Dr. Ma will be out-of-office until Oct 25. We will not be able to respond to any inquiry during our absence. Please see our referral list of local house-call veterinarians for urgent needs.
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Free1 – 10 minutes
Dr. Ma understands it can be difficult to make decisions for your beloved pet regarding end-of-life care. Phone consultations are billed in 15-minute increments after an initial free period.
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To request a call, complete the online intake form and indicate several time slots for Dr. Ma to call you back.
$250
An up to 1.5-hour online quality of life assessment, including a consultation on your pet's quality of life and a customized care plan.
Add-ons:
$560
Includes the in-home visit, sedation, euthanasia procedure, a personalized clay paw print, grief and pet-loss resources, and notification to your family veterinarian. A two-hour appointment window is reserved so you never feel rushed. For dogs, cats, and small mammals.
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Does not include cremation — see Aftercare options below. Overtime of $100 per additional 30 minutes applies beyond two hours.
$750
A 2.5-hour initial home consultation covering palliative care, hospice care, and chronic pain management: review of medical records, quality-of-life evaluation, thorough physical exam, and a customized care plan, plus two weeks of ongoing support by email, phone, or text.
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Follow-up visits after the first two weeks (without an ongoing care relationship) are $500. Ongoing active care is available at $180/month. Palliative and hospice care are limited to dogs and cats.
$350Under 20 lbs
Your pet is cremated individually and the ashes are returned to you in one of our complimentary urns. Includes a free digital paw print. Cremains may be picked up from your primary veterinary office or the crematorium in Gilroy, or shipped to you.
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Aftercare is entrusted to Animal Memorial Service (AMS). Dr. Ma is not able to serve animals weighing over 99 lbs. Witness cremation available on request.
$200Under 25 lbs
Your pet is cremated together with other beloved pets; ashes are respectfully scattered over the Ocean of Love.
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Dr. Ma is not able to serve animals weighing over 99 lbs.
Free
For private burial in a pet memorial park, arrangements can be made directly with the pet cemetery (e.g. Bubbling Well in Napa or Pet's Rest in Colma). For home burial, please check your local and county regulations first.
No fee is collected by Compassion Pet Hospice for private burial arrangements.
$250
If natural death occurs before a scheduled euthanasia appointment, we can still come to your home to care for your pet's body with dignity and transport for aftercare.
Add-ons:
Does not include cremation — see Aftercare options below.
Phone hours: Monday through Friday, 9am – 5pm
Appointment hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10am – 4pm
Dr. Ma sees 1–2 appointments per day so you never feel rushed.
Dr. Ma is not available for evening appointments. Weekend and holiday appointments are occasionally available with advance arrangement (additional $150 after-hours fee). Same-day or urgent appointments are occasionally available (additional $100–$150 fee).
Castro Valley, Oakland, Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Dublin.
An additional non-negotiable $75 travel fee applies to extended areas: Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Union City.
Please give at least 24-hour advance notice for changes or cancellations. For in-home visits: $75 fee for changes/cancellations within 24 hours, $125 within 2 hours, $175 if Dr. Ma is already en route or no one answers the door (Dr. Ma waits up to 15 minutes).
This fee system is necessary because short-notice changes and cancellations affect our ability to help other pets and families in need.
Payment is expected at the time of service. We accept cash, personal checks, PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and American Express. A discount is offered for cash or check payments. CareCredit is not accepted; Scratchpay is accepted.
Pre-payment is available through the estimate cart above.
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