Dr. Dan Lorimer, DACVO, wanted his specialty practice to look professional. For that, he needed respectable neighbors. To attract those neighbors, he bought six acres and built a 40,000-square-foot building—which was not his hospital.

Dr. Charles Pullen first heard the news from his daughter Lindsey. He was coming out of one surgery and heading to another when Lindsey approached him, together with his practice manager and business manager. They said they wanted to talk in his office.

Dr. Gary Gallerstein knows that when clients bring their pets to the veterinarian, they're stressed out—and so are the pets.

Dr. Mona Rosenberg worked with her Southern California Realtor for several years until she found the perfect space.

Drs. Jeffrey and Randy Schuett got rid of the large animals, but they needed a bigger facility for small ones.

Just four years after opening a large award-winning facility, these doctors at Upstate Veterinary Specialists in Greenville, S.C., built again—doubling their space. The reason? It made great business sense.

Early planning and advance payments gave this hospital a financial edge. And this thinking has given the owners of South Suburban Animal Hospital in Perrysburg, Ohio, the freedom to focus on medicine in a new way.

After 42 years in the same location, Grady Veterinary Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, has a fresh face but maintains its old spirit.

One doctor's dedication to creating a solid business plan and the perfect floor plan pays off for Superior Animal Hospital and Boarding Suites in Superior, Wis.