{"id":77952,"date":"2025-06-24T23:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=77952"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:52:25","slug":"cecil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/cecil\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd R. Cecil, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DABVP (Fish Practice), CertAqV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Western-Aquatic-An-Vet-Srvc-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77957 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Western-Aquatic-An-Vet-Srvc-logo-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Western-Aquatic-An-Vet-Srvc-logo-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Western-Aquatic-An-Vet-Srvc-logo-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Western-Aquatic-An-Vet-Srvc-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Western-Aquatic-An-Vet-Srvc-logo-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Western-Aquatic-An-Vet-Srvc-logo.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Todd Cecil<\/strong> is the owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/westernaquatic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Aquatic Animal Veterinary Service<\/a> with over 30 years of aquatic animal veterinary experience.\u00a0Dr. Cecil is one of only 20 fish specialists in the world certified by the <a href=\"https:\/\/abvp.com\/become-a-specialist\/#fish-practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Board of Veterinary Practitioners<\/a>. He is also a certified aquatic veterinarian (CertAqV), credentialed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wavma.org\/CertAqV-Pgm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association<\/a>. \u00a0His experience includes over 25 years with aquaculture species, fresh and salt water aquaria and pond species (koi and goldfish). Dr. Cecil also provides avian and exotic animal medicine services at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrivepetcare.com\/locations\/california\/la-mesa\/pet-emergency-and-specialty-center-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pet Emergency &amp; Specialty Center<\/a> in La Mesa, California. Prior to attending veterinary medical school, Todd worked as a zookeeper at the San Francisco Zoological Society where he developed a keen interest in exotic species. He earned his veterinary degree from the University of California at Davis and he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Mississippi State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd Cecil is the owner of Western Aquatic Animal Veterinary Service with over 30 years of aquatic animal veterinary experience. Dr. Cecil is one of only 20 fish specialists in the world certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. He is also a certified aquatic veterinarian (CertAqV), credentialed by the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association. 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