The following form is to be used by veterinarians who are referring a non-emergent case to the Auburn University Small Animal Hospital. For emergency referrals to the Auburn University Small Animal Hospital, please call 334- 844- 4690 and press 3.

If this is a referral for Veterinary Specialists in Gulf Shores, please use the Gulf Shores Online Referral Form or call (251) 227-8480.

Once you have submitted this referral, please allow a minimum of two hours for data entry before having your client call us at 334-844-4690 to schedule the appointment.

Supporting medical history and patient records are required in order to ensure that our clinicians, technical staff, and DVM students have the most up-to-date information regarding the referral. The faculty of the Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital emphasize that the basis for strong communication and a team approach to the patient’s care begins with the information you provide.

Please send supplemental patient records and lab work by email (referral@vetmed.auburn.edu) or fax (334-844-6034) to the attention of: Casey Milton, referral coordinator.

Digital imaging can be emailed to the email address above or sent directly to our server via dicom. Please include the patient/owner name as well as the service your patient is being referred to. If you need additional details about sending imaging, please contact Casey Milton at 334-844-5230. This phone line is for the service of referring veterinarians and their staff only.

The Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital is not accepting cardiology referrals at this time. For more information, please contact our referrals department at 334-844-5230.

All patients must be rabies vaccinated in accordance with Alabama state law and Auburn University policy. If your patient will not be up to date and cannot be vaccinated, please call the referral office.

Thank you.

We greatly appreciate you sending case information you have on your patient. Please do not send a copy of your complete medical record. We request instead a summary of the case including the dates that patient was seen, your findings, tests that were done, etc. as well as any medications used with the dose and patient’s response. Please send results of diagnostic testing.