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Small Animal HospitalNew hospital features • 100,000 square-foot, three-

story facility

• Digital imaging service with CT,nuclear medicine, MRI andultrasound

• One of the only interventionalradiology and cardiologyfacilities in the nation

• 22 new examination rooms

• 12 surgical suites, includingdedicated and custom roomsfor laparoscopy andarthroscopy

• More treatment rooms andward areas, including facilitiesfor emergency medicine,intensive care, progressive careand isolation

• A cancer referral and treatmentcenter that includes a linearaccelerator with cone-beam CT(image guidance) unique toFlorida and most of the country

• Expanded and dedicatedendoscopy room with laserlithotripsy

• Advanced tertiary care facilitiesto accurately diagnose andtreat patients referred frompracticing veterinarians

• 24/7 emergency and criticalcare services

• Hemodialysis suite

• Separate primary care anddentistry facilities

Welcome to the UF Small Animal Hospital.We are pleased and honored that you havebrought your pet to us and will work toensure that your and your pets’ experienceat our hospital are as comfortable aspossible. Whatever your needs, we are hereto help. At UF, we have more veterinaryspecialists under one roof than any otherveterinary hospital in Florida. Our goal is tomake use of that synergy in order toprovide your pet with the mostcomprehensive examination andtreatment available anywhere in theSoutheast.

A BIT OF HISTORYOur small animal hospital has been inexistence since 1978, two years after thecollege opened its doors to our first class ofveterinary students. Our new small animalhospital, completed in October 2010, is adream come true for us and will enable usto more fully meet your expectations. Thenew 100,000-square-foot hospital providesadditional space for cutting edgediagnostic and treatment technologies, aswell as an environment conducive to evengreater interaction between facultyclinicians, residents-in-training and ourstudents, the veterinarians of the future.

The hospital treats approximately 16,000small animal patients each year, includingdogs, cats, exotic pets and endangeredspecies. Services that will remain housed inour original hospital include dermatology,neurology, ophthalmology, zoologicalmedicine, acupuncture and rehabilitation.

We recently renovated space for our pharmacy,our feline blood donors, aswell as our acupuncture and rehabilitation and zoological medicine services. Shelter medicinerenovations will soon be completed.

ORIENTATIONOur new hospital provides moreexamination rooms, larger treatment areas,state-of-the-art progressive care andisolation wards, a hemodialysis facility andan intensive care unit. Hospital clientaccess, including separate entrances forour primary care practice and 24-houremergency service areas, are housed onthe first floor, along with patientexamination rooms. Also on the first flooris our oncology service, with a linearaccelerator that includes cone-beam CT(image guidance) unique to veterinarymedicine in Florida and most of thecountry.

Located on the second floor are surgicaloperating suites, anesthesia induction,monitoring and recovery areas, a cardiaccatheterization laboratory and anendoscopy suite. The third floor consistsprimarily of integrated, multimediaeducation areas, meeting rooms andfaculty offices.

SERVICESAmong the services we offer areacupuncture and rehabilitation, anatomicand surgical pathology, anesthesia,behavior, cardiology, clinical microbiology,clinical pathology, dermatology, diagnosticimaging, emergency medicine and criticalcare, internal medicine, neurology,oncology, ophthalmology, primary careand dentistry, small animal surgery andzoological medicine. Our board-certifiedveterinarians work as a focused teamacross all services to ensure that your petreceives the very best possible, mostcomprehensive care during its stay with us.

Although our animal patientsoverwhelmingly come to us throughreferrals by private veterinary practitioners,it is not necessary to have a referral foryour pet to receive care at UF.

Welcome

For appointments,call (352) 392-2235

www.vethospitals.u�.edu

Accidents? No problem! We all know our pets can’t always “holdit,” and potty waste disposal can belogistically tricky within the con�nes ofa hospital. Throughout the newhospital are porcelain structuresequivalent to a commode, throughwhich we are able to �ush body wastefrom patients when accidents occur.

It’s all in a tubeLocated down the corridor from ourprimary care treatment area is apneumatic tube device that enables usto send lab specimens directly to ourclinical pathology laboratory, thussaving time and helping us be moree�cient.

No muss, no fussWithin our anesthesia induction area,there are 10 stations, each of which isequipped with oxygen, vacuum andpower. A central vacuum system allowsall clipped hair to be removed with aminimal mess.

Now, that’s thick!The walls and ceiling of our linearaccelerator (linac) vault consist ofpoured concrete, 40 inches thick, toprevent any radiation escaping duringtreatment.

Small Animal Hospital

LINAC

• The linear accelerator (linac) is used todeliver conventional fractionated radiationtherapy to aid in the treatment of cancerwhen surgery cannot completely resect thetumor.

• Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a CT image-based form of radiation therapy that involvesthe delivery of a single, large dose ofradiation that precisely targets the tumor formaximum impact. SRS is used to treat canineosteosarcomas, nasal and brain tumors.

INTERVENTIONAL CATHETERIZATIONLABORATORY

• O�ers highly sophistocated and minimallyinvasive treatment of complex medicalproblems relating to numerous body systemsusing �uroscopy and ultrasound.

• Board-certi�ed internists, anesthesiologists,cardiologists, oncologists and surgeons workhand-in-hand with imaging specialists todeliver the best possible medical outcomesfor animals a�ected by life-threateningconditions that are extremely di�cult totreat through conventional surgery.

EMERGENCY SERVICES

• Emergency service is available 24 hours aday, 7 days a week on a walk-in basis. Weserve our area as a primary emergencyhospital, and for referral of critically ill orinjured pets.

• We are capable of handling all types ofmedical and surgical emergencies for dogs,cats and exotic pets.

• Experienced veterinary specialists, who aretrained in emergency medicine, critical careand surgery, have the expertise andtechnology at their �ngertips to provideadvanced treatments, including bloodtransfusions, hemodialysis, ventilatorsupport and emergency surgical procedures.

EXPANDED ENDOSCOPY AND LASER ROOM

• Endoscopy is a diagnostic procedure which

allows observation of the body without majorsurgery. An endoscope, or tube with amagnifying lens and video camera, is insertedinto a body cavity as part of the process ofdetermining the presence of disease.

• Specialists can evaluate the stomach, lungsand bladder with this technique.

• One of the exciting new additions to the newSmall Animal Hospital is laser lithotripsy,which allows us to break up urinary calculi, orbladder stones.

PRIMARY CARE AND DENTISTRY

• We have our own primary care veterinarypractice within the hospital. We are the familyveterinarian with the advantages of aspecialist right down the hall. We providewellness care, including physical exams,vaccinations, routine blood tests andpreventative dental care. We help keep petshealthy throughout their lives. No referral isnecessary for these services.

• The small animal dentistry service alsoprovides more specialty dental procedureswhen needed for optimal pet care. Weprovide dental radiography, extractions,restorations and endodontic (root canal)procedures. We have veterinariansexperienced in advanced dental care and andboard-certi�ed dentists available whenrequired.

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

• O�ers hemodialysis to treat both dogs andcats with kidney failure.

• Contains several types of cages and stationsfor the treatment of critically ill patients.

• Critical care specialists provide the mostadvanced medical care available.

DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES

• The hospital's Veterinary DiagnosticLaboratories now o�er courier pick-up serviceto veterinary practices in Gainesville.

• We provide accurate and timely results in theareas of serology, microbiology, parasitology,histopathology and clinical pathology(hematology, cytology, clinical chemistry andurinalysis.)

Key capabilities

Here When You Need Us.