As her foster mom, I had this poor old dog to four other vets to find a way to help alleviate her pain. The first one did some spendy testing and then said they couldn't (wouldn't?) help; was charged a consult fee as well. I took the x-ray films and test results that I bought at the first vet to visit the second vet and they simply said they couldn't help; was charged a consult fee. The third vet said they would help at the tune of a whopping $3,300; was charged a hefty consult fee. The fourth vet said they couldn't help because they didn't have the proper surgical equipment; no charge for the consult and referred me to Oasis Animal Hospital. At Oasis, I was totally informed on the whats and whys, was told they could and would do the surgery, an additional blood draw was done to check the oxygen levels in her blood. Dr. Knott called me personally with that test result. She told me in a most caring way that it was her opinion that my dog would not survive the surgery. Without rushing me during the phone call, we discussed the dog's options and jointly decided on the best way to alleviate her pain without surgery. My dog has been on two types of daily medicine for a couple of weeks now and she is clearly feeling tremendously better. She is an old dog and her life span is reaching the end. She is now being made as comfortable as possible for whatever time she has left. I appreciate the kind, honest and non-money driven approach provided at Oasis. This is now going to be my go-to clinic for my own dogs.