Scott's Addition Animal Hospital

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the streets of Scott’s Addition fall quiet, an unusual sound begins to echo through the air. A soft, almost whimpering cry comes from inside the animal hospital. ‘It sounds like someone is calling for help,’ says a regular, peering curiously out his window. But no one ever answers. One evening, a delivery driver pulls up outside and hears the same eerie noise. Knocking on the door, he asks if everything’s okay. The vet looks up, smiling sheepishly, ‘Oh, that? It’s just our new computerized reception system—it’s learning to bark hello!’

2. At night, when the streets of Scott’s Addition fall quiet, an unusual sound begins: a soft, rhythmic tapping coming from inside the animal hospital. A delivery driver pulls up one evening and notices a sign taped to the door: ‘Please knock three times before entering—we’re counting paws.’ Curious, the delivery driver knocks three times. The door opens slowly, revealing a sleepy-looking vet in scrubs. 'Oh,' she yawns, 'you're our first visitor today.' Turning around, she counts softly, 'one paw… two paws…' and then adds with a smile, 'welcome to Scott’s Addition Animal Hospital!'

3. At night, when the streets of Scott’s Addition fall quiet, something peculiar happens in the animal hospital. A little girl visiting her dog starts whispering into its ear, ‘Did you hear that? It sounds like someone is playing the banjo outside!’ Suddenly, a voice from behind them pipes up, ‘Actually, I am playing the banjo—just for my dog!’ Turns out it was just an old man, a regular around town, who’d brought his guitar for his pooch to listen to. The little girl giggles and says, ‘That’s okay, Grandpa Banjo—we’ll keep our secrets too.’

4. At night, when the streets of Scott’s Addition fall quiet, a strange howl echoes through the air near the animal hospital. It sounds like no ordinary dog or cat—it’s more like a mix between a wolf and a foghorn. A delivery driver swears he even saw a shadowy figure darting across the parking lot. A neighbor reports hearing the same eerie sound while watering their garden late one evening. Turns out it was just an overexcited pug trying to impress its reflection in a nearby window.