Lake Animal Clinic

03/30/2026

Just a reminder we will be open starting April 1st!
We have a new phone number 417-276-7229
We will no longer be posting or answering messages from this page, so please follow our new page The Dog House Grooming and Boarding

This change is definitely bitter sweet, closing Lake Animal Clinic and starting a new business. We miss Doc like crazy and always will. Thank you all for your support in this new adventure 😊🐾💙

03/25/2026

New page and new number
417-276-7229
The old Lake Animal Clinic number is no longer hooked up.

We will be open April 1st!
Now taking appointments for grooming and boarding.
Please call our new number 417-276-7229

All dogs and cats will be required to be up to date on all vaccines.

Lindsay and I will be in and out of the office till the 1st. If there is no answer please leave a message and we will call you back 🐾

More updates coming soon 💙

03/16/2026

Friday March 20th will be Lake Animal Clinic last official day open 😢 if you have spoke for product it needs to be picked up by Friday.. cash or check only.

The good news is Lindsay and Nikki will still be here under a new business!
The Dog House Grooming and Boarding will open April 1st!

We will post more details later, but Lindsay will be accepting new clients after April 1st. We will offer boarding. And we will also have retail (collars,leashes,bowls,bandannas, and much more!)
If you already have grooming appointments set up they will just roll over, just show up like normal!

Lake Animal Clinic is closing Friday March 20th, we will remain closed until April 1st to rearrange and set up the retail.

We will post our page and more details later.

Thank you!

03/05/2026

We think we have all the emails sent!
CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER
We have several people that said it was delivered to spam. If you check there and still did not receive it either call the office or message the page. Facebook comments are too hard to keep straight.
If you asked for them to be printed they are sitting here ready for pick up!

03/04/2026

A lot of people have asked but Doc did not wish for a funeral..
Here is his obituary written by his  granddaughter Taryn Torbeck
It’s perfectly written🐾💙

Share Memories and Support the Family.

03/03/2026

Of course the big question is where to go.. Here are some options..
Please be patient and kind to the staff and new Vet you choose. As you all know every Vet around here was extremely busy before we lost Doc.
Stockton
Cramer Veterinary Clinic
417-276-3597
Stockton Animal Clinic
417-276-4210
Humansville
Highline Veterinary Service
417-292-2911
El Dorado Springs
Mitchell Vet Clinic
417-876-5717
Miller
DAKE Veterinary Clinic
417-510-5105
Bolivar
Animal Care Clinic
417-326-2997
All Creatures Animal Clinic
417-777-2765
Countryside Veterinary Clinic
417-326-7297

03/03/2026

Just want to end the day with saying thank you to everyone for all the flowers, breakfast, coffee, cards and well thoughts today.
As far as the flea/tick and heartgard it is going fast and it’s impossible to keep up on here with what everyone needs.
So we are just doing a first come first serve. You can call and pay for over the phone to hold if you can’t make it in.
We are getting records out as fast as we can but unless you need them immediately for something expect to get them within the week. We will make a post when we are caught up to make sure we didn’t miss anyone.
Also we will open at 8am for now, no need to be here at 7:30!
Thanks!

03/02/2026

‼️‼️‼️Update ‼️‼️‼️‼️
As of right now we will be operating as a grooming and boarding facility only. Dogs will still be required to be up to date on shots.
We are able to sell the rest of the flea/tick heartgard and the food. We will not be able to order more so once it’s gone it’s gone.
We can not dispense monthly medications but we can print what you have been getting so you can get it elsewhere.
Please give us this week to get records emailed to you. We have hundreds to send. If you need them immediately for something please call.
That is all we know for now 💙🐾

03/02/2026

We are here at the clinic to print off or email records this morning.
If you want your records emailed you can call or message the page here.
We will have a more detailed update later today.
Thank you all for all the sweet words and messages, We know Doc was loved 💙

02/27/2026

We are saddened to announce the loss of
Doctor Kent Torbeck
As much as we would love to call all of you individually, that’s just not possible with thousands of clients.
Doc was a wonderful veterinarian for over 30 years serving Lamar and Stockton.
We will miss him dearly.
Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

As far as what the future holds we have no clue right now, we are just trying to get through today. 💙

We will know more next week on how to proceed
We will be closed today