Oh, I can top that....
Belle had to be put under a couple of years ago for a “scope” and some other tests (she has polyps, hereditary apparently). Anyway, they called us to let us know that she had come through fine, and would be ready to go as soon as the anesthesia wore off.
We, like you, were about five blocks away. So, we get there (this was a large animal hospital at a State University)..and are directed to a waiting room. We heard a dog “crying” and both the hubby and I knew right away that it was Belle. So, he gets up, goes right past the girl at the desk, through the door, and down a hallway into an obvious “recovery” room where she was in a kennel carrying on...the staff was NOT happy....LOL!
They were like...yeah, you can LEAVE now.
YAY HUBBY!
[tuff nutz for the staff]