CANOBIE LAKE VETERINARY HOSPITAL
Windham, NH • 2024 AAHA Practice of the Year • AAHA Accredited 20 Years
Associate Veterinarian - Avian & Exotic Species Focus
Full-Time • 4 Days/Week • Monday–Friday Only • No Weekends
Most practices treat exotic medicine as an afterthought. You’ve spent your career trying to find the one that doesn’t.
At Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital, avian and exotic medicine isn’t a side service—it’s half of who we are. Fifty percent of our patients are birds, reptiles, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, pocket pets, and amphibians. We have built our team, our culture, and our systems around delivering top-notch care to every species that walks, hops, slithers, or flies through our door.
If you love the complexity of exotic medicine, thrive in a hospital that actually takes it seriously, and want a role that respects your time and your expertise—keep reading.
Who We Are
Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital is an 20-year AAHA-accredited general practice and the 2024 AAHA Practice of the Year. We are a multi-species hospital in Windham, NH that has built a genuine reputation for excellence in both companion animal and exotic medicine. Our culture runs on Conscious Care®—a trademarked program developed by our owner that centers on compassion for self, team, clients, patients, and community. This isn’t a buzzword. It’s how we actually operate.
We are partnered with Alliance Animal Health, but our owner—a 28-year veterinary practice veteran and passionate advocate for both her patients and her team—remains deeply invested and actively involved. She has created a hospital where people want to stay, grow, and do their best work.
Your Patients
This is the part that sets us apart. Half of our caseload is avian and exotic, which means you’ll spend your days working with the full spectrum of non-traditional species:
No two days look alike. The diagnostic puzzles are real, the medicine is nuanced, and the clients are devoted. This is exotic medicine done right—with the equipment, the support staff, and the culture to back it up.
The Role
As an Associate Veterinarian with an avian and exotic focus, you’ll practice at the top of your license across a rich variety of species. You’ll work alongside a collaborative team that includes our Customer Experience Team (CET), Technicians (TT), and Veterinary Assistants (VA)—all trained to support multi-species care at a high level.
You’ll have the mentorship of experienced colleagues, the backing of a Medical Director, and access to our specialist network—including a boarded surgeon, cardiologist, and two traveling internists. You won’t be out on a limb. You’ll be supported.
We Protect Your Time
Who You Are
Live in New Hampshire: Your New Backyard
40 min to Boston • 45 min to the beaches • 45 min to ski mountains • No income or sales tax
New Hampshire is consistently ranked among the top 3 best states to live in the U.S., frequently securing the #2 spot overall in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings for 2024 and 2025. It is lauded for its high quality of life, often ranking #1 in safety (crime and corrections), top-tier education, and economic opportunity.
Four seasons of beauty: summer lakes, peak foliage, ski slopes, and flowers in March. New Hampshire isn’t just a great place to work—it’s a great place to live.
What We Offer
Qualifications
Ready to Practice the Medicine You Love?
You chose exotic medicine because you believe every creature deserves excellent care—the feathered, the scaled, the furred, and everything in between. We built a hospital that believes the same thing.
If you’re looking for a place where your specialty is celebrated, your time is protected, and your career has room to grow—we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today at canobievet.com
Drug-free • Smoke-free • Equal Opportunity Employer | Discrimination prohibited by company policy and federal & state law.
#IND5
At Alliance Animal Health, we’re proud to be home to 225+ veterinary practices across the U.S., and we believe that the best medicine and the best culture start at the local level. That’s why we prioritize medical autonomy and support our veterinarians in making the decisions that matter most for your patients and your community.
When a practice joins our network, the identity and leadership are maintained. Our role is to be a true partner, offering dedicated support in areas like recruitment, marketing, finance, and operations, so our veterinarians can stay focused on what they do best: caring for their patients.
Whether you're just getting started in your career, growing in a central support role, or planning for practice ownership, we’re here with personalized pathways and a team that’s behind you the whole way.
Our mission is simple: support those made to heal and care for animals while creating a place where veterinary professionals thrive. We build everything on a foundation of our core values: Passion, Engagement, Trust, and Service, a commitment that earned us a spot on Inc.’s Best Workplaces 2025. We’re proud to share that recognition with every member of our team.
