Oakdale Veterinary Group

Our pooches routinely engaged in roughhousing in the park during their cherished daily walks. Not unlike most liberal parents we seldom interfered them, since there was never any sign of aggression between the three sisters. Then accident happened in one seemingly harmless tussle. Our eighty-​pound big baby did a body-​slam, the impact resulted in the smaller Marley with an injury that caused her to hop on three legs. The poor girl never cried or complained about her dilemma. So we were just hoping that she would recover in due course. However, after ten days passed without any sign of improvement, a checkup in our local veterinary hospital confirmed that Marley is suffering from a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) on her rear leg; of which if left untreated could leads to chronic pains, muscle atrophy, and body weight shifting that may cause a tear on the opposite ACL.
Considering our active lifestyle with Marley and her two playmates, it would be difficult to imagine that she would live a quality life as an odd dog out in the lame. Thus the search is on for a veterinary surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area. At first we were shocked by the cost of the surgery, then we also learned that some veterinary hospitals simply lacking the experience or sufficiently equipped for the procedure. Fortunately through the recommendation from a friend, Dr. Cadmus of Oakdale Veterinary Group was referred to us. After a couple of assuring phone conversations, we knew that we have found the right Doctor for Marley. Without prolonging her agony, he quickly fitted us into his busy schedule.
On the day of our appointment we drove two hours to Oakdale from the Bay Area. Situated across from the Country Club, the Oakdale Veterinary Group is housed in a well kept and spacious building surrounded with foliage and trees. After initial registration at the receptionist desk, within minutes Dr. Cadmus appeared with his assistant to greet us. He then led us into a small but comfortable room. At once he began to elucidate the leg bone anatomy in a canine, patiently demonstrated its structure and movements with diagrams and articulated prototypes. We followed him into another room, where a digital X Ray images of the joint ligaments was displaying on a large PC monitor. Referring to the image, Dr. Cadmus elaborated on the surgical procedure, such as how he uses the digitized image for planning of the bone restructuring, and as a guide for exact measurement for the size of the steel brace plate, etc etc. Surely the knowledge he shared within the hour had us thoroughly convinced of his ability; moreover, we were impressed with his passion for medical excellence, as well as his genuine love for animals. Naturally we left Marley in his care. Then three days later we returned to pick up our baby. There she was lively and happy, though with a shaved rear end and a six inch long stitched-​closed scar from a precision cut, otherwise she looked as good as new, as if no surgery was ever taken place. Though we have a healing process to attend to, we feel that the competent presence of Dr. Cadmus ensured a job well done and a good recovery. And we too, are proud of his impressive skill and dignified practice, through which he gave Marley a new life without breaking our bank. Herein we sincerely recommend the services of Dr. Cadmus, and hope that these few words can convey our wholehearted gratitude for our honorable country doctor!

If I could give 0 stars I would. Their incompetence cost me HUGE! They messed up my dog’s spay and it cost me $ 700 at another local vet to fix her. The surgery was done so poorly my vet actually brought in another vet to look at the damage. When I contacted Oakdale Vet Group I was completely dismissed and told it was my fault, even though we had 2 other vets tell us it was clearly not done right. Integrity is how you act when things go wrong. Instead of dismissing me and being defensive, they should have inquired about what happened and APOLOGIZED. I told them I was calling to make them aware of the situation. I was calm and overly nice. Instead they were defensive and rude to me! If this was truly a situation they had never encountered before AND they believed in the quality of their care, their reaction would have been very different. STAY AWAY FROM THIS VET IF U CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CARE YOUR PETS RECEIVE.

Update Feb 2016: Yesterday my husband and I laughed for a few hours as our Bella prances, leaped and ran around the backyard. She is like a pup again. Her TPLOs were complete almost two years ago and she continues to improve and impress us with her agility on a daily basis. We can’t thank the OVG team and Dr Cal Cadmus enough for giving Bella the quality of life back, she so deserves.
Dr Cal Cadmus and the entire staff at OVG are amazing. My husband and I had been researching TPLO’s in San Fran quotes coming in at over $ 5k per leg which we couldn’t afford, our last call was to OVG late on a Friday. We expressed our concerns for our dog and our monetary concerns as well. The front desk gal said she would have Dr Cadmus reach out to us early next week. Not only did Dr. Cal call us back immediately, he listened to all of our concerns and worked out a plan for us to come in on his day off. Oakdale is about 2 hours away, so Dr Cal made a special appt on the weekend to see us and get Bella’s first TPLO scheduled. Her first one went great, and we knew she would need her opposite leg done the next year. We just completed the second surgery in May and Bella is almost back to 100%. We can’t thank Dr. Cal Cadmus and the staff at Oakdale Vet Group for helping give Bella her knees and life back. She’s like the pup we first took home 5 years ago. We would recommend Dr Cal Cadmus, Oakdale Vet Group for all of your veterinarian or TPLO needs. Thank you again for everything!

We will probably only be taking our 11 cats and 2 dogs to Dr. Ned Trathan from now on. He helped us when our little dog, Daisy go hit by a car, was seriously hurt and acting totally weird from her meds. He changed her meds and she was SO much better. She is now back to her happy self. I took my old lab in, thinking I wasn’t going to get to bring him home. He has had back and hip problems, but suddenly declined from one moment to the next. I was very upset, but Dr. Trathan talked to us and explained what he thought could be done for Bubby. It worked! Bubby has responded well to treatment and is down to two Tramadol Am and PM, and he is back to his old demanding self! Today we took in a tiny kitten we rescued along with some other kittens. Dr. Trathan not only helped us with our tiny kitten, but he listened to our woes for having to take the other sick kittens to animal control. It is so lovely to have a vet you feel you can trust with pets you cherish.
Thank you Dr. Trathan we are so happy to have you!
Kelly and Amanda Penning, and Carole Pelchat, too!

Our primary veterinarian referred us to Dr. Cadmus when our 12 year old boxer needed TPLO (ACL repair) surgery, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Not only was the surgery 100% successful, but we were kept well informed throughout the process and Dr. Cadmus took extra time and care to make sure all of our questions were answered and concerns addressed.
I would recommend Dr. Cadmus without hesitation.

When I brought my kitty into Oakdale Veterinary Group, I was pretty sure he was going to die. Instead he received a level of care that was absolutely extraordinary, and he is sitting next to me as I type. I felt as if the entire staff took an interest in his case. They really went ABOVE AND BEYOND, coming in to check on him in the middle of the night when the hospital was closed. If the surgery/​treatment had not worked, and I had lost my cat, I would still recommend this hospital, because I am absolutely positive they do everything they can for their patients.
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Our lab broke her leg and two different vets suggested we put her down because the surgery «wasn’t worth it». Dr Cadmus not only suggested a more economical surgery, but allowed us to make small payments over a 6 month period. He saved our dog’s life.
This surgery happened three years ago, and his staff still checks in occasionally to see how Shooter is doing. Her health is amazing and at 9 years old she can still keep up with the younger dogs.
I highly recommend Dr Cadmus and his staff for your pet’s health. They are wonderful.

The pain of losing our beautiful golden retreiver is softening yet still so prevalent. Our most heartfelt thoughts of gratitude are now dedicated to Cal and Robin Cadmus the most caring, loving, and selfless veterinarians.
Thank you also to the entire loving staff at Oakdale vet clinic for everything you did to try and save our baby. Thank you Cal for giving us an additional four years with our beloved Keeper.
The Giudice Family