Dr Rina Maguire is a highly skilled specialist veterinarian for exotic companion animals for over 18 years. Her knowledge of exotic veterinary medicine is exceptional and widely respected. She also exhibits an entrepreneurial streak as the co-founder of Beecroft Animal Specialist and Emergency Hospital, a referral specialist and emergency hospital based in Singapore.
Before Beecroft Animal Specialist and Emergency Hospital, Dr Maguire practised in referral and specialist avian and exotic animal-only hospitals in Manhattan and Long Island, New York. She was also the resident zoo and wildlife veterinarian at the Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park for two-and-a-half years.
Beecroft’s Avian & Exotics established in 2019 as the first specialty service that delivers advanced medical and surgical care for exotic pets in Singapore. Our dedicated team of consists of Exotics Companion Mammal Specialist and avian veterinarian, Dr Rina Maguire, Exotics Companion Mammal Resident Dr Athena Lim, and Dr Jamie Casey, exotics veterinary intern. The department is also supported by a whole team of exotics nurses that are experienced and trained in all facets of avian and exotic pet medicine.
For The exotic service where we would stand out to be the only exotics only clinic in the country led by a recognised specialist. We are experienced and equipped in seeing a wide variety of exotic pets. We have 24 hour hospitalisation and ICU for critical care Exotic patients and accept walk in emergencies both through the day exotic service as well as true, the emergency service during the night. We have the capability to run advanced diagnostic imaging, such as CT scans and cardiograms and abdominal ultrasound, which a lot of smaller practices might not have ability to do.
A lot of smaller practices. Also don’t even have the capability to run blood samples on exotic animals such as guinea pigs, chinchillas birds and reptiles. We do advanced surgeries for exotics, such as orthopaedics and complex, soft tissue surgeries, which a lot of practices would not be able to cope with such as spaying a reptile Or bird, or even chinchillas rats guinea pigs. We also offer emergency surgery services Such as bladder stone removals And intestinal instructions. We are also big into preventive healthcare and spend a long time during consultations, going through the complex needs of exotic animal health, such as diet and husbandry, and we recommend a post purchase exam for all exotic pets, for this reason as well as an annual checkup for exotic pets of all ages to detect any early signs of disease.
We can assist with exportations of Exotic pets overseas in terms of the necessary tests and health and quarantine checks that need to be performed. We would highly recommend working with our list of approved transporters to ensure safe journey for your pets. It will be the duty of the transporter/owner to ensure the scheduling for the flight and the tests are appropriate based on the government import and export laws.
Exotic Pet and Post-Purchase Wellness Starts with You A wellness exam is essential on a regular basis to ensure your exotic pet, whether reptile, avian, mammal, or amphibian, maintains good health. This is especially important if you have bought a new type of animal, you have never cared for previously. The information you may read about the care of the animal online and even in pet forums may not necessarily be accurate and cause detrimental mistakes to the care of the animal. Many exotic companion animals like hamsters, rabbits, chinchillas, gerbils, guinea pigs, and birds, are experts at hiding their illnesses because they must be constantly wary of predators to survive in the wild.
With our expertise and diagnostic capabilities, regular annual wellness checks can uncover underlying disease processes early. Our Avian & Exotics team are experienced in picking up subtle hints of illness and confirm them with diagnostic tests (where necessary) before a serious problem develops.
The screening starts with questions on your pet’s husbandry, socialisation, and nutrition before moving on to a physical examination. From there, we may recommend diagnostic testing if there are concerns for abnormalities. It is important to get a new pet checked out before allowing them to socialise with other pets at home and adhere to a quarantine period (at least 4 weeks for birds).
Wellness screening tests may include:
Fish Health Care 
Neonatal Counselling 
Geriatric Health Care Older pets can develop age-related conditions and are also more vulnerable to disease and degenerative changes such as osteoarthritis. We understand the unique needs of aging exotic pets and highly recommend seeing them at least biannually for wellness exams and diagnostics. Catching illness as soon as possible is crucial for the health of your senior pet.
Diagnostics and Imaging 
Comprehensive Laboratory Testing 
Pre-export Health Check and Testing It is not uncommon for pets to have to relocate out of Singapore. The requirements of exportation out of Singapore will depend mostly on the country receiving the animal. A health certificate will be required for travel. A quarantine period is mandatory and for birds viral testing and salmonella swabs will have to be done by a veterinary professional. Please check in with your vet on more specific requirements.
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991E Alexandra Road, #01-27,
Singapore 119973
