Exotic veterinarian
Birds, reptiles, rabbits, and small mammals
Exotic veterinarian in Miami for birds, reptiles, rabbits, and small mammals. Serving Greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and the Florida Keys. Dogs and cats in the same AAHA-accredited hospital. Ramon de Armas, DVM, PGCert(EAS), GPCert(EAP). Call (786) 361-9344.
Exotic veterinarian in Miami
Paws & Claws Medical Center is an exotic veterinary hospital in Miami. Birds, reptiles, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, and other small mammals are a regular caseload, not a side hobby after the dogs. The same building is a full dog and cat hospital. If you only have a parrot, a bearded dragon, or a rabbit, you are in the right place. If you also have a dog or a cat, you do not need a second clinic.
Ramon de Armas, DVM, PGCert(EAS), GPCert(EAP), practices exotic animal medicine here. The hospital is a member of AAV, ARAV, and AEMV. That is how avian, reptile, and exotic-mammal medicine stays current instead of borrowing a dog protocol and hoping.
Who we see
Companion birds, backyard poultry, lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, rats, hamsters, and hedgehogs. Start with the species page if you want the detail: avian care, reptiles, rabbits and small mammals, or dogs and cats.
Call (786) 361-9344 before you drive from Fort Lauderdale or the Keys with a crashing animal. We will tell you to come in during open hours or to go to an emergency hospital if we are closed. We are not a 24/7 emergency hospital.
Greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and the Keys
The hospital is in Miami, at 3858 SW 137 Avenue. Owners drive from Greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and down through the Florida Keys for avian and exotic medicine — birds, reptiles, rabbits, and small mammals — and the same building is a full dog and cat hospital. Call before a long drive with a sick animal. We are not a 24/7 emergency hospital.
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Questions owners actually ask
Is there an exotic vet in Miami for birds and reptiles?
Yes. Paws and Claws Medical Center treats birds, reptiles, rabbits, and small mammals as hospital patients, and dogs and cats in the same building.
Do you see patients from Fort Lauderdale and the Keys?
Yes. The hospital is in Miami. Call before a long drive with a sick animal.
Are you only an exotic clinic?
No. Exotic medicine is the focus of this page. Dogs and cats are a full part of the hospital.
After hours: We are not a 24/7 emergency hospital. Sick or injured during open hours? Call (786) 361-9344. After we close, go to a local emergency hospital.