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
Sophia S Amirsultan
Brittney L Fraser
Ronald Gonçalves
Wan-Chu Hung
Jessica L Hutson
Amanda L Inman
Sonja Kos
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
Christian T Beisker
Catarina Bianchi
Braiden Blatt
Rebecca Broussard
Diana L Carter
Emily Chrai DVM
Taylor L Curley DVM
Tassala Djennadi
Kaitlyn E Dreese
Shelby Fincher
Corey J Fisher
Lauren E Haire DVM
Katherine M Hedges DVM
Tori Herron
Kelsey Lambirth
Corine Lavigne
Tyler J Lawnichak
Esther Mamo
Alexandra C Mayhew
Sean B McCrae DVM
Katherine E Murphy
Ariel M Noethlich
Meaghan L O'Neill
Victoria N Phillips Kastenholz DVM
Harrison D Ramsey
Natalia L Rosa-Padilla
Haley Tucker
Raisa N Velez-Contreras
Emma Wunderlich
Administration
Beatriz A Alvarez
Bryon L Gindlesperger LVT
Camille Kelly
Kevin Miller MBA
Vicki E Moore LVT
Suzanne M Pereau BS, LVT
Kaya R Sarmie
Technicians
Crystal Albanese CVT
Beatriz A Alvarez
Amanda Baldwin CVT
Britinee Battles
Chelsea Bell
Casandra Blair CVT
Ashley P Bridges
Marley M Cannon
Emily Caraballo
Britny A Chunn CVT
Cindy Coalter CVT
Brianne Crusaw
Halea C Delamarter
Denniella Doering
Anthony B Durham CVT
Connie Dyess
Aleixa González Oquendo
Ashley E Gorman CVT
Valerie J Grenon CVT
April Hardison
Andrew Heffelfinger
Emily R Hill
Lexie Hudspeth
Nikita N Jordan
Amyia R Jupiter
Ashley J LaFollette
Claudia Lopez
Codi Maulden
Vicki E Moore LVT
Frangelica R O'Connor
Ambi O'brien
Susette M Onate
Morgan Parks
Steven R Pfleegor
Brittnie Quigley
Morgan B Reyer
Sylvia A Rouse
Becca Roy
Leaundra Rudow Singleton RVT
Demian Sanchez Alarcon
Kaya R Sarmie
Krystal M Schleeter LVT
Kelsie L Scholz CVA
Becky Sexton CVT, VTS
Joseph Stull
Paula M Sulsona Ortiz
Lucy N Sumners RVT, VTS
Kierra Vogel
Carly E Walker
Kaitlyn Wood
Malerie D Zavilla CVT
Assistants
Kiara L Abbott
Jallena Alilat
Juliana M Aversa
Jared M Beaufait
Benny Diaz
Jennifer Dorn
Ana Elizondo
Gamiyah Germany
Rebecca M Johnston
Dustin B La Platte
Estefania Matamoros
Lexie M Mills
Armani P L Nguyen
Alex Rye
Summer Steele
