Lowell Animal Hospital in Northwest Indiana searched by DEA agents in prescription investigation

An animal hospital in Lowell, Indiana, was searched by U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents, shutting it down for hours Wednesday.

Lowell Animal Hospital posted on its Facebook page Wednesday morning that they were "currently closed for the remainder of the morning until further notice."

"Don't fret—we plan to be back up and running in no time! Our team is working hard behind the scenes, and we'll share updates as soon as we have them," they wrote.

The closure was because the animal hospital was being searched by federal drug agents. The DEA said in a statement that local DEA agents executed a federal search warrant at the animal hospital as part of an ongoing investigation "into the alleged diversion of controlled substances."

No further details were released by federal officials. They said that more information will be released "at the appropriate time."

After the search, Lowell Animal Hospital posted a statement saying they "received an unexpected phone call" Wednesday morning about the DEA wanting "records related to a single canine cough prescription they perceived was being prescribed with too much frequency."

Animal hospital staff said they complied with the search warrant and gave over the records, and said a review of those records shows they are issuing prescriptions for this medicine "in line with dosage instructions."

They said they have complied with providing all information in question and planned to open at about 2 p.m.