Crescenta Valley Veterinary Hospital

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a little boy named Max visited the hospital with his family. As they walked through the parking lot, he pointed excitedly at something glowing faintly in the distance. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘is that a ghost cat?’ A kind vet bent down and smiled, 'No, Max, that's just our neon sign.' The boy looked up curiously, 'Then why does it look like a cat?' The vet laughed, ruffling his hair affectionately. 'Because, Max, some things are better left as mysteries.'

2. Late one evening, a delivery driver pulled up to the hospital's back door. He noticed something unusual—all the lights were on, but there wasn't a sound coming from inside. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only sleeping animals and quiet staff. Suddenly, a cat jumped onto the counter and started purring loudly. The delivery driver relaxed, thinking maybe everyone was just taking an extra-long break. As he turned around, a friendly vet greeted him with a smile: 'Oh, hi! Just giving our patients some well-deserved rest time.'

3. In the early morning hours, someone left an old, dusty crate on the hospital’s loading dock. No one noticed it until a curious delivery driver peered inside. Inside was a sleepy tabby cat with one ear slightly crooked and a funny expression, as if he’d been dozing off in the sun. The delivery driver named him ‘Curly Whiskers’ and brought him home for his own neighborly adventure. The next day, Crescenta Valley Veterinary Hospital received a friendly phone call from Curly Whiskers’ grateful new owner.

4. In the middle of the day, a regular brought in his shopping cart, only to discover something peculiar. Among the usual items lay a small, worn-out teddy bear, its eyes sewn shut and a note attached: ‘Found in Exam Room 3.’ The vet staff chuckled when they saw it—obviously someone’s kid had left it behind during a checkup. They posted a sign outside with a picture of the bear, asking if anyone missed their little friend. A few days later, an excited neighbor came by with tears in her eyes, claiming it was Fluffy, who’d mysteriously vanished last week. Turned out, Fluffy was hiding under the couch all along.