For veterinary owners
Planning your next practice? Start here.
Estimate your build, check a site before you commit, and see the path to opening day.
Veterinary brands we've built for
The toolkit
Where are you right now?
Pick the one that fits. Everything here is free to use.
Cost calculator · about 2 minutes
What will your practice cost to build?
A planning range built from animal hospitals we've priced, plus what moves the number. Set the basics here; a few more questions come next.
Also free: The 58-question preconstruction checklistTalk to Norman
What owners say
“KCG's professionalism and unmatched execution have made them a game-changing partner in scaling our operations across the Texas market.”
Before you commit to a site or start design
The questions to answer before you sign anything.
A veterinary preconstruction checklist: site and utilities, clinical flow, air and noise, imaging, equipment and the decisions that are expensive to undo.
58 questions9 areasPrint or save as PDF
Site, zoning and approvals
- Is a veterinary practice allowed at this address by right, or does it need a special use permit or a zoning change?
- Does the zoning treat overnight boarding, kennels or outdoor runs differently from a daytime practice?
- How close are the nearest homes, schools or shared tenant walls, and where would an outdoor relief area go?
- What does the site require for parking count, accessible stalls, drive approaches and fire lane access?
- Are there detention, drainage, landscape, tree or screening requirements on this site?
Get all 58 questions Name and email. No mailing list.
Your contact at KCG
Talk to the person who builds your practice.
Norman E. Hays, President. Save his contact now, or reach out whenever you're ready to talk through a new practice, a relocation or an expansion.
Ready to talk it through?
Bring your idea, your site or your early plans.
We'll help you work out the next move, whether or not you build with us.