Nine months ago, we were told to take our dog, Walker, home and enjoy our last week with him. It all started with diarrhea, soft stools, and gradual weight loss. At first, our local veterinarian thought he had low protein. Then he was treated with antibiotics. By the time Walker was finally diagnosed with pythiosis in his GI tract, we were told his case was terminal and that there was nothing more that could be done. We were absolutely devastated. Then our neighbor did some research and came across the incredible work of Dr. Justin Walton at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. That research changed everything. Dr. Walton and the entire UF Veterinary team gave us something we thought we had lost--hope. Their expertise, compassion, and willingness to fight for Walker saved his life. Today, nine months later, Walker is pythium-free, off all of his medications, healthy, happy, and back to being himself. What once felt impossible has become our reality. There are no words to express how grateful we are to Dr. Walton and every member of the UF team. Thank you for dedicating your lives to advancing veterinary medicine, for never giving up on dogs like Walker, and for giving our family so much more time with our best friend. If your pet has been diagnosed with pythiosis, don't lose hope. Seek a second opinion and learn about the work being done at UF. Walker is living proof that there can be hope, even when the prognosis seems impossible. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Dr. Walton and the entire UF Veterinary team. You gave Walker--and our family--a second chance. read more

The worst Pet ER service ever. I took my pug with difficulty breathing and the receptionist told me that I need to wait until the morning for the next available veterinarian because she thinks my dog was stable. My dog can't breathe and have cough. [[HIGHLIGHT]]No compassion, nothing good about this place.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] There were no other animals waiting, no cars. The place was empty. read more

The worst emergency vet I've been to... very few clients, but still waited 6 hours to only talk to a vet student, never once spoke to an actual vet.. $300 later, I told them it was long enough and I'd take my dog and go elsewhere. If you have access to any other clinic, go elsewhere.. this place is a joke ! read more

My cat had a seizure on Sunday, and I took him here immediately and [[HIGHLIGHT]]the Staff was absolutely fantastic.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Thank you for all you do for our fur babies. read more

My senior dog was having labored breathing and I was not sure what to do but suspected euthanasia. Without charging me any fee the tech explained my options after bringing my pet to an oxygenated cage to help my dog breathe better. I knew I needed to euthanize. They have soothing music, a very gentle touch and very respectful of my pet and myself. They even have a grieving room where I could be with my pet before they prepared her so I could take her home. I highly recommend them. read more

This office is completely lacking compassion. Our dog had a cough, lethargy, and had stopped eating. Our regular vet had been treating her, but we wanted to get a second opinion. Since our girl had gone rapidly downhill that day, we chose this after hours practice. They definitely need more practice. Because our girl had a cough, we had to go around back to their isolation room. We weren't allowed in with her, but were parked in a spot that allowed us to see in the room. Our baby tried to get out of their cage and go to the door and she was roughly put back in the cage. My heart was breaking for her and I just wanted to get her home. The vet called and said they could keep her overnight and administer IV fluids or could do euthanasia, but euthanasia would be a "middle of the road" option. WTH? We said we just wanted to take her home and they took their sweet time with the discharge. All the while, we could watch her from afar alone in a cage. It was a nightmare. When we finally got her back in the car, our battery was dead. My husband knocked on the side door to see if anyone had jumper cables and was abruptly told no. The door was abruptly shut in his face with no offer to help or to call someone for us. I feel like people who work with animals should be caring and kind. These people are neither. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]If you need to take your pet to a vet after hours, this place is excellent.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We had an emergency with our senior cat; the staff and vet were simply amazing. We had to have our 17 yr old cat euthanized and they couldn't have handled any better. Their approach was both professional but empathetic in a way that we needed. read more

We're so grateful to this place. Emily was especially helpful. Thank you so much. They helped us save our babies!! We had an emergency at the rest stop about 18 minutes away in Ocala at the rest area. Thank god this was the closest place to us. We will never forget them. Somehow our snack bag fell over. The kids had it unzipped & they got into gum. Just about The worst thing they can get ahold of. Xylitol is deadly. Anyways, they calmly instructed us what to do and then we safely rushed there. They took them right back, gave them some medicine and monitored them. They suggested we keep them overnight. But with much debate, We decided with the quick reaction time to go ahead and get back on the road for our Disney Vacation. They're safe & healthy thanks to them!! read more

