West End Animal Hospital

We are a locally owned, full-service veterinary hospital that provides high-quality care for dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, and rodents

Privately owned since 1986. Dr. Deborah Cottrell founded West End in 1986. She envisioned a clinic that would not only provide high quality care, but one that would go above and beyond to serve its community as well. Since its opening day, West End has served the rescue groups of Alachua County with both veterinary care and fundraising efforts. Some notable programs include Poker for Pets, which raised over $40,000 for local rescues, and Operation PitNip, which provided free spay/neuter surgeries for over 1,750 pitbull-type dogs. Dr. Cottrell also dedicated her career to educating the community about the importance of bats to our ecosystem. She and her husband, Iaon, installed the bat house in front of our clinic, which can hold 20,000 bats. After a long and successful career, Dr. Cottrell is now retired. In 2023, Dr. Erin Dickerson was given the honor of purchasing the clinic from Dr. Deborah Cottrell