About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, after hours, a delivery driver pulled up to the South Austin Cat Hospital. The sign on the door read: ‘Emergency only—all others wait until morning.’ Curious, he parked across the street and peered inside through the window. Inside, a cat sat calmly behind the reception desk, wearing an old pair of glasses and holding a clipboard. The cat looked up from its clipboard and asked in a scratchy voice, 'Name and reason for visit?' The delivery driver stammered out his name and explained he had a package for them. With a knowing nod, the feline replied, 'Just leave it outside the door, dear.' And with that, the cat went back to dozing while the delivery driver drove off, wondering if maybe cats really did run things.
2. One day, while waiting for her cat’s appointment, a little girl named Emma noticed something peculiar outside the hospital window. A strange shadowy figure kept darting in and out of the alley behind the building, always disappearing just as someone walked past. Curious, Emma told the receptionist, who shrugged it off as just another neighborhood cat. Later that evening, while delivering groceries, a friendly delivery driver mentioned seeing the same mysterious figure near his truck. Turns out, it was just an overeager tabby trying to catch flies in the twilight shadows—nothing more than a furry urban legend.
3. Late one Saturday afternoon, a neighborhood kid was riding his bike past the hospital when he heard faint meows coming from inside. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw something unexpected—a tiny kitten playing with a string that appeared to be tying itself in knots. The boy watched mesmerized until an older cat sauntered over, yawned, and gently untangled the mess. Startled, the kid quickly rode off, leaving behind only a puzzled look on the vet’s face as she emerged from the back room. Since then, locals joke that South Austin Cat Hospital has its own resident knot-untying expert.
4. Late one Sunday morning, a sleepy volunteer arrived early for their shift and found an unusual visitor in the waiting room—a tiny kitten with a note around its neck that read: ‘Please take good care of me.’ The volunteer picked up the little feline and noticed it was well-fed but had a peculiar scent—like fresh coffee. Curious, she took the kitten back to her station where another volunteer happened to be brewing a pot. It turned out the kitty belonged to a local barista who’d left it there after closing time. The note around its neck said simply, ‘I’m South Austin’s newest coffee shop mascot.’