Wasatch Exotic Pet Care of Cottonwood Heights

Wasatch Exotic Pet Care of Cottonwood Heights is a pet boarding and veterinary care provider in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, dedicated exclusively to exotic companion animals. The clinic treats rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes, frogs, birds and other exotic pets, and does not see cats or dogs. Services include comprehensive exams with chart set-up, full physical exams and husbandry consultations, annual and semi-annual exams for established patients, emergency exams accepted on a day-by-day basis, dental care including sedation for thorough oral exams and dental trims for rabbits and rodents, grooming such as nail, beak and wing trims and shaves, and vaccines for ferrets, foxes and rabbits, including annual rabies and distemper vaccines for ferrets and foxes. The clinic operates as a drop-off practice and holds a rating of 4.20. The practice is led by Dr. Laurel Harris, who obtained her DVM from The Ohio State University in 1992. She established the clinic in 2004, moved it into its own facility at the current location in 2009, and made it fully exotic-exclusive in 2015, followed by a remodel that tripled the size of the original facility. Dr. Harris has provided backup veterinary support for the Tracy Aviary and worked as consulting veterinarian for the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. She belongs to the Association of Avian Veterinarians, the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians and the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians, and served six years on the executive board of the latter. Dr. Mary Dickerson graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and moved to Utah in 2014. The clinic is located at 1892 Fort Union Blvd, near Fort Union Boulevard and about 0.2 miles from Highland Drive. It sits about 0.1 miles from an urgent care clinic and about 0.2 miles from Unified Fire Authority Station 110, with Antczak Park roughly 0.4 miles away. The clinic maintains a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting the care it provides to exotic pet owners in Cottonwood Heights.