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The University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center's (VMC) hospitals have served Minnesota's cats, dogs, horses, and farm animals for more than a century.

With the largest team of board-certified specialists in the Upper Midwest, animals benefit from our collaborative, complete-care approach and latest research and technologies. VMC's hospitals provide quality care in cutting-edge facilities, delivering veterinary services in a teaching environment that is continuously shaping the future of veterinary medicine.

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Companion Animal Teaching Clinic

The Companion Animal Teaching Clinic is a full-service general practice clinical service where veterinary medical students in their clinical year act as providers. With support behind the scenes from faculty veterinarians, this is their opportunity to solidify the client communication, case management, and surgical skills they need as a general practitioner.

Large Animal Hospital

The Large Animal Hospital provides specialized services to bovine, camelid, pet pigs, sheep, goats, and occasional zoo animals to the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.

Lewis Small Animal Hospital

Providing the area's most comprehensive care for companion animals including specialty, emergency, urgent, and primary care.

Piper Hospital at the Leatherdale Equine Center

The Piper Equine Hospital at the Leatherdale Equine Center provides the Twin Cities' region's most comprehensive, cutting-edge, and compassionate care for your horse.

West Metro Equine Practice

The West Metro Equine Practice provides high quality routine and emergency ambulatory care for horses in the West Metro and surrounding area.

Spotlight

Bucking the odds

Reinder the horse overcomes life-threatening foot injury with treatment from Piper Equine Hospital

A young, black donkey stands in a green field.

Ace up the sleeve

Life doesn’t start off easy for newborn donkey Blackjack, but expert care puts him back on track

A stellar recovery

Rescue dog makes the best of her new three-legged life

As a university teaching hospital, our deep commitment to quality is founded upon our role in teaching the next generation of veterinarians. This dedication to excellence is reflected in our accreditation by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), a distinction held by only 15% of small animal veterinary practices in North America. This distinction means we voluntarily meet or exceed over 900 rigorous standards in areas like surgery, patient care, diagnostic testing and emergency services. Whether you are here for primary care or specialty referral services, our role as a teaching facility ensures that our patients benefit from a community of professionals who hold themselves to the highest standards of excellence and compassionate care.

Atypical Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (aCIRD):

There are many reports of canine respiratory infections across the U.S. At this time there is limited information and multiple causes of respiratory disease in dogs. With this increased media attention, clients and staff may have questions about prevention and control of infections.

Key reminders to prevent respiratory infections among dogs:

Try to avoid dog congregation areas, such as doggy day-cares, if your dog is at risk for serious infections (i.e. elderly, very young, pregnant, immunocompromised, underlying heart or respiratory tract disease and Brachycephalic breeds).

Consider vaccination for Bordetella bronchiseptica/parainfluenza virus and if available Canine influenza vaccine.

We invite you to join our team at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center (VMC). The VMC has served the community for more than a century. With 16 specialty areas, state-of-the-art equipment such as a 3T MRI, CT, and Linear Accelerator, the VMC is one of the nation's busiest veterinary hospitals, treating more than 40,000 animal cases annually.