Duck Friends
Vet directory/New York, NY/Center for Avian & Exotic Medicine
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Center for Avian & Exotic Medicine

562 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024 · Get directions
Surgery on site
Waterfowl not yet confirmed — call ahead and say it’s a duck.
Listed from the clinic’s website, not yet phone-verified.
Details come from the clinic's own site and can change — confirm by phone.

How we know

“Our avian and exotic animal surgery includes traditional surgical procedures (spay/neuter, shell repair, etc.), electrocautery, endoscopy, radiosurgery, cryosurgery, advanced anesthetic monitoring, and advanced analgesia protocols.”
From thrivepetcare.com · researched Oct 2026

What to ask when you call

Not sure what a good answer sounds like? See how to find a duck vet.

  • Say it is a duck right away — their site doesn’t say they treat waterfowl, so ask whether anyone there does.
  • Ask for the exam fee up front, and what bloodwork or X-rays add on top.
  • Ask whether they are taking new avian patients.
  • Ask where they send after-hours emergencies. The nearest 24-hour clinic we list is VEG Upper East Side, 1.7 miles away.

Nearest alternatives

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VEG Upper East Side

Unclaimed24 hours
1215 2nd Avenue, New York, NY · 1.7 mi

VEG Upper East Side is a Manhattan emergency veterinary hospital on 2nd Avenue, open 24 hours a day without appointments. Its vets treat birds and reptiles along with cats, dogs, rabbits and other exotic animals.

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333 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, NY · 12.5 mi

An avian and exotics hospital in Great Neck, New York, that does not see dogs or cats. Its specially trained veterinarians treat parrots and other birds alongside reptiles, amphibians and small mammals, and it serves Long Island, NYC, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Surgery on site
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VEG Chelsea

Unclaimed24 hours
735 6th Avenue, New York, NY · 3.2 mi

VEG Chelsea in New York City is a 24-hour emergency hospital for pets of all kinds, including birds and exotics. Its site says the team handles emergency care for avians, reptiles and other exotic pets. The page does not mention ducks or waterfowl.