About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, while walking his dog past Sploot Veterinary Care in Platt Park, a regular asked aloud: ‘I wonder if they ever close?’ The next morning, everyone agreed it looked like someone had tried to herd the building into a corner.’ Soon after, a delivery driver noticed that the sign outside now read: ‘Closed for Herding.’ A neighbor quipped, ‘Maybe they’re training their new vet intern!’ And indeed, every time anyone walked by, the place seemed just a little bit… off-kilter. But no one complained—after all, who wouldn’t want a veterinarian with excellent herding skills?'
2. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Sploot Veterinary Care with a crate full of unusual packages. Over the intercom, a voice announced: ‘Attention all staff and patients—please be advised that today’s deliveries include several very special guests.’ As the staff looked inside, they saw not pets but tiny little penguins waddling around in their boxes! It turned out that a well-meaning neighbor had mistakenly ordered some for his garden as decorations. The whole clinic erupted into laughter when everyone realized what had happened—a perfect day to remember at Sploot Veterinary Care.
3. A neighbor once asked aloud: ‘Why does it always look like someone’s playing fetch with a ghost dog outside Sploot Veterinary Care?’ Another day, another mysterious sighting: a delivery driver remarked, ‘I swear I saw the vet tossing a tennis ball into the air!’ But inside, everything was quiet as usual. Turns out, the only ghost around Sploot Vet is the one haunting everyone’s imagination.’
4. On an unusually quiet Sunday afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Sploot Veterinary Care with a crate so heavy he struggled to carry it inside. As he entered, he overheard two nurses whispering about a strange new patient they called 'Mr. Whiskers'. Curious, the driver peeked into the crate and found not a cat but a tiny terrier mix wearing a tutu and carrying a balloon. The nurses explained that Mr. Whiskers was a birthday surprise for a little girl next door. Everyone laughed, including the dog who wagged his tail happily. That evening, the delivery driver saw the same neighbor, now grinning from ear to ear as she held her delighted daughter, who proudly announced, ‘Mommy, today I met Mr. Whiskers!’