Free First Exams

Contact a participating hospital within 10 days of purchasing/adopting your pet to schedule an appointment. Note that some hospitals may ask for a refundable deposit of up to $50 that you will get back when your appointment is completed. While hospitals understand that emergencies arise, they have reserved time for your pet, and when you are unable to keep your appointment, it takes time away from other pet owners. A list of participating veterinary hospitals is on the back of the certificate. Remember to bring the certificate and dated receipt for pet purchase/adoption with you to the appointment.

NFVS veterinarians provide this service without any charge to the new owner. In the interest of quality pet care, NFVS members annually provide more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of free and reduced cost services to the community.

For Cats and Dogs, refer to the NFVS member list.
(Note: Summer Street Cat Clinic does not offer services for dogs or birds.)

NFVS Hospitals that treat Avian & Exotic Animal Pets and Wildlife
Look up the type of animal to get the clinic abbreviation code and then see the list of participating hospitals below.

For additional species not listed (i.e. prairie dogs, hedgehogs, etc.) call for specifics.

Birds

• Parrots – ALA, ANK, CCR, ELL, LAN, NAC, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Finches/canaries – ALA, ANK, CCR, ELL, LAN, NAC, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Doves/pigeons – ALA, ANK, CCR, ELL, LAN, NAC, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Chickens/ducks – ANK, CCR, ELL, LAN, NAC, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC,*
• Ratites (emus, etc.) – CCR, LAN, NAC, SPC
• Wild birds – ANK, CCR, ELL, LAN, NAC, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*

Mammals

• Ferrets – ALA, ANK, CCR, CON, CPC, ELL, ELM, GEO, GRN,* LAN, MCL, NAC, NAH, NIC, SEN, SPC, SUM,* TRA, VEC*
• Rabbits – ALA, ANK, CCR, CON, CPC, ELL, ELM, GEO, GRN,* LAN, MCL, NAC, NAH, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Guinea pigs/chinchillas – ALA, ANK, CCR, CON, CPC, ELL, ELM, GEO, GRN,* LAN, MCL, NAC, NAH, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Mice/rats/hamsters/gerbils – ALA, AFT, ANK, CCR, CPC, CON, ELL, ELM, GEO, GRN,* LAN, MCL, NAC, NAH, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Pot-bellied pigs – ALA, CCR, LAN, SPC, VEC*
• Primates – CCR, ELL*, LAN
• Zoo/Exotic (kangaroo, etc.) – CCR, LAN, SEN
• Large cats (tigers, etc.) – CCR, LAN
• Wild non-rabies vector small mammals (squirrels, opossum, etc.) – CCR, ELL, LAN, NAC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Wild rabies vector mammals (bats, raccoons, fox, skunks) – CCR, LAN, NAC, SEN
• Wild large mammals (deer) – LAN

Reptiles/Amphibians

• Lizards – ALA, ANK, CCR, ELL, ELM, LAN, NAC, NAH, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Turtles – ALA, ANK, CCR, ELL, ELM, GRB,* LAN, NAC, NAH, NIC, , SEN, SPC
• Non-venomous snakes – ALA, ANK, CCR, ELL, ELM, LAN, NAC, NAH, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Non-venomous amphibians – ALA, ANK, CCR, ELL, ELM, LAN, NAH, NIC, SEN, SPC, VEC*
• Wild reptiles/amphibians – CCR, ELL, ELM, LAN, NAC, SEN, SPC, VEC*

Other

• Fish – ELM, LAN, SEN, SPC,*
• Arachnids (tarantulas, etc.) – ELM, SEN
• Terrestrial/Aquatic Invertebrates – ELM

Free First Exam Participating Hospitals

Data compiled by Laura Wade, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, Courtesy of the Niagara Frontier Veterinary Society