About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver asked the receptionist: ‘Why do you always see that old lady feeding squirrels in the parking lot?’ The receptionist smiled mysteriously. ‘Oh, she’s just our secret squirrel whisperer,’ she whispered. The next day, the delivery guy saw her feeding not only squirrels but also a small posse of chipmunks. He chuckled, realizing there was more to this town than met the eye. And so, John and Ann Tickle became known for their unique way of keeping patients happy—even if they were tiny ones.
2. A vet tech whispered to her colleague one day: ‘Did you notice how Mr. Whiskers always leaves with a smile on his face?’ Her colleague raised an eyebrow: ‘You mean that grumpy old man who growls at everyone?’ They both burst out laughing as they remembered how Mr. Whiskers, a tiny terrier mix, always left the clinic wagging his tail and following a friendly delivery driver home. The vet tech shook her head: “I guess some animals know better than to take people seriously.”
3. A concerned neighbor called late one night: ‘I’ve been watching your small animal hospital from my window. Why does every dog who leaves there look like it’s smiling?’ The vet laughed gently. ‘They’re not smiling,’ she explained. ‘They just got a special tickle on their tummies that makes them relax.’ The neighbor nodded knowingly, relieved—and ever since then, whenever anyone asked about the dogs, they’d say, “Oh, those are just John and Ann’s famous happy-tickles!”
4. Late one night, an emergency technician radioed into the dispatcher: 'We just treated a squirrel with severe fright syndrome—apparently it saw something terrifying in the waiting room.' The dispatcher replied, ‘Really? And what did you do?’ The tech said, ‘Well, we gave him some calming herbs and put up a sign that says “Please don’t stare at small animals.”’ A few days later, another tech reported seeing a familiar face—a squirrel casually browsing through the magazines in the lobby, clearly no longer fazed by his previous encounter.