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Friends took their pup in with an upset stomach. Got fluids and upset stomach meds on a Saturday night for $250. Deal for an emergency vet!!! read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]This place was wonderful and the people were very compassionate in a sad situation.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They were clear about what I could expect cost wise which allowed me to make a good decision about care.The particular vet I saw called my regular vet to consult on the case. The upfront cost was nominal for an emergency clinic. read more

I am very grateful for this emergency animal hospital. I have lived in the area for over 8 years and been to this hospital numerous times. It' isn't always the outcome I wanted but [[HIGHLIGHT]]the staff was always very supportive and professional and caring.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The most recent visit was when my Jack Russell ate a chocolate Easter bunny. They took her back right away and assessed her. They let me know what was the best course of treatment for her. A few hours later I was able to take my beloved pet home. I am very grateful for this hospital. Quality and compassionate care. Sometimes it takes a long time to be seen but you have to understand that they have to take care of the most serious cases first. I have peace of mind knowing that this hospital is here for after hours , weekends and holidays. read more

This dog was shot by a stranger in its yard with a crossbow not once but twice once through the neck and once splitting it from its neck to its tail literally wide open. The dog managed to make it to its owner's front door 200 ft away still alive and was brought to this veterinary clinic where they refused to do anything to help this dog until they have the money in hand. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They kept harassing the owners for the payment while they were trying their best to come up with the money.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Finally the owners decided rather than the dog suffering any longer it would be best to put her down and it broke their heart because she would have survived had they been able to get her treated. This is beyond deplorable on the part of University of Florida veterinary clinic to allow this situation to happen. This was a crime committed upon this dog in this family and for you to further the trauma of this situation to this family by not treating this dog when you could have saved its life is deplorable at best and you should be ashamed for doing so. I understand that you're a business if you want to call it that but [[HIGHLIGHT]]your lack of empathy and compassion is absolutely disgusting to me.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] This is not the first issue and it probably unfortunately won't be the last with you people but you need to do better and this is unacceptable to allow a victim of a crime to suffer even further for a monetary reason when it was no fault of their own. On top of that the dog is an innocent victim that you allowed to continue to suffer for money and that is unacceptable and I don't know how you can consider yourself a veterinarian and care about animals when you could allow that to happen. You disgust me. Not only do you discuss me but you managed to do it over and over and over again each time just a little more repulsive than the time before. read more

If I could leave zero stars I would. Unfortunately this past Sunday our sweet girl got herself into some trouble resulting in a gnarly laceration with major pocketing behind the wound. Reluctantly, we rushed her to the Uf Pet Emergency clinic in Ocala. To say we are upset with the level of care we received is an understatement. They completely botched closing the laceration, resulting in the tissue turning nacrotic. As well as knowingly sent us home with an incorrectly placed and broken drain saying "we tried to trouble shoot it but didn't have time to figure it out, I'm sure she'll be fine." UF Pet Emergency Treatment Services do better! We entrusted you in a time of need and you completely let our sweet girl suffer more than she needed to as she now needs an additional surgery to repair your negligence. To anyone reading this, take your beloved pets elsewhere should you find yourself in an emergency situation. read more

I am grateful I found this place and that they were open for my cat and I. My veterinarian was very smart and competent. She provided all the options, and my baby of 14 years... I didn't want him to be in pain or suffer. His quality of life was at that turning point, the hardest place to witness so I made the difficult decision to have him euthanized right there. She was the right vet to do it. I was in a private room so I could be with him and make sure he had the most loving, safe and pain free crossing over. read more

The care is normally very good, as I have had a dog in there multiple times- blood transfusion reactions, a dog with a bad surface abdominal cut and a dog refusing to use a leg after hard play. Once, a seriously ill dog was on routine steroid meds. My dog was going to be there overnight for observation and asked me to bring her medication. I did- handed it to the person who was assigned to my dog. When I picked up my dog the dog never got the medication. Tech just said "I forgot". Steroid was 11 hours late. This obviously was an important med. As I say, the care is good, but the cost is terribly expensive compared to other vets I have used read more

I took my sick cat here yesterday afternoon, [[HIGHLIGHT]]I waited from 4 o'clock to midnight just to be handed a huge check with no answers.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I understand I'm lucky enough to be able to take my cat home, when waiting I saw countless animals dying while none of the workers were bothered enough to help. read more

