UF Small Animal Hospital

I honestly don’t know where all these bad reviews are coming from because UF small animal hospital saved our dog’s life. We were referred up here from our vet in Orlando due to because our dog was diagnosed with a pneumothorax and required urgent medical care and subsequent surgery. From the moment we walked in until the day we brought him home, the staff and students were so kind, communicative and knew exactly what to do to treat our dog. We’d get daily calls from the doctor who would spend 30+ minutes talking us through the next day’s treatment plan and they were very transparent about estimated costs. Was it cheap? No, of course not. But I felt like they were honest with us the entire time and our dog got the best treatment possible; better than some humans get. I can’t thank the team enough for what they did. He has now been home for almost a month and he is nearly back to 100%. Thank you UF soft tissue doctors and students for saving our dog’s life. Gus is grateful and so are we.

Hands down the best animal hospital I’ve ever been to. Made us very comfortable with the process caring for our 1lb 2oz Yorkie tea cup who was not eating for two days. After two and a half days of hospital care, blood test, XRays and CT scan our baby was diagnosed with liver shunt. We are scared out of our minds but the doctors explained everything to us and stayed in touch with us step by step with many updates throughout the days. He will be returning in a couple of weeks for shunt surgery.

My heart and sincerest gratitude go out to this amazing group of people for their dedication and commitment to the health and well being of our furbabies. My Finn just went in for 2 weeks of radiation, as he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer (a diagnosis that no pet parent is ready to take)…and as hard as it was, it was the easiest decision to know that he would be in the best and loving and knowledgeable hands with the staff here! Dr. Shellman with consultation (amazing), Dr. Freed with treatment (incredible and so informative), Ashlee, Paige, Lyanne (I couldn’t have asked for more as I know I’m missing some and apologize, as I think Finny misses you all:) and Jonathan for his amazing kindness and passion and professionalism, and Donna for being an amazing friendly and caring face at check in! I truly can’t say enough positive things about this group, and how they provided and gave the best treatment to my boy Finn for 2 weeks straight. I’ve had many friends and strangers tell me about how amazing UF and the staff is in terms of treating their fur family, and although I wished I never had to know, I can say with certainty they cared for my boy that will hopefully bring him more times of joy and lots of love and happiness, which I’m eager to provide. Thank you for all that you do, from the bottom of our heart!

I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to the entire team who took care of my dog, Maya. We brought her to the ER one morning for IVDD, and by the end of the next day she already had her MRI and surgery done. From the start to the moment she was discharged, it was clear how much care and attention the doctors and students gave her. I especially want to thank her doctor, Melissa Narum, who performed Maya’s surgery and took such great care of her. Throughout the whole process, I received lots of updates and pictures from Dr. Narum and Sara, the student who was also part of this amazing team. They were always so helpful and thorough when answering my questions. I truly couldn’t have asked for better care. Thanks to them, Maya is now at home, doing great, and recovering well to soon be running after squirrels again 💛

Where to start? UF small animal hospital saved our Ragdoll cat "Frank". I won't get into the details of the mis-guided care we had received prior to arriving at UF hospital, but once we arrived, they greeted us with warmth and understanding. The care Frank received from Dr. Karryssa Fendersen was beyond anything we have ever experienced. The staff at the hospital was amazing! Their aggressive and quick treatment of our Frank has put him in remission when other vets told us it was not possible. We can't thank Dr. Fendersen and Dr. Mott enough for their professionalism, frequent communication, compassion and love through out this very scary time.

So thankful to have found UF after several visits to different emergency vets with no clear diagnosis. My Mitzi had several visits and it was SO worth it even with a long drive. I am thankful for the Internal Medicine and Oncology team for taking such great care of my baby. They were able to give me peace of mind with a diagnosis and follow-up appointments. I also had plenty of communication with calls and texts along the way. I would definitely recommend UF and would bring my pets here again in a heartbeat.

I brought my bunny, Dusty, in with my boyfriend two weeks ago after he wasn't improving from GI stasis. The vet hospital kept us up to date and informed us of any procedure they had to do to Dusty. They were very compassionate and kind, but were straightforward about Dusty's condition (we were very much appreciative of this). Unfortunately, Dusty ended up passing away after having a seizure on Tuesday at 3 am. They did everything they could to keep him pain-free before he passed, and they allowed us to see him at 4 am to say goodbye to him. We also allowed them to perform an autopsy on him to hopefully save future bunnies. We got Dusty cremated and were able to get his ashes and his clay paw print that same week (Friday). I just checked the mail today (2 weeks later) and saw that they also mailed us another clay paw print with two of his footprints and a baggie of his fur (we requested it). I am so grateful for their help and for sending us reminders of our very loved bunny. I 100% recommend the UF small animal hospital if your pet is having an emergency. I will never forget their compassion, and I know they tried really hard to save our baby.