Association of NW Avian & Exotic Veterinarians

We are a group of veterinarians that have been meeting monthly since 1991. Our purpose: Education and training for avian and exotic animal veterinarians, interested veterinary practitioners, veterinary nurses and veterinary students. Services of the association: education, networking, continuing education.
Mission
Advancing and Promoting Avian & Exotic Pet MedicineSince 1991
Membership
Membership is open to veterinarians, veterinary students, and licensed veterinary nurses Membership is $20.00 calendar year. We send out email newsletters monthly with the previous month's lecture notes as available. Please contact us at CathyJD@anwaevet.org or come to a meeting.

Our next meeting: April 21, 2026; 7:30 PDT All things new in tech: Dr de Armas demonstrating the new ExoHub Pro program; reps from vet dictation programs, other online CE platforms, opportunities

Members

Board of Directors for 2026: Drs. Tracy Bennett, Cindy Bishop, Cathy Johnson-Delaney, Anneliese Strunk
  • We strongly encourage our members to also be members of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians, and the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians. In addition, members may also belong to the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, American Association of Laboratory Animal Science, Association of Wildlife Veterinarians. Members attend one or more of the following conferences on a regular basis and share information from these conferences:AAV, ARAV, AAZV, AEMV, ABVP Symposium and others
  • Membership dues are $20.00 per calendar year. Registration forms can be sent with dues to Dr. Johnson-Delaney, 13813 65th Ave W #7, Edmonds, WA 98026-3517. Make checks payable to C. Johnson-Delaney, and indicate on the subject line "for ANWAEV". Or Zelle cajddvm@hotmail.com; or PayPal: CATHY JOHNSONDELANEY. If you send dues electronically, please email your registration form.

  • Upcoming meetings: 2026
  • Feb 19: Dr. Elizabeth Hyde - Acupuncture in Exotics
  • Mar 31: Virtual Exotic365 recap
  • April 21: Dr de Armas - demonstration ExoHubPro platform; plan to have a vet dictation software rep, and discussion of AI usage, on-line webinars and ACEPM.
  • May 19: TBD
  • June 16: TBD
  • Summer Break - Exotic365 in Philadelphia Aug 30-Sept 3
  • Our 2025 meetings:
  • March 18: Avian Influenza with Dr. J Elissa
  • April 5-6: Virtual Exotics365
  • May 20: Dr. Sabrina Dean: Multiple concurrent neoplasms in a sugar glider plus a review of sugar glider neoplasia
  • June 17: Avian Radiology with Dr. Larry Nemetz
  • August 24-28: Exotic 365
  • September 16: Highlights from Exotic365
  • October 3-6: AAV Annual Conference
  • October 21: Highlights from AAV with Dr. Rose Fiskett leading the discussion
  • November 11: Ferret Coronavirus with Dr. Katherine Havighorst
  • November 18: AEMV VIN Rounds
  • December Holiday Party: Tues Dec 16, meet 6 pm at Ivar's Salmon House on Lake Union, Seattle. RSVP to Dr. Bennett by Saturday Dec 13.
  • If you would like to serve on the Board, please let one of the current Board members know - we would love to have you.