Unfortunately I had to take my twelve year old blue nose to an emergency hospital, glad I chose this one. The name speaks for itself and the staff were all friendly and professional. Throughout the night they did what they could for my boy and were constantly in contact via phone, but due to the severity of his condition I had to make the hardest decision and let him be free... he's in a better place and knows he had the best chance of surviving within the hospital. Thanks again to the staff who helped him pass without suffering. RIP-Weezy. read more

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I Had an Emergency rattlesnake bite and called ahead to warn them of possible poisoning and to have a Gurney ready. Gave all the symptoms to receptionist and gave an ETA. Got there..no gurney outside to load him on. No tech in site and when they finally showed up after yelling we need a gurney for my 80lb Lab he was dead. I am not saying he would have survived all this but 5 minutes has save someone before. Please train your front desk properly for emergencies. That is what you do. Its not her fault you could have trained her to use GPS and relay info properly and even had the gurney ready. I do rescue work for large dogs but this was my personal 4 yrs old. We realky need an Emergency Vet in Inverness or Beverly hills. We had everything going against us. Friday rush hour traffic and a young receptionist that was new to the area and couldn't answer or pass on Emergency info. read more

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Everyone was very helpful and professional.. My Dumpy died, but I know he was given good care...

I had my 15 years old pekinese to see vet at ER while we were visiting their eye specialist. Because my husband did not want to wait for internal med vet in 2 weeks. My dog ate every little for a few days before the visit. She had a handful of broiled pork loin the night before. She had kidney value 4 and 25% kidney function. Vet said she had kidney value of 5 and they wanted to keep her to bring value down. It took year for my dog to get from value 4 to 5. We agreed to leave my dog there. It was a mistake to leave my dog all alone with this people. My dog had never felt uncomfortable, suffer or in pain at home. But they said she was in pain. No wonder why my dog looked terrible. They gave her pain med. She might feel pain for all things they poked into her. They didn't try to feed her. I saw when she didn't eat form their hand, they stopped. But I would not. How about feeding tube! We spent almost $10K to save her. We didn't concern about money but her life. They said her creatine didn't come down but went up. If I did not my dog to them and care for her and change the feeding, she would be most likely alive. I let vet talk me into putting her down. Even though I said I wanted to take her home. I heard she said that was not going to happened. Really, if anybody to take their dog home, nobody should stop them. I took her out in yard and put her down. She turned and looked at me and took steps. I was in shock to be thinking right. Vet used words to scared us that my dog would be suffer and pain. Vet said she had 25% of kidney function. (That was she had originally.) It sounded like she could not live with25%. They could still live for year with that. My dog had up and down like this. And she was back eating on and off. Vet pressured me to end my dog life, instead of accommodate me to take her home as my wish. I felt my dog become a learning subject for this vets. I paid so much for them to learn to be a vet. I don't even know they cared or it is just another animal. We will never take my other dogs there again. read more

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We ran our cat crying in pain into their clinic at 3am. He was "seen" immediately. He was only 2 years old and a totally indoor cat. After many tests and conversations about his condition the only alternative was euthanasia. The staff was wonderful with his care and ours. We give them a big thank you. Carol and Joe read more

I can't say enough about what great staff and service my young pup received today! From initial front desk check in, to all the wonderful techs and Vet that he saw. Kind, compassionate, exceptional service! Thank you all! read more

My sweet French bulldog had bone cancer at age 5. I knew he would eventually start to decline and would have to go to my vet to put him down. Unfortunately on a Sunday his pain wasn't being controlled by his meds and he could not lay down comfortably so I ended at UF ER in Ocala and was so worried as I had planned at being at his vet. But it couldn't have gone any better. They were the most considerate people from the front desk to the nurses in the back. They did not make me wait in waiting room and took me to private room and gave me the time I needed to say goodbye. Thank you to every staff member working 12/10/22 for your kindness. Have been here before with another dog and they were great both times before but their kindness and professionalism for euthanasia meant a lot to this person saying goodbye to her best friend. Thank you! read more

This place is absolutely horrible. Front desk lady made a stereotypical comment when going to grab a nurse saying " Probably because she doesn't have insurance " because I'm asking bare minimum questions as to the process of getting my dog taken care of. After no assistance, no break down or any information in regards to treatment of my dog. TO MY FACE !!!! After asking the vitals of my dog blatantly said " We don't know " never again will I ever put myself in such a inconvenient situation with people like that again. No stars at all read more

