Outstanding doctors, outstanding staff, outstanding students. My horse and I could not have been treated any better at any other hospital. The U of F Vet Hospital is truly exceptional.
- Kenneth from Tavares, Fla.
Recent News
Summer Tips for Horse & Large Animal Owners
The UF veterinary specialists are dedicated to advancing the field of large animal veterinary medicine. Click on the link for helpful tips to keep your horses and large animals cool and safe in the summer months.
UF/IFAS Horse Sells for $600,000
A 2-year-old colt by Ocala Stud stallion High Cotton, whose main purpose was to help further nutritional and physiological research at the University of Florida/IFAS Equine Sciences Center in Lowell, instead sold for $600,000 — one of the highest prices paid for a horse at the yearly sale.
Cliff’s 30th Birthday
As a long-time member of the VetMed team, our stallion, Cliff, celebrated his 30th birthday on May 8!
Dr. James Lloyd Named Dean
Dr. James W. Lloyd has been named dean of the UF College of Veterinary Medicine.
Horse Owner Alert: Pythiosis
We have experienced a recent increase in horses being admitted to the UF Large Animal Hospital with a diagnosis of cutaneous pythiosis, an infectious disease caused by the pathogen Pythium insidiosum, which leads to granulating skin lesions.