Tea Veterinary ClinicCats & Dogs · Tea, SD

The roster

Small clinic, deep bench.

I have run the place since 2004, and the crew around me covers everything a cat or dog walks in with, serving Tea, Sioux Falls, and southeast South Dakota.

The Tea Vet team with two of their four-legged regulars
Five of the crew in the hallway, with a golden retriever and a brindle regular.

Four DVMs, one hallway.

All four took the same road through Iowa State. The special interests split from there.

Dr. Tom Rentschler in his white DVM coat, holding a calico-tabby cat

Dr. Tom Rentschler

Veterinarian, DVM

Iowa State DVM, 2001. I took over Tea Veterinary Clinic in February 2004 and have led it ever since. Special interests in surgery (especially orthopedic), internal medicine, and dermatology. My wife Janelle and I have four kids, two Teddy Bear dogs named Winnie and Dodger, cats Lilo and Stitch, and three leopard geckos.

Dr. Andrea Ray kneeling in her white coat with a tabby cat and a black and white dog

Dr. Andrea Ray

Veterinarian, DVM

Canton, South Dakota native. SDSU, then Iowa State for her DVM. Joined us in 2009. Focuses on internal medicine, preventative care, and surgery.

Dr. Michael Swann holding a buff cocker spaniel wearing a knit sweater

Dr. Michael Swann

Veterinarian, DVM

Sioux Falls native. Biology and chemistry at SDSU, DVM at Iowa State, practicing since 2012. A former emergency-clinic technician with a soft spot for tough ear cases. His cocker spaniel Percy makes regular appearances.

Dr. Robin Gades

Portrait day is coming

Dr. Robin Gades

Veterinarian, DVM

Hartford, South Dakota native. SDSU, then Iowa State for her DVM. Practicing since 2020, and the newest doctor at Tea Vet, joining in 2025. Her German shorthaired pointer is named Ruger.

Beyond the exam room

The steady hands between exams.

Blood draws, anesthesia, dentals, and every bandana that leaves the grooming room.

Black and white portrait of Kelsea holding a small pug-mix dog

Kelsea S.

Veterinary Technician

Technician since 2015 (Globe University). Runs lab work, blood draws, and surgical anesthesia. Her dog Piper has strong opinions about treats.

Kendra in navy scrubs holding a fluffy tuxedo cat

Kendra R.

Veterinary Technician

Vet tech since 2012 (Globe University), at Tea Vet since July 2016. Venipuncture, surgery, anesthesia, and dentals.

Anlee kneeling beside a senior brindle dog in a comic-print bandana

Anlee G.

Groomer

Grew up in Tea and has done all of our grooming since 2004.

The doctors' own dogs.

Off the clock, the households look a lot like the waiting room.

Dodger the Teddy Bear dog curled asleep inside a hula hoop on a yoga mat
Dodger, asleep inside the hula hoop
Winnie the Teddy Bear dog snoozing wedged between couch cushions
Winnie, wedged into the couch cushions
Nala, a border-collie type dog, lying in the leaves with her tongue out
Nala, tongue out in the leaves
The team behind the reception counter
Behind the front counter, gift bags at the ready.

Come put faces to the names.

The phone works too: (605) 368-2088.