About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, after hours, an emergency vet received an urgent call from a concerned neighbor. ‘My cat keeps howling,’ they said, ‘and I think it’s trying to tell us something.’ The vet arrived quickly, only to discover that the animal wasn’t howling—someone had accidentally left the intercom on full blast. The vet switched off the intercom, and everything went eerily quiet. ‘I’ll take care of it,’ she reassured the worried neighbor over the phone. A few minutes later, the same neighbor called back, frantic again. This time, it was just the air conditioning kicking in.
2. Late one afternoon, a young boy named Max was waiting outside the Animal Medical and Surgical Hospital with his dog, Buster. As they approached the entrance, Max noticed something odd—a small sign on the door that read ‘Closed for Lunch.’ But when he looked closer, it seemed to blink on and off like a neon light. Just as Max was about to knock, the door suddenly swung open, revealing an old vet in a tweed jacket. 'Ah,' he said with a twinkle in his eye, 'you must be here for your appointment.' Max blinked—there was no appointment, but there stood Buster wagging his tail happily. The vet laughed heartily, inviting them both inside. It turned out someone had accidentally locked up early, leaving only Buster's enthusiastic greeting as a clue.
3. Late one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the hospital with a worried look on his face. The receptionist noticed something unusual when she opened the door: the dog in the backseat seemed to be watching her intently—with what appeared to be a twinkle in its eye. As she approached the car, the dog suddenly wagged its tail and licked her hand, as if greeting an old friend. Turns out, it was just a friendly mutt that had crawled into the wrong vehicle while waiting for its owner. The delivery driver sheepishly apologized, and everyone had a good laugh over coffee later that day.
4. Late one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the hospital with a worried look on his face. ‘I just delivered something unusual,’ he announced over the intercom. ‘It’s a crate full of bandages, but it smells like someone forgot to feed the dog.’ The receptionist raised an eyebrow. 'We don’t usually get deliveries that smell like dinner,' she said with a smile. The driver shrugged sheepishly. 'Guess I got mixed up—must’ve been the neighbor’s order.' A few minutes later, everyone was laughing as they unwrapped the crate to reveal a basket filled with freshly baked cookies.