Dake Veterinary Clinic

01/20/2025

Dr. Dake will be out of the office January 23 and will return on Friday, January 31. Dr. Sexton will be available to see scheduled appointments on Saturday, January 25.
Our office hours during this time will be adjusted and we will be open 8am to 12pm daily (closed Sunday). Our staff will be answering phone calls, scheduling appointments and filling prescription refills. Office hours will resume to normal hours on Friday, January 31.
For small animal emergencies please contact the Emergency Clinic of Springfield at 417-890-1600. They are available Monday-Friday after 6pm and all day Saturday & Sunday.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

06/10/2024

Yesterday we celebrated Doc Dake’s retirement. Doc has worked for 58 years as a veterinarian while raising 7 children in Lawrence county. Throughout his veterinary career he has served on the board at the Humane Society of Joplin, served as a Missouri State veterinarian & Missouri State Representative & ran a large animal mobile practice. The past 28 years he has worked with his son, Chuck, at Dake Veterinary Clinic.

He said yesterday that he worked so long because he enjoyed the work and especially the people.

Thank you to everyone that joined us at the celebration and those of you that sent cards and well wishes. ❤️

06/03/2024

Please join us in celebrating Doc Dake’s retirement.

05/10/2024

Cheers to the weekend! ☕️Thank you, Rise & Grind Coffee Station for the delicious delivery! What a treat! ☕️

01/11/2023

Today we said goodbye to Kristi. She has been with us for 13+ years and is retiring. She is going to be able to spend more time with her new grandson and enjoy all the wonderful things that come with retired life! We will miss you, Kristi! ❤️

07/21/2022

Our office will be closed on Friday, July 29 & Saturday, July 30
to attend funeral services for Gwyn Dake.

For small animal emergencies, the Emergency Clinic of Springfield will be available after 6 p.m. on Friday & through the weekend.

We will reopen
Monday, August 1 at 8 a.m.

04/07/2022

Our phone number has changed. Our new phone number is 417-510-5105. ☎️

03/13/2021

Spring is near and the pastures are starting to turn green! 🌱
Just a reminder to make sure you have a quality mineral with high magnesium out for your cattle.
We have started to treat cows for grass tetany this week.

Grass tetany, by definition, is “a disease of livestock caused by magnesium deficiency.”

12/18/2020