University of Florida: Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Tee Gee

My ferret was brought in to the ER at 9:20 pm. The staff were friendly, and checked me in. It wasn’t long until a tech came out to take Max to the back and get check his vitals. By the way, they were down a doctor and there were many pets waiting to be seen. It wasn’t but a couple of hours until the doctor spoke to me about Max. I okayed some testing, and Max needed to stay the night. The doctors are great and communicative, the staff was great and answered all my questions. I am so thankful that the U of F small animal hospital was close to my place. Thank you all for taking great care of my kiddo. ❤️🐾

May 7, 2026

SANDRA BESTLAND

The facility and staff at the UF Small Animal Hospital go above and beyond in the care of pets. The hospital is ranked #5 nationally. We had many good, skilled people who worked to diagnose and resolve a bladder blockage in our cat, Kong the Magnificent, aged 6. We went to the ER three times within two weeks as once a cat has a bladder blockage, it is more likely to reoccur. At the advice of student medical staff Isabella, we are switching Kong's food from dry to a wet formula especially made by Purina for urinary care and only available by prescription. The check-in at the ER is well staffed. Be advised that payment is up front based on a general estimate for the diagnosis. Kong was admitted overnight twice for several days so costs add up quickly. Fortunately we have pet insurance but it doesn't cover everything. There is an Einstein bagel shop on the main level that also serves coffee and other beverages. We took a break there before meeting with medical staff in an exam room where they brought Kong. He had been in a cage overnight for care. He had an IV after being sedated and catherized. Post medical intervention, staff brought Kong into the exam room were we could pet and console him, which was very comforting. During the course of our daily visits spanning nearly two weeks, we saw so many dear pets with all kinds of ailments. Whether dealing with a an accident, an illness, poisoning, or any other emergency, staff is very caring and competent from the front desk to the surgical team, to the round-the-clock caregivers, to the student trainees.

Feb 20, 2026

Kelly mcgregor

Probably going to be a long review.. From the time that we got there til We picked her up the following day. Everybody involved was so kind, so considerate and so compassionate. We had taken Abby to a vet because something was wrong with her eye. They started us on drops 4 days later. It was worse. Took her to a different vet And they recommended coming here. When we arrived We were greeted And taken care of in a timely manner. Such a beautiful place Very clean we Had a great feeling immediately. They took Abby back to see exactly what was wrong sadly, when they came back The doctor informed us because the first vet had not given us antibiotics and an infection had eaten a hole in Abby's eye. She did a great job at explaining everything to us in detail giving us three different options, The estimated price for each. Once we made our decision which was to have the eye removed, She informed us that there was probably other places that would be cheaper And that if we wanted to go That was our decision. I thought this was Great And we so appreciated it. But having said that we decided to stay here and I am so grateful we did because they took such good care of Abby. Juan is who we mainly dealt with He brought Abby out for us to tell her goodbye And was So compassionate and understanding This was devastating to us of course. So to sum everything up We chose to let her stay the night. They would do surgery the following morning. Juan called us later that evening to let us know that She was doing well and that she had gotten anxious being around The other dogs so they moved her to quieter part in the kennel. Her surgery was the next morning He called us to let us know that he was taking her down And then the doctor called after she had come out of Sedation said everything went fantastic And that we could pick her up at 4. Of course there's more details than all this If I talked about it, there would be pages 😊. Highly recommend coming here. We never thought we would have anything like this to deal with, But so thankful For the people that work here and their compassion And their love of animals.

Jul 8, 2025

rustminer48

This is an amazing place. Great for pets and parents alike. They care about you and your pet like no other pet hospital. If you need care for your pet, emergency or routine, make the trio to this hospital. I could not recommend this place more.

Dec 12, 2023

Jennifer Missamerica

We had an ok experience. The Dr and staff were all very nice. They spent time with us to explain and gave us options regarding our fur baby. I want to say they did what they could but somehow in my heart I feel like there could have been more. It shouldn't come to a money issue in saving a life in a TEACHING hospital. I do believe UF does good for pets in general but far to many don't get that chance because the owners can't afford it. Hopefully one day that will change. Thanks to UF for what they did in attempting to help our fur baby...may he rest easy and in peace.

Nov 19, 2025