Lake Area Animal Hospital

Lake Area Animal Hospital We are a full service veterinary facility. This page is ran by staff. Please call for medical advice. Dr. Stark retired in January of 2022.
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We are a full service veterinary hospital founded by Dr. Joe Stark in 1993. Our new Doctors are Dr. Houston, Dr. Gotreaux, and Dr. Hicks. We look forward to meeting you and caring for your furry friends! No medical advice or updates on hospitalized patients may be given through this page, please call 479-1199 during office hours.

Meet Marley! Marley is a new tech at LAAH! She’s a junior at McNeese. She plans to attend vet school in the future. Her ...
10/14/2025

Meet Marley! Marley is a new tech at LAAH! She’s a junior at McNeese. She plans to attend vet school in the future. Her passion is to become a exotic or marine vet! She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and traveling in her spare time! Let’s all welcome Marley to the Lake Area family!

Meet Madison! Madison is a new tech at LAAH. She is a senior at McNeese, majoring in pre-vet. Madison shows Pygmy goats...
10/14/2025

Meet Madison! Madison is a new tech at LAAH. She is a senior at McNeese, majoring in pre-vet. Madison shows Pygmy goats ( we totally want her to bring one to work!), and she has 2 dogs named Oakley and Moses. Madison likes to crochet in her free time! Let’s welcome Madison to the team!!!

Just a reminder that tomorrow we be closed during lunch time!!!! If you need to pick up something during your lunch hour...
10/14/2025

Just a reminder that tomorrow we be closed during lunch time!!!! If you need to pick up something during your lunch hour, please stop by today or Thursday instead! Thank you!

Macy is our clinic Snow White! She is an avid animal rescuer!! She loves to travel and go to music festivals! She gradua...
10/14/2025

Macy is our clinic Snow White! She is an avid animal rescuer!! She loves to travel and go to music festivals! She graduated from McNeese State University last year in Animal Science. And she loves spending time with her family and friends! Macy is such a sweet, tender hearted tech and we are so blessed to have her! Let’s show Macy some love!💕

Our precious girl, Chinrietta, got adopted today!!! We are over the moon that she ended up with such wonderful owners!!!...
10/13/2025

Our precious girl, Chinrietta, got adopted today!!! We are over the moon that she ended up with such wonderful owners!!! Happy Gotcha Day Chin! We will miss you, but we know you will be so very happy in your new furever home!!! ♥️♥️

HAPPY VET TECH WEEK! This week we celebrate all our amazing techs!!!! First up is Anna!!!! She is the bright, sunny spo...
10/13/2025

HAPPY VET TECH WEEK!

This week we celebrate all our amazing techs!!!!

First up is Anna!!!! She is the bright, sunny spot on out team! Always has a smile and some crazy dance move to make each day a little better! When she isn’t with us, she loves hanging out with her family and her small band of special needs kitties! She also loves to shop! Help us to show Anna some love today!!

https://share.google/n4Mi4s1IWxX6Cp9lCSuch a fun time of year! Thanks for all the donated toys….take a look at the final...
10/08/2025

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Such a fun time of year! Thanks for all the donated toys….take a look at the final product! 💚 💙

Scarecrow Festival: October 7-25, 2025 – FREE ADMISSION! Tuesdays – Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Last entry @ 4:30 p.m.) Enjoy the changing season at the 15th Annual Scarecrow Festival, featuring dozens of unique scarecrow designs, fall flowering displays, thousands of pumpkins and autumn decorat...

These two guys were found in Topsy Bell around CC Rd and Martin Rd. If you have any information about them or know who ...
10/04/2025

These two guys were found in Topsy Bell around CC Rd and Martin Rd. If you have any information about them or know who their owner is, please have them contact us! One of our clients found them! We are trying to help them find their way back home!

Don’t forget to come out to the Burton Complex tomorrow for the Pet Expo!!! And make sure to come say Hi at our booth a...
10/03/2025

Don’t forget to come out to the Burton Complex tomorrow for the Pet Expo!!! And make sure to come say Hi at our booth and get a personalized dog tag and some fun Lake Area swag!!!

Come help us finish our scarecrow for Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center! We need all your used toys that yo...
10/03/2025

Come help us finish our scarecrow for Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center! We need all your used toys that your pets have happily destroyed! We need them by the end of the day so we can finish him up!!! Thank you in advance!!!! We are so happy to be part of their autumn Fair!

Join us tomorrow for the Pet Expo!!!! We are sponsoring the Look-a-like Contest and will have a booth!!! Check out CBS L...
10/03/2025

Join us tomorrow for the Pet Expo!!!! We are sponsoring the Look-a-like Contest and will have a booth!!! Check out CBS Lake Charles for all the Pet Expo details!!!

Please note that we will be closed for lunch in 2 weeks!
10/01/2025

Please note that we will be closed for lunch in 2 weeks!

Address

630 E School Street
Lake Charles, LA
70607

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7am - 5:30pm
Friday 7am - 5:30pm

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+13374791199

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We are a full service veterinary hospital founded by Dr. Joe Stark in 1993. We have 2 wonderful doctors on staff, Dr. Joe Stark and Dr. Adam McMahan. We also have an amazing adoption/ Non Profit orginization known as B.A.R.K. (Bayou Animal Rescue Krewe). We look forward to meeting you and caring for your furry friends!