General Care Discussion :: where can i find vets in north suburbs of chicago?

Taking care of your turtle's overall health.

Post Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:07 am   where can i find vets in north suburbs of chicago?

ok i live in the north subs of chicago and i cant find a pet for my turtle. any one else around my area that gos to a good vet? i dont want to take him to a place tht know little about turtles. thanks for your help.
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Post Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:08 am   

I don't know of any active Chicago members (there was one I remember)... have you gone over these pages:

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=370
http://www.redearslider.com/choose_vet.html
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Post Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:19 pm   

thanks guys ive been kind of oblivious to how to properly take care of my turtle. hes not sick its just i want to start doing a check up maybe every 6 months or so.
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Post Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:58 pm   

Where abouts do you live? There is a really good herp vet in Skokie.

http://www.exoticpetvet.com/

My friend took her sick RES there (after another vet wrongly diagnosed him and she gave him shots everyday for 2 week for NO reason) and they correctly diagnosed him and he is now doing great.
Toby - RES - adopted in December 2007 - 120g tank - Fluval FX5

Max - Pit Bull/Irish Setter/Dalmatian mix - adopted in March 2009
Lola - Pit Bull mix - adopted in June 2009
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