Rehabilitation

While our veterinary team monitors the health and medical conditions of our patients, our rehabilitation team keeps them fed, clean, enriched, and conditioned for release. 

Caring for wildlife requires specialized skills and experience; our permitted and certified rehabilitators minimize human interaction to improve the chances of post-release survival.

With specialized enclosures and equipment for diverse species, our rehabilitators track every detail of care, reporting changes in behavior, health, and readiness to our medical team.

These are wild animals and their needs are very different from domestic animals. They require specialized care by highly trained professionals.

The species we work with can be dangerous and must be handled properly to prevent injury to both the animal and the handler. Disease spread is also a concern when handling wild species. Special care is taken by our rehabilitation team to minimize human interaction and habituation, which severely reduces that animal’s chance of survival after release. 

When a wild animal is admitted, our veterinary team quickly assesses their condition, providing emergency care and creating a personalized treatment plan.

We perform diagnostics like blood work and X-rays on-site and conduct hundreds of surgeries annually, focusing primarily on fracture and laceration repairs.

Wildlife medicine presents unique challenges—our patients can't speak, prefer not to be touched, and instinctively hide pain. We handle these animals minimally to reduce stress and employ creative solutions when standard protocols don't apply.

Unlike domestic pets, wild animals must be fully self-sufficient post-release. Any injury that prevents them from hunting or evading predators means they may not be releasable. In such cases, we assess whether they might thrive in captivity; if not, euthanasia provides a humane end.

Each patient benefits from a collaboration between our veterinary and rehabilitation teams, who ensure careful physical therapy, bandage changes, and patient rechecks.

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As a wildlife hospital, we cannot charge for our services and we do not receive state or federal funding. Our work and achievements are only possible through generous donations from supporters like you. Thank you!