Todd R Cecil, DVM, DABVP-Avian

Dr. Cecil is amazing! He’s always been great with my green cheek conure, Buddy, and I’m SO sad that I’ll have to find another vet when I move to a new city this summer. Dr. Cecil has a very calming presence and always handles Buddy so gently (while still managing to get him into whatever position he needs him to be in). Buddy is not a skittish bird, but my mom and I are still blown away by how well he behaves around Dr. Cecil – especially given the circumstances under which he usually sees him.
If I ever forget to ask a quick question during my visit, I can email Dr. Cecil afterwards for an answer rather than having to pay another $ 75 to find out.
And what’s extra awesome is that he works for an emergency vet, so even if he’s not there when Buddy is sick, the staff can reach him by phone (and he will even come in for an extra $ 200-​$ 300, which I say is WELL worth it if your feathered friend is in danger).
I highly recommend Dr. Cecil for all of your avian veterinary needs.

Dr. Cecil is very knowledgeable, competent, and compassionate. He is very very busy, being one of few exotic vets in this county. And he is not cheap. But when you are faced with an ill or dying beloved pet, Dr. Cecil is about the best choice you have.

Exotic vet Dr Craft in Temecula referred me to Dr. Cecil immediately upon me bringing in my 3 year 5 mo old wild rat, I’ve had since he was one day old. He had a tumor grow under his chin and ON his tongue almost overnight. I rushed him right to Dr. Cecil in rush hour traffic. He took Xrays and showed me only ONE of Rattatoille’s lungs was working (he’s been on three meds for a year and a half due to a respiratory condition). He told me he could remove as much of the tumors on the tongue and under chin, as he could, and send the tumor in for a biopsy to see if cancerous. He kept my little guy over night in oxygen. I went back and made sure he was comfy and surrounded by lots of material to hide in and NOT around a lot of loud, sick other patients… he called me before and after the surgery the next day, and all was going well. So far, my little guy is doing well, it’s been 9 days since the surgery. His regular exotic vet expert, Dr. Bowers at Norco Animal and Bird Hospital was amazed at his great condition when I took him in to her for 3 day post op check up. She said she could NOT do that surgery, no equipment to intubate a rat, or anethesiolgist or the practice of doing it, in the mouth. WE have enjoyed EVERY minute with the little guy I raised from an eyedropper almost four years ago. He was very, very understanding, gentle and patient. He didn’t PUSH me to do the surgery and didn’t guarantee any certain outcome. BUT this was our only chance of having Rattatoille have more days of quality life on this planet.
It’s a shame that pets don’t all get the medical treatments necessary due to money constraints. It would be horrific if people had to put their children to sleep because they didn’t have the money for the life-​saving treatment. (I know elsewhere in the world, this is true).
The hospital is very professional, had a pet ambulance outside. KNEW rats inside and out, and didn’t make me feel like I was NUTS because I wanted the best, latest and greatest medical care available for my little pet. TO Me his life is as VALUABLE as the rarest white tigers. I don’t differentiate on species or colors, etc. A life is a LIFE to me! HE’s doing great, had little down time and has recuperated remarkably!

It’s difficult finding a competent vet for birds. , This one may know rabbits, etc. but when it came right down to an emergency with a bird, he FAILED. I am no expert, but I have been training and breeding birds for 35 years. When my 14 year old cockatiel developed a large swelling by the vent, I immediately started looking for a specialist. Based on his ad stating «compassionate,» I chose this vet. But, what I found was that It’s all about how much he can get in the way of $$$$$$$‘s. Listening to the options and $ 1000 plus, he missed the boat. I took her home and found that she was impacted with fecal matter and removed the impaction. To Dr. C – if you had really done an examination and had seen that there was no fecal matter on the cage paper, as I saw, get a clue! If you really know birds, this would have been a gimme. I thought you may have known more than me.
After thanking you for your time and paying your office visit (which you should refund) you left with a «vocal» attitude. Not only poor integrity, but poor manners.
To any one reading this, chose another vet.

My husband and I have been bringing our non-​human family members to PECS to see Dr. Cecil for almost 2 years. We have 4 backyard chickens, 1 California Desert Tortoise and 2 indoor Rabbits. He has been more than accommodating for all of them and demonstrates an intuition and ease with animals which allows for seamless procedures and exams which are low-​stress on the animals. He is also very friendly and encourages us to ask questions, which he answers in a way that makes sense and covers the bases. He is also reasonable in prices and only recommends what he thinks we need, and does not pressure us to put in for more than that. I highly recommend him and his staff for your pets’ needs!

A+++ Dr. C is great. Always takes the time to explain things and does not charge for unnecessary tests etc. His main priority is the animals. He recently pinned a broken femur in a 100g parrot, the recovery was quick and the surgery was a success… an lemme tell you that is one teeny bone! We take all our birds to him and recommend you do too! :)

Dr. Cecil was the first vet I took my very first bunny too. He was knowledgeable and very good about answering my questions.

My parrot receives the best of care with Dr Cecil. He has the knowledge and compassion to be tops in his field. I highly recommend him!