We are officially OPEN for service in our new facility!!!
You may now enter our parking lot from either 29th St West or 30th St West. The entrance to the new building is on the Northwest corner. The photo shows the entrance.
The contractors are now in renovation mode for the old clinic side, this is expected to be completed in May 2024. That side will be turned into administrative offices, hospital use kenneling areas and the Annex food storage.
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Letter from Dr. James Kanzler:
After 40 years of enjoying practice, I plan to suspend regularly scheduled appointments. In part, this is to make room for our new, young practitioners, but also to allow me more time to travel while I am still able to enjoy it.
I will continue to help with administrative duties, and I will sometimes be available to help when we are overwhelmed with urgent cases. I could also occasionally substitute for other doctors when they need time off.
Naturally, I am very happy that my son, Dr. Alex Kanzler, will continue the mission of our practice. He has become an accomplished practitioner, and I am sure he is up to the challenge of running a small business as well. His wife, Dr. Ashley Kanzler, will continue to operate Bradenton Veterinary Emergency out of our facility. They are already in the process of planning a new, bigger and better hospital in the near future.
This is a bittersweet moment in life for me. I have great respect for the veterinary profession, and it is difficult for me to leave.
When I was finishing high school (Palmetto High, Class of 1966), my father told me I would need to work the rest of my life, and I should find a job I could enjoy. That was good advice, and it compelled me to pursue veterinary medicine after I fulfilled my military obligation. I am just lucky it all worked out.