Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Blake Milam attended UC Davis for both his undergraduate and veterinary degrees. After finishing vet school in 1976, Dr. Milam spent his first year as a vet doing an internship with The Animal Medical Center in New York City. He has been in private practice since, including an 18-year period when he owned a vet practice in Santa Cruz.Dr. Milam brings this extensive background with him to the hospital where he sees cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, ferrets, and other pocket pets. He has a special interest in working with older pets, particularly older cats. He also brings an interest in dermatology.At home, Dr. Milam has a cat and 10 parrots,andhetreatseveryones pets as though they were his own. In his free time, Dr. Milam enjoys traveling internationally. He recently traveled to South America through his association with a biologist for the World Wildlife Fund. While there, he helped the biologist work with wild animals.
