Internal Medicine
The University of Florida Large Animal Hospital Internal Medicine veterinarians provide exceptional equine, large animal and neonatal foal care in Gainesville, Ocala, Jacksonville and the surrounding Florida areas. Our patients receive care for medical conditions ranging from the common and routine to the most critical and life-threatening.
As horse owners and clients ourselves, the UF Large Animal Medicine Service equine veterinarians and staff recognize the importance of good communication between clinician and client. We are committed to maintaining outstanding communication with horse owners, trainers, clients and referring veterinarians.
We provide the highest-quality care through our team approach: board-certified and resident large animal internists and highly skilled veterinary nurses work alongside boarded specialists in large animal surgery, equine reproduction, equine cardiology, equine oncology, neonatal and foal critical care and many other veterinary specialties in our purpose-built facility.
Services offered
- Physical examination and diagnosis
- Endoscopy including throat, lungs, stomach, bladder
- Ultrasound imaging of most organs
- Intensive care of newborn foals
- Workups and treatment of:
- GI diseases such as colic, diarrhea, and chronic weight loss
- Neurologic diseases such as EPM, “wobbler,” and encephalitis
- Muscle diseases such as “tying up”
- Respiratory diseases such as heaves, inflammatory airway disease, pneumonia, and pleuritis
- Urinary diseases such as kidney failure and kidney stones
- MRI and CT imaging
- Pulmonary function testing
- Advanced diagnosis with Cardiology, Dermatology, and Oncology
- On-site equine blood donors
- Clinical research studies
Large Animal Internal Medicine & Hofmann Equine Neonatal ICU Faculty and Staff
From left: Ms. Heather Wells, Dr. Chris Sanchez, Dr. Robert MacKay, Dr. Amanda House, Dr. Sarah Reuss, Dr. Martha Mallicote, Dr. Louise Husted
- Robert MacKay, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM, Professor, Service Chief
- Amanda House, DVM, DACVIM, Assistant Professor, Equine Health and Extension
- Chris Sanchez, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Associate Professor, Director of Hofmann Equine Neonatal ICU
- Sarah Reuss, VMD, DACVIM, Lecturer
- Dana Zimmel, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP, Clinical Associate Professor, Interim Chief of Staff of UF Veterinary Hospitals
- Martha Mallicote, DVM, Third-year Resident
- Louise Husted, DVM, PhD, First-year Resident
- Heather Wells, Veterinary Technician III, Hofmann Equine Neonatal ICU Manager
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The UF Large Animal Hospital veterinarians treat equine and large animal patients in the Gainesville, Ocala and Jacksonville areas, including Alachua and Marion Counties in Florida, and our clients come from all over the United States. Contact us to speak to one of our specialists or to make an appointment.