Banfield Pet Hospital

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived early with a crate full of squirming puppies. As he opened the door, a strange sound echoed through the hallway—like tiny paws tapping on tile. Curious, one of the vets peeked inside and found not just puppies but also a tiny kitten trying desperately to keep up. The whole team burst out laughing as they realized Banfield had its newest patient—a puppy-kitten mix that would soon become the office mascot. "A regular customer indeed!" someone joked.

2. At closing time one day, Banfield’s receptionist noticed something unusual—a small dog had wandered into the waiting area and was staring curiously at the empty kennels. Curious about the quiet place, the little dog trotted over to a nearby kennel and started sniffing around. Suddenly, an old cat emerged from another room and, with a startled yowl, leaped onto a counter. The receptionist laughed, thinking it was just another day at Banfield. Then she heard a voice from behind her desk: ‘Hey, did you lock up the office?’ It turned out that the dog was actually a delivery driver's pet who’d been left in the wrong place at the wrong time—ending the day with everyone laughing and the dog happily reunited.

3. One night, after hours, an exhausted vet tech locked up the hospital and left. As she walked past the empty waiting room, she heard a faint voice over the intercom: ‘Please come back soon, little ones are waiting.’ Curious, she turned around and followed the sound until she found a tiny kitten peeking out from behind a curtain. 'Just wanted to say thanks for everything,' it meowed sweetly before running off into the night. The next morning, everyone in town was talking about how Banfield’s intercom had saved another lost soul—until they realized it was just a neighborhood cat playing tricks on them.

4. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery truck pulled up outside Banfield Pet Hospital. The driver stepped out, stretched, yawned—and then noticed something odd in the cargo area. In the dim light, he saw dozens of tiny sleeping bags arranged neatly on the floor. Turns out, someone had mistakenly packed a bunch of puppies instead of pillows. A regular from down the street came over and said, ‘Guess they’re getting ready for their first sleepover!’ Everyone laughed, and the hospital staff spent the morning arranging a special adoption event.