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Reptile Veterinarians in U.S.A. 


Herp Veterinarians in Illinois

Stephen Barten
Vernon Hills Animal Hosp
1260 Butterfield Rd
Mundelein 60060
847-367-4070

Karen Shaw Becker
Natural Pet Animal Hospital
S. Harlem Ave
Tinley Park, 60477
708-342-1111; fax 708-342-1608.

Susan Brown, Leanne Donovan, Scott McDonald, Richard Nye
Midwest Bird & Exotic Animal Hosp
1923 S Mannheim Rd
Westchester 60154
708-344-8166

J.B. Bruederle
2804 Briarwood Dr West
Arlington Hgts 60005

Charles Burmeister
All Pets Veterinary Hospital
1225 West Loucks Avenue
Peoria 61604
309-685-1441

Jospeh Caffarini
216 Abbott Ave
Chicago Hgts 60411

Byron de la Navarre
Animal House of Chicago
2752 West Devon Avenue
Chicago, Illinois. 60625
773-878-8002

Scott E. Demanes, Holly L. Masepohl
Demanes Animal Hosp
3035 N. Wisconsin Ave
Peoria
(309) 686-1383

Sandra Durst
227 N. Alpine Ln
Rockford 61107
815-398-9313

Robert Eirmann
Worth Animal Hosp
11010 Southwest Hwy
Palos Hills 60465
708-974-3070

N.L. Earp, E.L. Zuercher
Holly's Animal Hosp
6115 N. Sheridan
Peoria
(309) 691-3181

Joyce Etsinger
Atrill Vet Clinic
115 N. Republic Ave
Joliet 60435
815-725-4430

Laura Jenkins Hardy
Dundee Animal Hosp
199 Penny Ave
Dundee 60118
708-428-6114

Gery Herrmann
Mundelein Animal Hosp
1133 W. Maple
Mundelein 60060
708-566-5750

Roger Hitt
Timberline Animal Hosp
950 NE Frontage Rd
Joliet
815-729-1555

Shawn Hohulin
Kruger Animal Hosp
1801 West Hovey
Normal 61761
309-452-5111

Susan Horton
Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital
3735 W. Dempster St.
Skokie
847-329-8709

Susan Kyle
Channahon Animal Hosp
14 N. Independence
Joliet 60433-1522
815-726-2468

Daniel J. Markwalder
3 S. Randall Rd
(Algonquin x Randall Rds)
Algonquin

Scott Michaels
POB 657
Island Lake 60042-0657
815-363-0290

Michael Miller
Roberts Road Animal Clinic
103rd and Roberts Road
Chicago
708-974-2600

Susan Mitchell
2930 Evergreen Lane
Aurora 60504

Robert Ness
Glendale Pet & Bird Clinic
1144 Main St
Glendale Hgts 60139
708-858-3530

Brian Norton
Northgate Pet Clinic
2800 North M.L. King Jr. Drive
Decatur 62526
217-877-4393

Diane Poliakoff, M. Minuskin
Family Pet Animal Hospital
1401 W. Webster Ave
Chicago 60614
773-935-2311; FAX 773-935-4528

Todd Prince
Animal Medical Center
8383 Skokie Blvd
Skokie IL 60077
708-673-2676

Robert Reich
Armstrong-Reich Vet Clinic
2834 North 12th St
Quincy 62301
217-222-8383

Samuel Ristich
Indian Prairie Animal Hospital
621 Route 59
Aurora 60504
630-820-6999

Tri-County Animal Emergency Clinic
2026 N. University
Peoria
(309) 686-0404

Kathy Van Buer
North Brady Animal Hospital
6011 North Brady Street
Davenport, Iowa 52806-2146
563-391-9522

Mary Beth Wajda
Lincoln Way Animal Hospital
Matteson 60443
708-720-2400

Michael Wells
Lincolnway Animal Hosp
6363 Lincoln Hwy
Matteson 60443
708-720-2400

Sandra Yi
Golf-Mil Animal & Bird Hosp
8950 Milwaukee Ave
Niles 60714
708-269-3359


More reading & related links:
 
        Basic snapping turtle info in one file - Introduction to snapping turtles.pdf (116 Kb)  

 


          
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