Horrible experience . They didn't check basic things on my tiny chihuahua .I pulled him out and took to another vet puppy is now fine and growing. I would never recommend. read more

i understand that emergency vets overcharge for everything, but they truly leech you for cash during an emergency situation. my pet died 5 minutes out and they told me they would charge 400 just to try and revive them, regardless of whether or not it worked. insanely cruel. similarly, one of the front receptionists was insanely cold when i came in with my pet. dont work with animals if youre going to treat them like a robot. read more

I will be forever grateful to the wonderful staff that treated our beloved yorkie Cherry. The staff was so compassionate and informative regarding Cherrys outcome. Unfortunately my Cherry passed from heart complications but we will be forever indebted to this wonderful facility. read more

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Terrible Service. Staff is rude. The building/office is gross. I waited at the front desk for 15 minutes and no one came out. I decided to call their number and tell them I was there. The lady came out and scolded the room of people for letting me in. She proceeded to tell me the cost to be seen was $160 ... and acted as if I could not afford it. After I told her that was not a problem ... she told me I would have to wait 8-10 hours to be seen!! FYI I called UrgentVet in the Villages they were super helpful and I took my dog there. read more

My story complete story is I extremely emotional. So I am publicizing the emotionless version. Anyone who wants more information may ask in private. For Yelp rating, All you guys need to know is that this clinic is courteous, professional, gives quality care and is an excellent facility. Their ability to give the customer what is asked for and what the animal needs is phenomenal. These doctors and their staff went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure my daughters dog was given the best care possible. They will do whatever it takes to save a life and protect an animal's rights. They gave all information needed to ensure he was given appropriate care; first for the protection and safety of the animal. I am going to stop here. The rest of my story is not necessary to be publicized. Remember, when you are looking for excellent care for your best friend this is the place to bring them. They will be in the best care possible . read more

We had to take our sweet boy Russell in a 15 Jack Russell mix. He had his first ever seizure. When we got there they immediately took him in. Unfortunately we had to euthanize him. The entire staff was great very compassionate . They cleaned him up put him in a coffin. This was on Sunday on Wednesday we received in the mail a sympathy card signed by all staff and a ceramic imprint of Russell's paw. This touched us to our very core. The staff here went above and beyond. We truly appreciate them . Because of them we will always have a piece of our sweet sweet boy. We are forever grateful to the uf team. Thank you. . read more

UF Animal ER for animals - Ocala, Florida... Usually this place is ok, way to expensive for a teaching clinic for animals... This time I took my cat in because his urethra was clogged, they performed surgery and cleared him so he could pee again. It was a bitter cold weekend in North Florida when he was their, reaching lows in the 20's. I called them to make sure he would be warm enough, they assured me they had heating. So I'm not sure where he got it, but he had a severe cold and couldn't breath from his nose. When we brought him home we had to take him to the local vet for another shot of antibiotics. Then my others 2 cats had the same problem. UF health ER for Animals either did not keep my cat warm, or they had him by another animal that was very sick. It has been 2 weeks, and I'm still taking my 2 other cats for anti biotics to the vets. UF health is responsible for this, if they put my pet by another infected animal or did not keep him warm in this frigid artic cold blast to north Florida it is on them. At home my cats are always at a temperature of 75 degrees, and they do not go outside, they are indoor cats. Either way they did wrong by me and my pet. My cat had no cold or anything when he went in for treatment. And when I called them, they could have cared less about my pet... It seems UF Health only cares about people or animals when they can make a lot of money on them. I'm also a kidney transplant patient who was seeing UF Health for my Transplant doctors once a year for check ups. UF health also dropped all patients 3 years of more with a kidney transplant. They only want to see them when they can make a lot of money. They have NO concern for patients for follow up and annual visits... For UF Health and Animal Clinic it's all about money, if they can not make lot's of money from you or your insurance they no longer have use for you... Very sad for humans and animals... read more

This place is a joke couldn't figure out what was wrong with my baby girl they pumped her with all kinds of drugs charged me $643 walked out of there and they had no idea what was wrong with her. Brought her home she wouldn't get up on the bed where she normally sleeps she was so lethargic she was puking up all the medicine they pumped her with she had terrible diarrhea I wouldn't go back to this place if it was the last place on earth they have absolutely no idea what they are doing I don't care what anybody says read more

