The Large Animal Clinic provides around-the-clock emergency care for all large animal species as well as intensive care for critically ill patients. These services include 24-hour staffing by clinicians, veterinary technicians and students in a fully equipped, technologically advanced facility

Dr. Joanne Hardy demonstrates the use of pulse oximetry in a horse with a cardiac abnormality to fourth-year veterinary students. Various types of monitoring is vital in the diagnosis and treatment of emergency patients.

Dr. Joanne Hardy comes from The Ohio State University’s veterinary school. She is board certified in large animal surgery and large animal emergency and critical care. Dr. Tamara Swor attended the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is board certified in large animal surgery. Dr. Jenifer Gold received her DVM from Oregon State/Washington State University. She is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital is proud of the critical care and emergency medicine units in both the Small and Large Animal Clinics and, with an eye toward the future, we anticipate this area growing for the education of our students and the service of our clients, patients and referring veterinarians.