Teaching Vet Hospitals?

[Kuro The Bunny]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone here has experience with teaching veterinary hospitals. I’m specifically interested in the WSU veterinary hospital, because it’s very close to me, compared to driving 4-5 hours to Seattle. They do say on their website that they work on exotics. I’m wondering if anyone has been to this hospital, and what your experience was like. Or, if you’ve been to any teaching type hospital. I think a two hour drive would be much better for Kuro than a 4-5 hour one, so I’m hopeful this is something that would work.

This is their site if anyone is interested
vth.vetmed.wsu.edu
The reviews are very conflicted, which is why I thought I’d ask if anyone here could possibly help
Thank you

[Bunny House]

I go to A&M teaching hospital. There’s pros and cons, prices can be cheaper, and new residents go by the books so you really have to push different treatments if they want to be conservative since I’m one to be more aggressive with treatment. But pro is that you could find an amazing senior clinician and they are so knowledgeable and don’t go by the books so it really depends on who the vet is. That is a long time to drive. Are there no exotic vets near you?

[Sirius&Luna]

I go to a teaching hospital in the UK, the royal vet college. They are absolutely amazing and have so many knowledgeable and specialist vets.

They normally have a student take the info at the beginning, then the qualified vet comes and either talks them through the procedure (if it’s something simple like a vaccination or routine teeth check, the student does it under strict supervision) or the vet does it themselves, giving opportunities for the student to ask questions. They’re also normally happy to give us a look at their teeth through the special instrument and things.

In emergency situations, you always get a qualified exotics vet.

I personally don’t see any cons to a teaching hospital, other than that visits might take a bit longer at times because things are being explained to students (but again, never in an emergency).

[Kuro The Bunny]

Thank you for the replies
I live in Eastern Washington, so the closest exotic vets to me are in Seattle which is a 4-5 hour drive. WSU is much closer to me. I’m also interested in going to this veterinary hospital because I want to go to WSU to become an exotic vet. I don’t mind spending more time at an appointment. I think I’ll try and talk to some people who’ve taken their buns here and try it out

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