University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital

University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital The state’s premier veterinary hospital, part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offers all kinds of veterinary care for all kinds of animals.
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Level 1 trauma center with round-the-clock service? Specialists that draw patients from miles around? State-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facilities? The Veterinary Teaching Hospital has a lot in common with human medical centers, but our facility is here to help animal patients: anything from alpacas to zebra finches. As part of the University of Illinois and the state’s only College of Ve

terinary Medicine, the hospital also plays an important role in educating the veterinarians of tomorrow and expanding knowledge and treatments to improve animal lives. With more than 80 veterinarians on staff, including more than two dozen specialists as well as interns and residents, the hospital has experts in fields from anesthesia to zoo medicine. There are boarded specialists in both large and small animal internal medicine, surgery, cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, radiology, emergency and critical care, dermatology, oncology, theriogenology (animal reproduction), and more. Each year more than 20,000 animal patients from across Illinois and beyond visit the hospital. Most are referred by their primary care veterinarian for specialty care, but animal owners can also use our services for routine health care, rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency service and intensive care, or for on-farm animal care provided through an ambulatory service.

Could we have a pair of sibling patients? 🐶🐶The rehabilitation service has recently started working with two dogs, Bel...
05/14/2026

Could we have a pair of sibling patients? 🐶🐶

The rehabilitation service has recently started working with two dogs, Bella and Max, that could be twins! Although the two are from different homes with no known relation, they look a lot alike and love their time on the water treadmill.

Who wore it better? Bella in her mermaid lifejacket🧜‍♀️ or Max in his bright yellow one💛?

Thanks to advances in veterinary medicine, health care options are more available than ever, and that includes for pet c...
05/13/2026

Thanks to advances in veterinary medicine, health care options are more available than ever, and that includes for pet cancer diagnosis.

Dr. Natrine Cheuk, a medical resident , shares essential insights into the diagnosis and treatment of feline lymphoma. 🐈

👉 https://bit.ly/4uIbmdJ

Odin is a regular out-patient therapy client. He sadly has several abnormal joints and he needs physical rehabilitatio...
05/11/2026

Odin is a regular out-patient therapy client. He sadly has several abnormal joints and he needs physical rehabilitation to overcome his disability. He gave rehabilitation specialist, Kim (obviously his favorite fan) some custom socks as a thank-you. The two couldn't wait to pose together🐾🧡

We love when patients are fans. 📣Sarabi has been a long-term patient of Dr. Laura Garrett's due to a gastrointestina...
05/08/2026

We love when patients are fans. 📣

Sarabi has been a long-term patient of Dr. Laura Garrett's due to a gastrointestinal disease. Of course we have adopted her as an honorary Illini. 🧡💙

Happy Birthday to Simon who is 13 years young! 🥳 Simon is no stranger to as he has recently visited certified Tara i...
05/07/2026

Happy Birthday to Simon who is 13 years young! 🥳 Simon is no stranger to as he has recently visited certified Tara in , but has also been known to drop into , , and .

Service Expansion 📢 The and services are now seeing patients on a part-time, limited-availability basis for non-em...
05/06/2026

Service Expansion 📢 The and services are now seeing patients on a part-time, limited-availability basis for non-emergent cases at the college’s primary care clinic in Chicago, Medical District Veterinary Clinic at Illinois.

The cardiology team will see patients at the clinic for non-emergent services including:
▪️ Stable cardiac disease – heart murmur with few or no symptoms
▪️ Recheck appointments
▪️ Pre-anesthetic echocardiograms
▪️ Holter monitoring

The dermatologist will see patients at the clinic for care with:

▪️ Allergic skin diseases
▪️ Bacterial skin infections
▪️ Ear diseases
▪️ Excessive skin scaling/crusting
▪️ Fungal and yeast skin infections
▪️ Hair loss, alopecia, seborrhea
▪️ Nail and nail bed diseases
▪️ Pruritus, itching/scratching/biting
▪️ Skin cancers
▪️ Thyroid disease

For appointments at the Chicago clinic, call 312-226-2588 📞

About 60% of pets in the United States meet the diagnostic criteria for being overweight.“Obesity can decrease overall l...
05/05/2026

About 60% of pets in the United States meet the diagnostic criteria for being overweight.

“Obesity can decrease overall life expectancy and contribute to development of chronic conditions such as diabetes and osteoarthritis,” says Dr. Gene Pavlovsky, director of the Dr. John A. Coyne South Clinic at the .

Dr. Pavlovsky answers key questions about pet obesity: https://bit.ly/4umAUgq

Puppy exams with a side of pampering💅Three month old Mastiff puppy named Dozer visited us for his first puppy exam, vacc...
05/04/2026

Puppy exams with a side of pampering💅

Three month old Mastiff puppy named Dozer visited us for his first puppy exam, vaccines, and a nail trim with Dr. Baratta-Martin. We had some help from primary care students Olivia, Nicole, and Elizabeth!

Meet Gracie! She is such a happy girl, loving everyone and everything💕 Gracie has become the highlight of our Fridays wh...
05/01/2026

Meet Gracie! She is such a happy girl, loving everyone and everything💕 Gracie has become the highlight of our Fridays when she comes in for water therapy to help with her hip dysplasia and weight loss.

05/01/2026

A groundbreaking, non-surgical option for pets with bladder or urethral stones is now available at our Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Using advanced thulium fiber laser technology, Dr. Joseph Bruner and our internal medicine service can break apart stones without any incisions, meaning less pain and faster recovery for your pet. This minimally invasive procedure is helping many pets avoid repeated surgeries.

Watch the full video to see if laser lithotripsy may be the right choice for your pet: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dMevLxPfDPE

04/29/2026

Our phones are working! You can now call the hospital. We appreciate your patience.

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1008 W Hazelwood Drive
Urbana, IL
61802

Telephone

+12173335300

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