Referral letters and supporting documentation are required to encourage a team approach to the patient’s care.
Please note: Digital radiographs are accepted DICOM format. If you have questions regarding how to submit radiographs, please call for help. Paper items can be faxed to the Client Care front desk at (352) 846-2445.
Referrals
Referring veterinarian
Small Animal Hospital Referral
To refer your patient for the following services, please complete the form by clicking below:
– Cardiology
– Dermatology
– Integrative & Mobility Medicine
– Internal Medicine
– Neurology & Neurosurgery
– Ophthalmology
– Primary Care
– Reproduction
– Orthopedic Surgery
– Soft Tissue Surgery
– Zoological Medicine
Referring Veterinarian
Dentistry Referral
To refer your patient to UF Small Animal Hospital Dentistry Service, please complete the form by clicking below.
Referring Veterinarian
Zoological Medicine Referral
To best serve your patients, please note our current referral guidelines for zoological companion animals by clicking below.
Referring Veterinarian
Cardiology Consultation
To schedule a telemedicine consultation with the UF Small Animal Hospital Cardiology Service, please complete the form by clicking below.
Please Note: This form is ONLY used to request a telemedicine consultation between the referring veterinarian and the cardiology service. If you would like to refer your patient for this service, please either complete the Small Animal Hospital Referral Form, or call (352) 392-2235.
Referring Veterinarian
Medical Oncology Referral
For lymphoma, leukemias, histiocytic Sarcoma, high-grade MCT, hemangiosarcoma post-surgery, urothelial carcinomas, electrochemotherapy, immunotherapy (Clinical Trial vaccines – GD2/GD3 melanoma & osteosarcoma vaccine, mRNA canine hemangiosarcoma and mRNA feline squamous cell carcinoma vaccines), and non-surgical MCT.
Please complete the form by clicking below.
Referring Veterinarian
Radiation Oncology Referral
For nasal tumors, brain tumors, oral tumors, osteosarcoma – limb spare, heart base tumors, feline injection site sarcomas post-surgery, thymomas, incomplete resected tumors, unresectable tumors.
Please complete the form by clicking below.
Referring Veterinarian
Surgical Oncology Referral
For soft tissue sarcomas, low-grade MCT, osteosarcomas – amputations, AGASACA, liver tumors, adrenal tumors, interventional radiology, feline injection site sarcomas, mammary carcinomas, thyroid carcinomas.
Please complete the form by clicking below.
Additional Resources
Referring veterinarian resource
Access rVetLink
rVetLink is the referring veterinarian’s online portal to access patient records.
Referring veterinarian resource
Clinic Brochure and Magnet Request
Is your clinic in need of UF Veterinary Hospitals brochures and/or magnets? Click below to fill out a request form and we will send these to you as soon as we can!
Referring veterinarian resource
Medical Record Request
Patient medical records can be requested here.
referring veterinarian resource
Clinical Trials
The University of Florida Small Animal Hospital and Large Animal Hospital offer clinical studies for dogs, cats, other small animals and large animals to determine efficacy and safety for future treatments, therapies, and diagnostic tools.
Referral FAQs
What happens when I refer?
All appointments are with a specialty service, not with a specific clinician.
If the referral is not an emergency, your client is welcome to schedule his or her appointment directly through our Call Center at (352) 392-2235. You will be informed of your patient’s arrival via rVetLink, our online records portal. Furthermore, Discharge Orders and diagnostic reports are available via rVetLink.
What are the Small Animal Hospital’s emergency hours?
Emergency & Critical Care Department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
When a patient needs to be referred on an emergency basis, please call our Call Center at (352) 392-2235; you will be transferred to the scheduled emergency clinician to discuss pertinent patient history prior to referral.
What about after hours calls?
Please call (352) 395-2235 if after 5 p.m. or on weekends/holidays to speak to the Emergency and Critical Care staff.
What is the Small Animal Hospital’s financial policy?
Our hospital is not subsidized to provide free or reduced-cost veterinary care. Clients should be prepared to pay for all care their pets receive at our hospital. All clients receive a written estimate of charges before the patient is admitted. The client should expect to pay a deposit at the time of admission. Owners of emergency patients are expected to pay an additional emergency fee. Clients are expected to pay any balance in full upon discharge. Owners will be notified of fee changes as they occur. Fees for outpatient visits are to be paid in full at the time of service. Hospital admission, including emergencies, requires a deposit of 75% of the high end of the estimate with the remaining balance due at time of discharge.
We accept cash, checks and major credit cards. The UF Veterinary Hospitals do not offer payment plans; however, we do accept CareCredit. For more information regarding our financial policies, clients can visit our financial services page.
Who do I contact about necropsies?
Necropsies are performed by the Department of Anatomic Pathology as part of its teaching program. There is a fee for the necropsy report. Please call the pathology supervisor, Jamie Kristina Coxon, at (352) 294-4528 regarding any questions you may have about necropsy services.
A final report on necropsies will be mailed to the owner and referring veterinarian 4-6 weeks after completion.
