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Animal Hospital Night Shift (listed on Roblox as Animal Hospital (Anomaly)) is a co-op horror game where up to four players run a veterinary clinic after dark. Most visitors are sick animals who need treatment, but some are anomalies wearing familiar faces. Admit the wrong one and your ward becomes a hunting ground. These guides cover every core system so your team can reject impostors, heal real patients, and finish shifts with Sanity intact.

Start here if you are new

If you have never completed a night, open Getting Started first. It walks through lobby setup, the check-in desk loop, basic treatment flow, and how co-op roles split between desk and runners. The video on that page shows a full first shift so you can mirror the rhythm before pressure ramps up.

Anomaly detection — the skill that saves runs

The heart of Animal Hospital is observation, not reflex. How to Spot Anomalies breaks down the three-layer intake check: what you see at the window, what the photo printer shows, and what CCTV feeds reveal on later nights. Learn the tells for stretched limbs, void-black bodies, camera followers, and photo mismatches, then practice closing the Shutter the moment any layer fails. Pair that guide with Events Guide when timed emergencies pull everyone away from the desk.

Shift progression and difficulty curve

Nights are numbered sequentially within a run. How to Survive Shifts maps what unlocks when: Shutter and CCTV discipline on Shift 2, the free Taser and Supplies Shop on Shift 3, Ambulance surges on Shifts 4–5, and endless escalation once you clear the fifth night. Understanding the curve prevents panic — you are not expected to handle every tool on night one.

Sanity — your real health bar

Sanity drains from jumpscares, cursed photos, staring at ceiling threats, fire tiles, and Skinwalker fights. Hit zero and the shift ends for the lobby. How to Manage Sanity explains coffee machine timing, when to sip versus share drinks, and which hazards punish prolonged eye contact. Budget Sanity before risky events like the Death Ritual rather than recovering after a wipe.

Treatment rooms 1 through 8

Admitted patients route to the right wing for basic care or the left wing for advanced procedures. Treatment Rooms documents every station: DNA scans in Rooms 1–5, X-ray in Room 6, heart monitoring in Room 7, and the timed surgery minigame in Room 8. Wrong medicine kills real patients, so read prompts carefully and clear active rooms before admitting new arrivals.

Events and emergencies

Random events interrupt treatment throughout mid- and late-game nights. Events Guide covers Ambulance rushes, patients on fire, fainting timers, critical vitals, Death Ritual candles, and Surgery Monster spawns. Each event has different time budgets — knowing which clock is shortest keeps your team from losing patients while chasing the wrong alarm.

Secrets, NPCs, and hidden rewards

Not every strange visitor is hostile. Secrets and Easter Eggs catalogs optional storylines: helping Barney for a second coffee machine, Ron from Accounting hinting at maple syrup for the Bed Monster, Ratthew and the Room 5 safe lore, and coffee tricks that calm Head Bangers without wasting Sanity. These rewards stack across runs and make later endless nights survivable.

Hazmat, Journal, and slime shifts (July 2026+)

The Hazmat Team Arrives update added permanent systems worth reading before late shifts:

• Journal Guide — lobby Journal below Classes; Animal Coin rewards for anomalies, characters, and achievements
• Hazmat Slime Shift — Slimebert, extinguisher tactics, Firefighter synergy, Sam hire, co-op roles

Pair Journal farming with Class Tier List — Firefighter (1,100 Animal Coins) dominates hazard metas after Hazmat.

Recommended reading order

1. Getting Started — controls, first shift, co-op basics
2. How to Spot Anomalies — window, photo, CCTV workflow
3. Treatment Rooms — Rooms 1–8 procedures
4. How to Manage Sanity — coffee and hazard avoidance
5. How to Survive Shifts — unlock timeline and shop strategy
6. Events Guide — emergency triage
7. Journal Guide — Animal Coin farming and risky page unlocks
8. Hazmat Slime Shift — slime nights after July 2026
9. Secrets and Easter Eggs — optional upgrades and lore

Co-op tip for public lobbies

Assign a Check-in Lead who rarely leaves the desk, a Treatment Lead for Rooms 1–5, and a Float for fires, Ambulance intake, and Skinwalker response. Voice callouts beat typing when you spot a photo mismatch mid-Shutter decision. Solo players can finish long runs, but alternating desk and treatment makes early Sanity management harder — prioritize coffee and reject anything uncertain.

These guides reflect community-verified mechanics for the Roblox release by Animal Anomaly (May 10, 2026). Patch notes may adjust timers or spawn rates; cross-check the Updates Hub when a balance change lands.