Dr. Nickol Finch has been providing exceptional care for wildlife and exotic pets at Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital for more than two decades.
You will regularly interact with our veterinarians, technicians and fourth-year students while at the teaching hospital, but there are also teams of compassionate and highly trained people – like Materials Department manager Travis Burke – working behind the scenes to ensure all our patients receive exceptional care.
Our friendly patient services coordinators like Chelsea Jacobs are often the first people you interact with at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Chelsea has been with the Small Animal Orthopedic and Soft Tissue Surgery team for nearly two years.
An orphan colt whose mother died shortly after giving birth has a new mom – a mare that had tragically lost her foal – thanks to the generosity of strangers and Washington State University veterinarians playing matchmaker.
Patient services coordinator Stephen Short’s dedication and passion for veterinary medicine and the hospital’s patients and clients is always on display.
Veterinarians say the goal is to ultimately release the foxes into the wild. The pups arrived at WSU, the only licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility in Whitman County, on May 24.