Members

Members
Jessica Adams, DVM: (26) Tracy Bennett, DVM, Dipl. ABVP- Avian, Bird & Exotic Clinic of Seattle, Seattle: 206-783-4538 (26) Cindy Bishop, DVM: (25) James Boutette, DVM: Evergreen Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital, Kirkland, 425-821-6165 (26) Holly Carter, MRCVS: Evergreen Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital, Kirkland, 425-821-6165 (26) Interns at Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine: 425-486-9000(25) Megan Coyne, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotric Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Chuck Crawford, DVM: Bremerton, (26) Thomas G Curro, DVM: Middletown Animal Hospital, Middletown, NJ, 732-421-4858 (25) Weina Dai, DVM: Evergreen Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital, Kirkland, 425-821-6165 (26) Beth Davidow, DVM, DACVECC, Timberline Veterinary Emergency & Specialty, Seattle (26) Sabrina Dean, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000(25) Sareena Enloe, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (255) Michael Garner, DVM, DACVP: Northwest Zoopath, Monroe: 360-794-0630 (26) Jenny Herbert, DVM, CertAqV: Arbor View Animal Hospital, Valpaiso, IN: 219-762-7267 (25) Elizabeth Hyde, DVM, CertVA: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Cathy Johnson-Delaney, DVM: Exotic DVM Forum, Mukilteo (25) Elizabeth Kamaka, DVM: Kamaka Exotic Animal Veterinary Services, 425-361-2183 (26) Snehe Krishna Iyengar: DVM: Evergreen Avian & Exotic, Kirkland, 425-821-6165 (26) Dan Lejnieks, DVM, Dipl. ABVP-Exotic Companion Mammals: Bird & Exotic Clinic of Seattle, 206-783-4538 (26) Kim Lezama, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Alicia McLaughlin, DVM, CertAqV, Dipl. ABVP-Exotic Companion Mammals: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Meera Music, BVM&S, MRCVS: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Mikaela Myers, DVM: Evergreen Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital, Kirkland: 425-821-6165 (26) Amy Neer, DVM: North Seattle Veterinary Clinic, Seattle: 206-523-6187 (26) Vikky Park, BVM&S: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Christina Parra, DVM: Evergreen Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital, Kirkland: 425-821-6165 (26) Karen Plass, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Rae Porter Blackwell, DVM, Dipl ABVP-Exotic Companion Mammals: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000(25) Katrina Ramsell, PhD, DVM: NW Exotic Pet Vet, Beaverton, OR: 503-643-2137 (26) Elizabeth Riggs, DVM: Retired, Seattle (25) Paulette Santonacita, DVM: Evergreen Avian & Exotic Animal Hosptal, University Place: 425-821-6165 (26) Peggy Shashy, DVM: Retired, Oak Harbor (25) Skye Sneed, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Hilary Stern, DVM: Exotic Pet Clinic of Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, CA: 831-440-8590 (25) Anneliese Strunk, DVM, Dipl. ABVP- Avian: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Miranda Thomas, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-786-9000(25) Kerry Thomson, DVM: Evergreen Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital, Univ Place: 425-821-6165 (26) Madeline Warnes, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000 (25) Katherine Wishon DVM: Riverview Animal Clinic, Clarkston, WA: 509-758-5022 (25) Michelle Yee, DVM: Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell: 425-486-9000(25)
Members Membership in Professional Associations Alicia McLaughlin, DVM: AVMA, AAV, ARAV, AEMV, AAZV, AAFV Amy Neer, DVM: AVMA, WSVMA, AEMV Anneliese Strunk, DVM, DABVP-Avian: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAV, AAZV, ABVP-AvianBeth Davidow, DVM, DACVECC: AVMA, WSVMA, ACVECC, VECCSCathy Johnson-Delaney, DVM: AVMA, AEMV, ARAV, AALAS, CLDavis-Thompson FoundationChristina Parra, DVM: AVMA, ARAVCindy Bishop, DVM: AVMA, AAV, AEMVDan Lejnieks, DVM, DABVP-ECM: AVMA, AEMV, ABVP-ECMElizabeth Hyde, DVM, CertVA: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAV, AAZVElizabeth Kamaka, DVM: AVMA, WSVMA. AAV, AEMV Hilary Stern, DVM: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAVHolly Carter, BVetMed: AVMA, AEMVJames Boutette, DVM: AVMA, AAV, AAZV, AAFVJenny Herbert, DVM, CertAqV: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAV, IAAAM, AAFV, WAVMAJessica Adams DVM: AVMA, WSVMAKaren Plass, DVM: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAV, AAZVKatrina Ramsell, PhD, DVM: AVMA, AEMV, OVMA, PVMA Kerry Thomson, DVM: AVMA, AAV, AAZVKim Lezama, DVM: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAVMeera Music, BVM&S, MRCVS: AVMA, AEMV, ARAV, AAV, AAZV, AAFVMichael Garner, DVM, DACVP: AVMA, AEMV, AAV, ARAV, ACVP, AAZV Mikaela Myers, DVM: AVMA, AEMV, ARAV Paulette Santonacita, DVM: AVMA, AEMVPeggy Shashy, DVM: ARAV Rae Porter-Blackwell, DVM, DABVP-ECM: AVMA, AEMV, ABVPSareena Enloe, DVM: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAV, AAZVSkye Sneed, DVM: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAV Snehe Krishnan Iyengar, DVM: AVMA AAV, ARAVThomas Curro, DVM: AVMA, AEMV, ARAV, AAZVTracy Bennett, DVM, DABVP-Avian: AVMA, AAV, ARAV, ABVP-AvianVikky Park, BVM&S: AVMA, AAV, AEMV, ARAV, AAZVWeina Dai, DVM: AVMA, NWRA
