No disrespect to your holistic vet, but she missed the ball on this one...and I quite frankly would not care for her opinion....or her thoughts on holistic medicine for Cassie. AAI is NOT treatable by any holistic methods.
This kind of stuff frustrates me.
There is a place for holistic and I don't think this is it.
You need to ask questions FIRST before going...not after. I would ask for the credentials of each surgeon and their area of expertise and then make my OWN decision.