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The Veterinarians
Todd Taylor

Todd S. Taylor, DVM
Owner

Dr. Todd Smith Taylor has taken over ownership of the Animal Clinic of Platte County as of 06-May-2017. Dr. Taylor is a 2007 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biology from William Jewell College in 2002. He also studied at the Cambridge University, Homerton College, Cambridge England in 2000-2001 as part of the Honors Study Abroad Program.

Dr. Taylor has a unique veterinary career that led him to the Animal Clinic of Platte County. He worked for two different veterinary clinics in the Greater Kansas City area after graduating from the veterinary school. He has also worked for Boehringer Ingelheim as a Technical Services Veterinarian where he consulted with veterinarians around the country on BI’s products. He also presented continuing education lectures to veterinarians around the country on topics ranging from proper vaccine protocols, managing canine congestive heart failure, and the proper management of osteoarthritis in both canine and feline patients. After working with Dr. Bleish over the past year, Dr. Taylor has taken over sole ownership of the hospital as of 06-May-2017.
Steve Bleish

Steve Bleish, DVM
Associate Veterinarian

Came to Platte County in 1981. Married with 2 grown children and 3 grandchildren. Loves bird-dogs, fishing, and the Royals.

Years in practice: 40
Education: Kansas State DVM
Interests: Canine and feline medicine and surgery
Beth Myers

Beth Myers, DVM

It is with great sadness that the family of Beth Myers announces her passing.


December 25, 1980 - August 12, 2022


Dearborn, Missouri - Lori Beth (Furbeck) Myers, 41, of Dearborn, MO passed away on August 12, 2022, after being involved in a tragic accident on the property where she and her family lived. She was born on December 25, 1980 in St. Joseph, MO to Larry and Dianne (Barrett) Furbeck. After graduating from North Platte High School in 1999, Beth attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated in 2006 as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. She was a consulting Veterinarian and owner of Myers Veterinary Service. Beth married Tyler Myers, of Lathrop, on June 3, 2006 in the Dearborn Christian Church. Beth and Tyler built their home in rural Camden Point. They have two sons, Carson Patrick (11) and Colin Wayne (8). Beth truly cherished being a wife and a mother. Beth was baptized in and attended the Dearborn Christian Church, where she regularly volunteered.


Beth is survived by her husband, Tyler, and sons, Carson and Colin; parents, Larry and Dianne Furbeck, Dearborn; brother, David (Lee) Furbeck, Mount Pleasant, MI; brother, Darren (Wendy) Furbeck, Dearborn; extended family and many friends.

Andrea Nowak

Andrea DeLuke, DVM
Associate Veterinarian

Dr. DeLuke is available to perform advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries at Taylor Animal Hospital. She specializes in TPLO (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) surgeries, Patellar luxation repair, fracture repair, arthrotomy, among other orthopedic surgeries. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ross University in 2004. She completed her clinical training at the University of Missouri and then pursued a small animal rotating internship at Southern Arizona Veterinary Specialty Center in Tucson, AZ. Dr. DeLuke continued working as an Emergency Doctor in Tucson for several years, and during this time she discovered her passion for surgery. Dr. DeLuke returned to the Midwest and completed a small animal surgery residency at Mission MedVet in Mission, KS.


Prior to the spring of 2019, she performed countless surgeries to save or improve the lives of animals as a staff veterinarian in the surgery department at referral hospitals in St. Louis & Kansas City. Dr. DeLuke is trained in soft tissue, orthopedic & neurologic surgery, with special interests in oncologic surgery and cranial cruciate ligament surgery.

Todd Taylor

Kara Ballenger, DVM

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Kara Ballenger has been in private practice, working primarily with dogs and cats, since graduating from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. A native of the Northland, she grew up in Weatherby Lake, and returned to the area once she completed her undergraduate and graduate coursework at MU. She enjoys all aspects of being a small animal veterinarian, especially preventative care and soft tissue surgery. Dr. Ballenger strives to provide resources to educate pet parents and works to achieve treatment plans that best fit the pet and their family.

In her spare time, Dr. Ballenger and her husband, Mike, enjoy being involved with St. Therese School and Parish, where their children attend, and supporting them in all of their various extracurricular activities. As a family, they enjoy cheering for Mizzou, traveling, and working on their home in rural Smithville.
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