We provide anesthesia, sedation, and pain management services for large and small animals through the use of injectable drugs, inhalant anesthetics, ventilator management, regional anesthesia, constant rate infusions, and balanced anesthesia.
Small Animal Sports Medicine is a service that provides specialized expertise in non-invasive and non-surgical techniques for diagnosis and treatment of lameness, pain management, rehabilitation, conditioning and injury prevention for performance, hunting, working dogs as well as pets and companions.
Clinical pathology services offered by the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center includes hematology, coagulation, and biochemical testing, urinalysis, and body fluid analysis for a variety of species, including dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, poultry, camelids, rodents, non-human primates, reptiles, and fish.
Thank you for contacting the University of Minnesota Dentistry and Oral Surgery service! If your pet has been seen by our service and is experiencing a postoperative concern, please call our front desk at 612-626-8387 and ask to speak to our Emergency Services or bring your pet in to be evaluated.
The Dentistry and Oral Surgery service is closed from 4/28/2025 to 6/21/2025. Referring veterinarians only may contact the Dentistry and Oral Surgery service via the UMN Small Animal Referral Form to schedule assessments for non-urgent cases in the summer. For urgent referrals please contact the following Dentistry and Oral Surgery specialty practices:
Our dermatology experts provide comprehensive dermatological exams, assessment and diagnostic tests and develop specific treatment plans for patients with various skin and ear problems, from simple to more complex and challenging diseases.
The Piper Equine Hospital can help to keep your horse to peak performance by providing surgical and medical treatment options by board-certified specialists. Equine Sports Medicine provides a vital role for today’s equine athletes. Injuries can occur as the horse is asked to perform to the best of its ability.
The Large Animal Internal Medicine service at the University of Minnesota diagnoses and provides treatment for horses and other large animal species with a wide variety of medical conditions.
We provide a variety of treatments in the field of internal medicine including but not limited to endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, immunology, infectious disease, nephrology/urology, and respiratory disease.
The U of M Veterinary Medical Center's interventional radiology service is comprised of a team with advanced training on minimally invasive per-catheter techniques. The team includes small animal internal medicine veterinarians, cardiologists, and dedicated service technicians with a combined 30-40 years of experience in performing these procedures.
The University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center's Medical Imaging service provides diagnostic radiography and fluoroscopy, computed tomography, MRI, radionuclide imaging, and diagnostic and interventional ultrasonography.
The U of M Veterinary Medical Center's Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy service provides cancer treatments and other different types of radiation therapy.
The Nutrition service at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center offers either face to-face or telephone appointments to pet owners and case consultations to veterinarians practicing in Minnesota and throughout the country.
The Primary Care service is a full-service veterinary clinic within the Veterinary Medical Center. We offer routine veterinary care for dogs and cats and the opportunity for our fourth year veterinary students to gain experience typically found in a Primary Care private practice setting.
The U of M Veterinary Medical Center's Rehabilitation service provides physical medicine services such as rehabilitation, conditioning, conditioning and maintenance, and weight management to companion animals, large animals, and horses.
The University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) recognizes the unique and enduring bonds that form between people and their animals – animals who are family members, confidantes, partners, and best friends. When these bonds are tested by illness, behavior problems, injury, or death, it can feel overwhelming.
The U of M Veterinary Medical Center's Large Animal Theriogenology service provides services related to breeding management and high-risk pregnancy monitoring for equine, bovine, ovine, caprine and camelids.
The Veterinary Medical Center now offers convenient hours for companion animals needing to see a veterinarian after normal office hours but not requiring a visit to the emergency room.
Veterinary Urology utilizes several services (internal medicine, surgery, interventional cardiology, advanced imaging, and anesthesiology) to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive diagnostic capabilities and advanced therapies.