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Vet-school-town standards, delivered to your doorstep

House-Call Veterinary Medicine
for Gainesville & Alachua County

In the town that trains many of America's veterinarians, expectations for pet care run high — so we bring exam-room standards to your front door. From a historic bungalow in the Duckpond to a porch swing in Haile Plantation, our licensed vets cover Alachua County with a fully stocked van.

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Total Vet clinician kneeling to examine a calm dog on the floor of a Gainesville family's front room

Mobile vet services in Gainesville

Our mobile clinic carries what most storefront practices keep behind the counter, so checkups, shots, and lab draws happen wherever your pet is comfortable — a grad apartment off SW 13th Street or a shaded lot out by Devil's Millhopper.

Wellness Exams

Nose-to-tail physicals on your own floor, with the kind of thorough, evidence-based workup you'd expect in a city anchored by UF's veterinary college.

Vaccinations

Rabies, distemper, leptospirosis, and lifestyle boosters matched to North Central Florida — dogs who roam the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail face different risks than a Golfview house cat.

Sick Visits

Itchy skin after a springs weekend, a limp following Squirrel Ridge zoomies, or a cat suddenly off her food — we come to you, often within days.

Diagnostics & Labs

Blood chemistry, urinalysis, and cytology collected on your couch in Duckpond or Millhopper, processed through the same reference labs Gainesville's clinics use, and explained without the jargon.

End-of-Life Care

Gentle goodbyes under the live oaks of your own backyard or curled on a familiar bed — the farewell a Gainesville pet deserves after a lifetime of trail walks and porch evenings.

Telehealth

Between-visit video checks for current patients — a fit for car-free students near campus and for anyone avoiding errands during an August scorcher.

House calls in the vet-school town

Total Vet mobile veterinarian greeting a happy dog at the front door of a historic Duckpond bungalow in Gainesville

Duckpond doorstep

Veterinarian gently examining a nervous rescue cat on the couch during an in-home visit near the University of Florida

Couch-side workup

Total Vet's fully equipped mobile clinic van parked in a Haile Plantation driveway under Gainesville live oaks

Van at the curb

In the town that trains America's veterinarians, Total Vet brings exam-room standards to your Alachua County porch — no yowling carrier down Archer Road, just evidence-based care at home.

0
Bus transfers or Archer Road drives to reach a vet
100%
Of the exam devoted to your pet, no NW 13th Street lobby
45+
Unhurried minutes, paced by your questions not a wall clock

Why Gainesville pet owners choose us

Traditional Clinic

  • Inching down Archer Road with a yowling carrier buckled in
  • Hunting for clinic parking along NW 13th Street
  • A lobby of barking strangers before your name is called
  • Ten hurried minutes between double-booked appointments
  • Bus transfers or a borrowed car just to reach a vet

Total Vet Mobile Care

  • We do the driving, from Duckpond out to Jonesville
  • No carrier battles, no meters, no waiting room
  • Visits paced by your questions, not a wall clock
  • Anxious cats examined where they already feel safe
  • Built for busy students and car-free households alike

Caring for pets in Gainesville

Between a world-class vet school, free-roaming prairie wildlife, and weather that swings from frosty mornings to swampy afternoons, pet ownership in Gainesville rewards a little local know-how.

Heartworm & Tick Country

Mosquitoes fly most of the year in North Central Florida, and ticks thrive in our oak hammocks — reasons we keep every patient on continuous heartworm and parasite prevention.

Off-Leash at Squirrel Ridge

The 16-acre Squirrel Ridge Dog Park on SW Williston Road has fenced runs for big and small dogs plus agility equipment; leashed pups are welcome on Depot Park's paved paths and at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.

Alachua County Pet License

Alachua County expects every dog, cat, and ferret past the four-month mark to stay current on rabies and wear a county license tag, due within 30 days of moving in — we can give the shot at your kitchen table.

Prairie Wildlife Smarts

Paynes Prairie's bison, wild horses, and gators are a local treasure, but pets are banned from the La Chua and Bolen Bluff trails for good reason — keep leashes on wherever water meets trail.

Gainesville Service Area & Pricing

Transparent pricing, with no hidden travel fees within our primary service zones.

North Central Florida map with Gainesville pinned mid-state, Alachua County's springs-and-prairie service territory shaded

Neighborhoods Served

Duckpond Downtown University Park Golfview Haile Plantation Kanapaha Sugarfoot Millhopper Blues Creek Suburban Heights Turkey Creek Jonesville Town of Tioga

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Zip Codes Served

32601 32603 32605 32606 32607 32608 32609 32641 32653 32669

Transparent Pricing

House Call & Wellness Exam
Travel fee + comprehensive nose-to-tail exam (1 pet)
$175
Additional Pet Exam
Exam fee for each additional pet during the same visit
$85
Sick Visit / Consultation
Travel fee + focused diagnostic exam
$195
Telehealth Follow-up
Video consultation for existing patients
$65

The rates above bundle travel with the exam itself; vaccines, laboratory panels, and any take-home medications are added only as your pet's plan actually calls for them.

Questions Gainesville pet owners ask us

Very little. A well-lit corner and a closed door between your cat and her favorite under-bed hideout go a long way — older Duckpond and University Park houses are full of hiding spots. Dogs settle best after a quick bathroom break shortly before our window opens.

Anything involving anesthesia or imaging belongs in a fixed facility, and Gainesville is unusually rich in referral options thanks to the university. We hand off to trusted local surgical and specialty practices, share records both ways, and pick recovery checks back up at your house.

Yes — carriers treat house calls the same as clinic appointments. Each visit ends with a fully itemized invoice ready for claim submission, and reimbursement works identically whether you hold a legacy plan or one of the newer app-based policies popular with students.

That's the smartest way to book us. You're billed for the trip a single time, and every extra pet earns a discounted rate, so a three-cat grad house near campus or a Haile Plantation multi-dog family gets everyone done in one stop.

Skip the house call and go directly to the UF Small Animal Hospital on SW 16th Avenue, where a board-certified emergency and critical care service runs around the clock every day of the year. Loop us in afterward and we'll fold their records into your pet's ongoing plan.

Once the visit wraps we take a card or phone tap at the door — student debit cards included — and the emailed receipt doubles as claim documentation. Simpler than the parking situation anywhere near Archer Road.

Please give us a full day's notice — our doctors often string Millhopper, Blues Creek, and Jonesville into one driving loop, and a late scratch leaves a gap another Alachua County pet could have filled. Early reschedules keep the whole route running on time.

For emergencies that outrank any house call, the UF Small Animal Hospital at 2089 SW 16th Avenue is the place to go — the College of Veterinary Medicine's emergency and critical care team accepts patients 24/7, holidays included.

"As a grad student with no car, an in-home vet in Duckpond was a lifesaver. Professional, affordable, and so kind to my nervous rescue cat."

Aisha M.

Duckpond, Gainesville, FL