Our Services

Adult and Senior Pet Care

Pets age much faster than people do: dogs and cats age about five to seven years for every human year. This suggests health problems can progress five to seven times faster in your pet. The average dog or cat seven to 10 years of age and older qualifies as a "senior." There is a progressive decline in organ function, immunity, and physical and mental abilities as a pet ages. While some age-related diseases may not be preventable, early detection and intervention is the key to successful management.

Our hospital provides general farm animal care such as castration, hoof trims and dehorns, as well as seeing sick animals needing medical or surgical care. Our clinicians have experience with standard livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, and production swine, as well as non-traditional farm animals such as potbellied/mini-pigs, llamas, alpacas, and exotic hoofstock.

Are you experiencing a behavior problem with your pet? The Behavioral Medicine Clinic offers services to owners of companion animals with behavioral issues, including, but not limited to, human-directed aggression, inter-pet aggression, separation anxiety, inappropriate elimination, fears, phobias, compulsive behaviors, and cognitive dysfunction.

The Cardiology and Interventional Medicine Service at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center offers state-of-the-art diagnostic evaluation and treatment of dogs and cats with cardiology concerns evaluation and therapy of animals with cardiovascular disease, respiratory disorders, or those requiring minimally-invasive treatment options.

The Theriogenology and Reproductive Medicine Service at the VMC will offer assisted reproductive services for dogs and cats, farm, and equine patients.

The Dermatology, Otology & Audiology service at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center offers comprehensive care for companion and equine animals with skin and ear disease.

The Diagnostic Imaging Service at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State offers state-of-the-art comprehensive imaging services for all equids.

IMPORTANT UPDATE TO EMERGENCY SERVICES 

Beginning June 1, 2021, our companion animal emergency room will be closed during the overnight hours of Midnight to 8 a.m., seven days a week, until further notice.  

Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Service at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State provides care for dogs and cats with many types of emergent or serious conditions. Our Intensive Care Unit provides 24/7 support for those patients needing close monitoring and extensive care. The ICU is fully staffed with dedicated registered technicians, some of which are certified in emergency and critical care, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, such as remote heart monitoring, direct blood pressure monitoring, and full blood work capability.

The Equine Field Service based out of The Galbreath Equine Center at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center offers on-farm care for the Greater Columbus area. We strive to provide exceptional, general and specialty care to your horse. Whether you have a show horse, pleasure horse or a pasture pet, we want to bring the best in veterinary care to keep your equines healthy and happy.

The Equine Ophthalmology Service at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State offers state-of-the-art ophthalmology service for all equids, including, but not limited to horses, ponies and foals.

The Equine Performance Evaluation Service at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Ohio State offers state-of-the-art performance evaluation of all equids, including, but not limited to horses, ponies and foals.

The Equine Soft Tissue Surgery Service at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State offers state-of-the-art comprehensive diagnosis and surgical care of all equids.

The sudden or gradual decline of a companion animal can be devastating. The loss of an animal will leave a space in your life that everyone will deal with differently. There are some important resources that are available to those families that have lost beloved pets.

Check out the Indoor Pet Initiative website: http://indoorpet.osu.edu

We are available to assist in the diagnosis and management of dogs and cats with gastrointestinal disorders, hepatic or pancreatic diseases, liver or bladder diseases, upper and lower airway diseases (including nasal disease), endocrine and other metabolic disorders, and infectious diseases.

Kitten Care

Please bring your new kitten in as soon as possible after you adopt him/her.

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The Neurology and Neurosurgery Service at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State University provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for companion animals with neurological conditions.

Our mission is to provide the highest quality nutritional care for companion animal patients. Please see our extensive web site for valuable information for pet owners, veterinary students, technicians and clinician colleagues. Learn more about our research on the role of nutrition and bladder disease in cats. This research has led to the development of the Indoor Cat Initiative, which aims to enrich the lives of indoor cats to promote their health and welfare, and to reduce the risk of stress-responsive disorders.

Our Services

The Comparative Ophthalmology service at the Ohio State UniversityVeterinary Medical Center  offers comprehensive care for companion animals with eye abnormalities and conditions. Patients can be examined at either of our two locations - on campus or at our Dublin facility. 

Our Services

Our pharmacy fills prescriptions for registered clients of the medical center. We fill inpatient and outpatient orders for all companion (small), farm and equine animal patients of the hospital.

The pharmacy at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State fills prescriptions for clients of the hospital. We fill inpatient and outpatient orders for all companion (small), farm and equine animal patients of the hospital.

The Radiation Oncology Service at Ohio State's Veterinary Medical Center provides radiation therapy for a variety of tumor types in both large and small animal patients.

Sick Visits

At our primary care clinic we are able to see dogs and cats that are not feeling well. You should make an appointment to have your animal examined if you notice any of the following at home:

What to expect from your pet's soft tissue surgery experience   (Download pdf)

The Soft Tissue Surgery Service at the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center provides general surgical care for companion animals. The unit offers specialized surgical management of skin and organ diseases (orthopedic and neurological diseases are managed by other services), In addition, specialists primarily manage and supervise elective surgical procedures performed by senior students, interns, and residents.

The Farm Animal Surgery Section at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State provides a complete surgical service with a board certified large animal surgeon for all surgeries of farm animals ranging from routine castration and dehorn to abdominal explore, various orthopedic, and soft tissue procedures.

The Theriogenology and Reproductive Medicine Service at the VMC will offer assisted reproductive services for dogs and cats, farm, and equine patients.

Updated information coming soon! Questions? Please call 614-292-1573 or email us at osuvet.primarycare@osu.edu