VCBE is the only American Animal Hospital Association-accredited bird and exotics specialty referral hospital in NY, and the only hospital caring exclusively for birds and other exotic animals in Westchester and surrounding counties.

We care exclusively for birds, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, chinchillas, smaller rodents (rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters, degus), reptiles, amphibians, and less commonly seen exotic species such as sugar gliders, hedgehogs, wallabies, kinkajous, fennec foxes, and opossums (we do not treat dogs or cats.) Everything at the Veterinary Center was designed with the special needs of birds and other exotic pets in mind. Dr. Hess, the Center’s board-certified bird specialist, who is one of only about 150 bird specialists in the world and who served as president of the international Association of Avian (Bird) Veterinarians from 2009-2010, has over 19 years of experience in caring for these special pets.