UF Small Animal hospital
Emergency & Critical Care Services
Providing 24-hour emergency veterinary services and critical care in our state-of-the-art veterinary intensive care unit.
Our board-certified Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care team provides 24/7 emergency services and critical care for hospitalized patients in our advanced intensive care unit.
Emergency service is equipped to deal with any emergency from trauma to severe infection. Typical conditions that are seen by the emergency service include:
- Abdominal pain
- Acute kidney disease
- Acute vomiting or diarrhea
- Animals who have been hit by a car
- Bloat (GDV)
- Breathing difficulties
- Complications of veterinary medical conditions such as diabetes
- Fractures
- Heart failure or severe arrhythmias
- Paralysis
- Seizures
- Sepsis
- Severe bleeding
- Snakebites
- Toxicities
- Urinary Obstruction
- Wounds or lacerations
After your pet is seen by our emergency service, they will either be treated and discharged, or hospitalized in our intensive care unit or transferred to a specialized service (internal medicine, neurology, etc.) based on their needs.
We’ll keep you updated on your pet’s condition and involve you in treatment decisions. Your primary veterinarian will also be informed of their progress and aftercare needs.
Our emergency service is located at the Veterinary Emergency and Primary Care entrance off Shealy Dr. on the west side of the building.
Certified Level 1 Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Facility
The University of Florida’s Small Animal Hospital is the only facility in the state certified as a Level 1 Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care facility, the highest level awarded by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.
This means we provide 24/7, sophisticated emergency and critical care for small animals, with at least one board-certified specialist available at all times. Our team manages a wide range of emergencies, from trauma and kidney disease to lacerations and toxin exposure. We also offer emergency surgery in collaboration with our specialized surgical departments. We welcome both referrals and walk-in emergencies.
Our Team
Clinicians
Jennifer T Martinez
Jake Wolf
Ashley E Allen-Durrance
Sophia S Amirsultan
Melissa C Bucknoff
Ronald Gonçalves
Wan-Chu Hung
Jessica L Hutson
Amanda L Inman
Travis M Lanaux
Teresa C Martinoli
Kathleen M Maxwell
Adesola Odunayo
Michael Schaer DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC
Carl J Southern DVM
Charlotte Wissel
Cory Woliver
Fellows, Residents, and Interns
Rebecca Broussard
Diana L Carter
Emily Chrai DVM
Tassala Djennadi
Kaitlyn E Dreese
Shelby Fincher
Corey J Fisher
Lauren E Haire DVM
Katherine M Hedges DVM
Kelsey Lambirth
Tyler J Lawnichak
Sean B McCrae DVM
Victoria N Phillips Kastenholz DVM
Managers
- Bryon, LVT (Progressive Care Ward)
- Kevin, MBA (Emergency & Critical Care Assistant Manager)
- Suzanne, LVT (Emergency & Critical Care)
Supervisors
- Amber (Emergency & Critical Care Assistants)
- Beatriz (Emergency & Critical Care Assistants)
- Kaya, CVT (Progressive Care Ward Technicians)
- Vicki, LVT (Emergency & Critical Care Technicians)
Intensive Care Unit Technicians
- Aleixa
- Amanda, CVT
- Anthony, LVT
- Ashley B.
- Ashley G., CVT
- Brianne, CVT
- Britny, CVT
- Casandra, CVT
- Chelsea
- Codi, CVT
- Connie, CVT
- Crystal, CVT
- Emily
- Frangelica
- Halea
- Jordan
- Joseph, CVT
- Justa, CVT
- Kierra, CVT
- Krystal, LVT
- Lexie
- Nikita
- Malerie, CVT
- Morgan P.
- Morgan R., CVT
- Paula, CVT
- Tori
- Valerie, CVT
Progressive Care Ward Technicians
- Alyssa, CVT
- Ambi
- Amyia
- Ashley
- Britinee
- Brittnie
- Carly
- Cindy, RVT
- Claudia
- Danny
- Demian
- Elaine, CVT
- Emily H.
- Emily K.
- Jennifer
- Juliana
- Kaitlyn
- Kiara, CVA
- Marley
- Michelle, CVT
- Priscilla
- Rebekah
- Steven
- Summer
- Susette
Assistants
- Abigail
- Alicia
- Alystra
- Angelina
- Armani
- Breanna
- Dustin
- Ella
- Emily, CVA
- Estefania
- Geena
- Grace
- Hannah
- Hugo
- Ireland
- Isle
- Jallena
- Jared
- Jessica, CVA
- Kathryn
- Keleigh
- Lorena
- Paige
- Rebecca
- Rubyann
- Ryleigh
Client Service Representatives
- Angel
- BriAnn
- Carmel
- Cassandra
- Emily
- Gabriel
- José
- Julia
- Juliana
- Kaitlyn
- Lephtherie
- Lia
- Maylen
- Melissa
- Mia
- Sarah
- Savannah
- Thomas
- Via