They overcharge and everyone that works there never knows anything. They guess everything and charge you for test that they don't need to plus they told me I should put my dog to sleep for something that's possibly treatable after testing read more

ive never in my life encountered people so careless its supposed to be an emergency vet hospital but when i took my 3-day old pup at 2am (05/14/2022) to them for a serious injury they turned me away my pups arm was literally stripped you could see nothing but muscle and blood!!! i explained to them i had the $125 but because was not sure how much treatment would cost i did not have any money i even asked them was there a way i can pay the $125 and they keep her and treat her until i came back to pay which would have been on tuesday(05/17). they then told me that that will only cover the "exam" of my pup and the doctor would only tell me what they would "recommend" and if i could not afford treatment the could euthanize her and put her in a casket so that i could bury her !!!! they would not even try to give her a fighting chance because i didn't have all of the money upfront what has this world come to i was completely shocked and distraught and overwhelmed with sadness and tears as i held my 3-day old pup in my arms and she's screaming out in pain they are horrible horrible people and that's final ! This is my pups arm when initially getting to the hospital for her her arm was red for blood and you can literally see her skin coming off and they still turned her away I am still in shock I haven't slept read more

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How can a sm. animal emergency practice, not either have someone that answers the phone or at least have an answering service that takes your info. and someone on the staff calls you back right away. Verse trying to call every 30 seconds, hoping someone will answer and you have no other option. Especially with COVID going on. read more

Took our 12 year old labradoodle in last night. Excellent, caring personnel that were compassionate in delivering the news that she probably had lung cancer. We left with a tentative plan, but, she had a stroke this morning and we took her back. The decision was made to euthanize our beloved therapy dog Nikki. We couldn't have asked for better care, letting us take our time to say goodbye and be with her when she quietly passed. read more

I want to take my valuable time to THANK the veterinarian as well as the lovely Med and Admin professionals at UF Pet Emergency Treatment Services. What a beautiful experience?! I had an emergency. The kitty was not doing well. I assumed that I fed to it a chicken bone. I read the negative reviews online and was not thrilled to visit the place, but I had no choice. I arrived and started to look for the evidence of those reviews and I arrived less than friendly. As walked in, the front office lady smiled and immediately attended to me. I could not see her mouth (since the mask was on), but I could see the pleasant expression of the eyes. It was warm. The place was sterile clean and it smelled good. I explained to the veterinarian that I might have fed my pet a chicken bone and told them to teat one for that. To my pleasant surprise, there was no bone. The diagnosis came almost immediately. The package of med was given. The veterinarian, whom I only converse over the phone from my car (due to Covid-19) was very professional, very knowledgeable, and caring. I felt that my pet was in very good hands. My cat is feral, but I was told that even he was friendly to the medical professionals. I hope I never visit the place, for I want my pats to be healthy, but I would highly recommend to everyone else. Again, THANK YOU read more

I have used this Emergency Hospital three times since its been here. They do a great job. It's not cheap but they are here after hours, all weekend and holidays. That means your pet has someone with them all night long. They've saved both of our animals. They even took our cat to the UF Small Animal Veterinarian Hospital on Monday when they closed so he could get his surgery by a UF Specialist. It wasn't as expensive as it could have been. My animals are family members therefor they're priceless! If you have an after hours emergency give them a call. They'll give you price estimates before they do anything. Awesome place! Although I'm a diehard FSU fan I will give their vet school respect. They do what they need to do to save your beloved family members! read more

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Our 14 year old cat needed emergency care on a Sunday evening. We called ahead, gave them a brief summary of the situation. When we arrived, the staff was great, she received the care and meds she needed. We don't think the fees are expensive. They compare with what we spend at her regular vet. read more

rated 1 because theres no negative stars I took my dog to be look at due to labor complications and lots of stress with 4 puppies and they were nice to tell me if i wanted to save the puppies i had to go to Gainesville fl and it was going to be 3.000 for an emergency C section and other option was to give my dog some medicine and save only my dog and not the puppies, well i call Belleview Animal Hospital and they said that they would be waiting for my arrival and told UF i was going to go somewere else and i ask them to give me my dog so i can send with my neighboor to the other vet while i stayed there and finish the paper work and pay, well that didn't happend it took them extra 10 minutes more of my dog in distress and they wouldnt released it until they get paid well they charge 300 dollars and all the time wasted just waiting for my dog to finally be released took extra 25 minutes to get to the other vet and everything went well except i lost 2 puppies for the time lost at UF. WOULD NEVER GO TO THIS PLACE AGAIN !!! Belleview Animal Hospital charge me 1.500 and they even call the next day to see how was my dog doing they are awesome and do care. read more