Key: (not rcvd means have not included information on renewal)
AVMA: American Veterinary Medical AssociationWSVMA: Washington State Veterinary Medical AssociationPSVMA: Puget Sound Veterinary Medical AssociationAAV: Association of Avian VeterinariansARAV: Association of Reptilian & Amphibian VeterinariansAEMV: Association of Exotic Mammal VeterinariansAAZV: American Association of Zoo VeterinariansAWV: Association of Wildlife VeterinariansAAFV: American Association of Fish Veterinarians AVSAB: American Veterinary Society Animal Behavior AALAS: American Association of Laboratory Animal ScienceABVP: American Board of Veterinary PractitionersIVAS: International Veterinary Acupuncture SocietyAABB: American Association of Blood Banks AAVA: American Association Veterinary AcupunctureAVCA: American Veterinary Chiropractic AssociationVECCS: Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care SocietyWDA: Wildlife Disease AssociationAAVLD: American Association of Veterinary Laboratory DiagnosticiansDABVP: Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary PractitionersDACVECC: Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical CareDACVP: Diplomate, American College of Veterinary PathologistsDACPV: Diplomate, American College of Poultry VeterinariansAFA: American Federation of Aviculture IEVets: Inland Empire Veterinarians OVMA: Oregon Vet Med Association NAFA: North American Falconer's AssociationNWRA: National Wildlife Rehabbers AssociationPNWHerpSoc: Pacific NW Herpetological SocietySSEBS: South Sound Exotic Bird SocietyTri-County VMA: Whatcom/Skagit/Snohomish County Veterinary Medical AssociationWDA: Wildlife Disease AssociationWFA: Washington Falconers AssociationCLDavis-Thompson Foundation: Pathology
Membership Application (and Renewal Form)
Dues are $20.00 per calendar year that goes for website, supplies, and other organizational costs. The Association is open to veterinarians, veterinary techinicians and veterinary students interest in non-traditional companion animals. Our website is www.anwaevet.org. Our meetings count for Washington State CE.
 Please check on the website to see your status of membership (year current in parenthesis). Also check that other information for you is correct.
 Because we changed our bank account to a savings one held jointly by Cathy and Anneliese to save bank fees, dues checks should be made out to Cathy Johnson-Delaney and in your notes/subject line put in For ANAEV. We also can accept Zelle: cajddvm@hotmail.com; or PayPal: CATHY JOHNSONDELANEY
 Note: your email address is not listed on the website but is for ANAEV use only. Please copy the below and print and provide with your check. If you are sending in electronic payment, then please email this form to me at Cathyjd@anwaevet.org
 Dues remittance: CA J-Delaney, 13813 65th Ave W, #7, Edmonds, 98026-3517.Name:__________________________________________Clinic:__________________________________________Address:________________________________________City:____________________________Zip:___________Phone:______________Email address: please print and clearly indicate between a zero and an “O”:_____________________________________Clinic web site:_____________________________________Membership in (please circle): AVMA WSVMA PSVMA AAV AEMV ARAVABVP AALAS AWV AAZV AZA NWEBS PNWHerps Other:_______________
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Information for Exotic Pet Owners

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Upcoming Meetings and Topics

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job openings

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Volunteer needed

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Local Shelters

Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter: www.washingtonferret.org

Avian & Exotic Vet News

  • Exotic 365
    For 2026- Philadelphia Aug 30-Sept 3 Registration coming mid April
    We just held Virtual Exotic365 Feb 28-Mar 1. Check ARAV, AEMV to see details, proceedings, etc.
  • AAV Conference & Expo
    October 3-6, 2025 check AAV website - www.aav.org

  • Canine Distemper Outbreak in Ferrets
    Once again Marshall is changing the vaccine strategy and age at which they are shipping them to pet stores. Stay tuned. I am trying to get the full information. I will be posting it on the Exotic DVM Forum and through AEMV and VIN
    Ferrets require a series ending at over 14 weeks of age.
  • Dook Soup
    There are commercial products on the market, but it is far simpler to make - especially for owners. Recipe: Grind up regular kibble and add water until is is thoroughly liquid enough to go through a syringe. If the ferret is ill add in: (any) Emeraid Carnivore (Lafeber), Critical Care Carnivore (Oxbow) or Recovery (HBD).
    Basic recipe, Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter

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