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Address legal threats before buying into a practice
March 1st 2005I have lost count of the number of occasions when I have written in this column that partnership in a veterinary practice is very similar to marriage. The analogy is one that potential partners must ignore at their peril. Nonetheless, joint ownership of a professional practice can be much like something else as well: a couple moving in together.
DVM speak out What's your opinion on performing pediatric spay/neuters?
March 1st 2005"I agree with the procedure in a shelter situation because a lot of people who adopt will not get around to having the animal sterilized. For my clients, I recommend waiting until the animal is 5-6 months old — they handle the anesthesia better, and there is some indication of female incontinence later in life if you spay very early."
DVM Newsmakers: 'Remember theTitans;' Big practice, big medicine: Is the standard of care changing?
March 1st 2005It's considered the largest privately-owned veterinary practice in the country tipping the scales at 58,631 square feet. For Dr. Anthony J. DeCarlo and partner Dr. Thomas S. Trotter, the distinction wasn't even part of the design.