Most general practices don't see birds at all. These 13 Ontario clinics say on their own websites that they treat birds, parrots or exotics.
Always phone first. Hours, staffing and which species a clinic will see change without notice, and the avian vet may only be in on certain days. This list is a starting point, not a guarantee — we are not affiliated with any clinic here and receive nothing from them.
2826 Durham Regional Hwy 2, Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K5
28 College Ave W, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
This list is Ontario-only so far, because those are the clinics we could verify individually. We would rather list thirteen we have checked than a hundred we haven't — a wrong clinic at 2am is worse than no clinic.
Anywhere in Canada, the fastest route is to phone your nearest emergency veterinary hospital and ask outright whether they see birds; many do without saying so online. Provincial veterinary associations and the nearest veterinary teaching hospital are also good bets. If you know a clinic that treats birds and should be on this list, tell us and we'll verify and add it.
No. Birds are structurally different from cats and dogs — different anatomy, different drug tolerances, different anaesthetic risk — and many general practices will not see them at all. Always phone before you drive anywhere, and say on the phone that it is a bird.
Ask the clinic before treatment begins. Some will stabilise a found animal and recover costs from the owner once identified; others will not. Being clear on the phone that this is a found bird, not your pet, avoids a difficult conversation later.
Call the nearest emergency veterinary hospital even if it isn't on this list and ask directly whether they take birds — many take avian emergencies out of hours without advertising it. Meanwhile keep the bird warm, dark and quiet, and do not try to feed or water an injured or collapsed bird.
A robin, sparrow, gull, duckling or bird of prey needs a licensed wildlife rehabilitator rather than a small-animal vet, and in Canada it is an offence to keep most native birds without authorisation. See our wild bird page for what to do.
Each clinic's website and species information was checked on 2026-07-27. Details change — phone ahead.