Profit By Design
Editor's Note

Where are your clients taking their pets this vacation season? These days, many folks are seeking the upscale features of a pet resort for their furry friends. Because KSA lead architect Mark Schmidt was quoted recently in a Miami Herald Sunday edition front page article about pet resorts, we decided to feature some of our designs in this 30th anniversary newsletter. For several years Mark has done presentations at the Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Conference about the integration of boarding and animal hospitals. In a talk before doctors at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas in 1998, Mark noted that the decision by veterinarians to offer boarding services is usually driven by client demand. "Often, providing boarding facilities is the difference that keeps a client from finding another veterinarian," he said. Four years later, KSA has designed buildings for several hospital/boarding/day care services. Some are brand new, and others are additions to existing hospitals whose owners needed to expand their pet hospitality areas to keep pace with demand. From Northern Wisconsin to Southern Florida, busy pet owners are taking advantage of the one-stop pet care provided in KSA facilities with both veterinary and hospitality services. Features include radiant heating in floors, hydrotherapy whirlpools, behavior training, and just plain fun time for the pets. See inside for more!