Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Means grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. During his high school years he worked at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where they have a live animal section. There he learned how to handle and train birds of prey and mammals. These experiences would ultimately lead to where he is today. Dr. Means attended Ohio State University and received a Bachelors degree in Zoology in 1977, followed by a Masters degree in 1981. His Masters thesis pioneered techniques for analyzing subpopulations of birds using mineral analysis of the birds feathers.During the time he was writing his Masters thesis, he took a job for the state of Ohio as biologist running a nature center and wildlife rehabilitation program. There he specialized in care for injured birds of prey. Veterinary students at the Ohio State veterinary school were starting a raptor rehabilitation program at the veterinary school and visited Dr. Means frequently for advice and experience in the handling and care of raptors. This contact with these students stimulated Dr. Means to apply to veterinary school. So, after four years of working for the State of Ohio, Dr. Means started at the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1983. During his time in vet school he led the raptor rehab program and implemented an outpatient exotic bird program.After graduation in 1987, Dr. Means and his wife Jeanine, moved to Maine and he has continued to practice on the seacoast with a special interest in birds and small mammals. He provides the veterinary care for the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, Maine. He has three children, a dog, two cats, and a bird. In his spare time he enjoys running (long distances!), hiking, camping and cutting firewood.
