If it was not for the wonderful staff at Oaks Veterinary Hospital I may have lost my best friend. During a routine semi-annual visit the doctors noticed a heart problem that could have been life threatening in my 6 year old bulldog. I took him to a board certified cardiologist who confirmed the problem. Several of my friends have already switched. Thank You OAKS!!

We moved to Gainesville less than 1 year ago, and have been taking our 2 cats to this vet. We've had several issues - one cat had crystals/blockage 3 times, the other cat had a mass growing on his side. In all cases Dr. Hammerslag was very thorough and professional. She gave me tons of detailed info about what could cause the mass on my cat, and the scientific basis behind each of the tests that were going to be performed. She personally called me to let me know the results of the tests and to explain them to me. She called me several times to make sure that a message left on our home answering machine was received. I was never pressured to purchase any sort of package. I would highly recommend this vet.

For the negative review people - if you thought that this vet was overcharging and pressuring, why didn't you go get a second opinion before continuing to spend money??

What I don't like about them is the guilt they use to get you to buy more products or services. They convinced my grandmom to buy over $400 worth of junk her perfectly healthy little dog didn't need. The vet made her feel like she was a bad pet owner when she didn't want to buy the medicated shampoo, spot flea treatments, antibiotics, benadryl-type drug AND a $50 bag of dog food -- all for a dog with itchy skin. Later, we went to a local pet store where they told us all we needed to do was change her diet and add some fish oils by giving her cans of sardines from the grocery store. And it WORKED!

First off, I don't believe the aforementioned positive reviews (ie. Oaks Commercials) are real at all. I'd be willing to bet my remaining pet that these were put up by the staff themselves. This is a completely unethical practice with a rodent infestation and is not associated with the American Animal Hospital Association due to its non-compliance with its high quality standards, hygiene, cleanliness, and ethics. My healthy cat died under anesthesia due to incompetence and negligence and I was still charged for the visit - simply went home in tears, missing a good chunk of my paycheck and my entire cat. You're better off taking your pet to Michael Vick's house. At least when it dies, you won't be stuck with a $900 bill.

I adopted a dog from a shelter at 8 weeks old. We brought her in for a routine check up and right away the vets office was in our faces to buy a puppy package. After that, my puppy would not eat so we brought her in and they ordered emergency x-rays and so forth, and they could not figure out the problem,therefor costing us over $500.00. Then my puppy was seen for more check ups and was sent home with a handful of useless medication that cost us over $100.00 that cured NOTHING. We asked how much each medication would cost and was given a guilt trip for asking such a question. My puppy has been to Oaks Animal Hospital over 10 times and we clearly spent close to 3000 dollars! I would not recommend this guilt giving Vet office to you.