space and access only possible through her air sacs, all went well and Marmalade was soon back home recovering with her human and duck flock.
Although the o***y can't be readily removed in birds, a combination of oviduct removal and hormone therapy can stop ovarian activity and should allow Marmalade to live a happy, comfortable life.

27/07/2026

It is safe to say ground has been broken!
Over the summer we have three big projects starting and this is the first!
The top farm barn at the far end of the clinic has been demolished to make way for a new building. The old barn has done well over the last few years, housing cattle, sheep, turkeys, chickens, pigs and even a horse but was definitely starting to show its age.
Over the next couple of months a new modern barn will replace it, but with a twist! The inside will be fully converted to provide emergency housing for rabbits, cats and exotic animals that have been temporarily displaced. We have been providing this crisis housing in combination with professional bodies since we opened but the clinic is now so busy that there just isn't enough space to combine both under the same roof. This new purpose built facility will give more space to allow longer term housing of animals comfortably, with a separate dedicated team to care for them.

26/07/2026

This week has been one of our most intense!
We have seen 14 rabbits, 4 guinea pigs, 3 tortoises, 3 chickens, 3 skunks, 3 gerbils, 2 bearded dragons, 2 snakes, 2 binturong, 2 parrots, 1 duck and even 1 cat! Although that may not sound like much for a week in a clinic, these are typically complex cases requiring anaesthesia, diagnostics or surgery and hospitalisation day and night.
Add in two zoo visits, two government online working group meetings, teaching and all the paperwork that comes with clinical work and running a practice.
So thank you to all of our lovely clients who have been patient when it has taken us a bit longer to catch up on phone calls and emails or we have run behind on appointments. We do appreciate the support, tolerance and even occasional caffeine or sugar laden treats to keep us going when the lack of lunch or tea breaks start to wear us down. Thank you all ###

The farm has been keeping us busy too, with new animals in quarantine, the little guard dog in training (and occasionally on reception for socialisation) and gardening ongoing for both patients food and decorative value!

10/07/2026

"But they're still eating!"
It is phenomenal what some animals can hide, especially small exotic pets who are prey species and could be a tempting meal for a passing predator if they appeared vulnerable.
Although continuing to eat is often a reassuring sign, it doesn't necessarily mean that pets are fully comfortable and healthy. This week we have seen a fair few patients who have somehow managed to eat despite painful mouth problems that we as humans wouldn't have just soldiered on with!
Fortunately their owners knew their animals well, picked up on more subtle changes and realised they needed veterinary support.
Patients treated included a rabbit with dental spurs, a lizard with a mouth abscess, a rabbit with a tumour (happily confirmed today to have been fully removed) and a marmoset with loose teeth.
Owners always know their animals far better than we (as vets who just see them for brief periods) ever could. If you feel your pet isn't right, even if they are still eating, trust your knowledge of your animal and get them checked out.

04/07/2026

What is a specialist vet? 🎓🔍
Did you know that in the UK, "Specialist" is a legally protected title for vets? To be able to use the title of Specialist, a veterinary surgeon must be approved to be on the Royal College's official register—proving they have completed advanced residency training, published peer-reviewed research, and passed grueling written, verbal, and practical examinations at the highest level.
There are fewer than 30 Zoo & Wildlife Medicine Specialists on the RCVS register, and it can be tricky to navigate the different types of specialism that are included:

Focused Disciplines: Vets qualifying as Specialists through the European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) residencies are accredited as Specialists in a single, dedicated field of exotic animal medicine—which is one of Avian, Reptile, Small Mammal, Zoo, or Wildlife.

Comprehensive Accreditation: Those qualifying through the RCVS or ACZM diploma routes are examined across all disciplines of exotic animal medicine, granting them Specialist accreditation across all fields of exotic medicine—including all avian, reptile, small mammal, zoo, wildlife, fish, and invertebrates!

Because of these different pathways, there are currently only 12 vets working in clinical practice nationwide who are recognised as Specialists in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine across all fields of exotic medicine.
We are incredibly proud that Evolution Exotics Referrals is the only clinic across the West Midlands providing care from an RCVS Recognised Specialist accredited across all exotic species groups. We are happy to see every single species (with the obvious exception of flatflies! 🪰❌).

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http://www.evolutionexoticsreferrals.co.uk/

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