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Is it proper to conduct a mi'shebeirach prayer (which is a prayer normally said by a synagogue official, at a communal Torah reading, for the health and recovery of a sick person) for the health/recovery of a sick animal? I have never seen such a prayer conducted for an animal, but I'm unsure if this is because it is improper to do so or simply that no one where I pray has thought to do this for their pets (if they have ones).

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−1. You don't indicate what a mi'shebeirach prayer is or why you think it might be proper or improper to say one for a sick animal. – msh210♦ Feb 7 at 14:42
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Well, what made you ask? Likely either (a) you assume it's proper but have some lingering doubt or (b) you assume it's improper but have some lingering doubt. Either way, what's the basis for your doubt? Or maybe (c) you're of two minds as to its propriety, in which case what are the opposing arguments? – msh210♦ Feb 7 at 14:47
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@nikmasi, If you think this would be interesting, you should say why in the question. – Isaac Moses Feb 7 at 14:58
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A closure vote can't be rescinded. It will eventually and automatically disappear. – msh210♦ Feb 7 at 14:59
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@nikmasi, I wouldn't vote to close based on the current state of the question, but I still think it could be improved with the addition of more motivation and prior knowledge. The more effort you put into a question up-front, the less likely that early versions of it will earn it close votes, and the fewer requests for clarification/justification/etc. you'll have to deal with. – Isaac Moses Feb 7 at 15:01
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Rav Shach once said that in order to make a Mi Sheberach one needs to know the mother's name. It is most common that one does not know the name of his animal's mother. In addition Rav Shach implied that it is inappropiate to do so.

אחד מרבני רמת גן הוצרך להוועץ במרן הרב שך זצ"ל בענין נחוץ. הזמין מונית ומסר את הכתובת. בדרך ספר לנהג אל מי הוא נוסע: רב גדול. לא, לא מקובל, אבל גאון אדיר. לא, אינו מחלק סגולות. ברכות, כן, בודאי. הן פועלת? בלי ספק, הלא הגמרא אומרת (בבא מציעא פה.) שברכה של אדם "מזכה הרבים" כמוה כברכת הקב"ה!‏

טוב, הגיעו, והנהג הוציא כיפה לבנה, מקופלת, מהתא לימינו, חבשה לראשו. הוא יכול להצטרף? מבקש הוא ברכה לחולה. ודאי, יכנס הראשון, הרב ישאר אחריו, להיוועץ בעניינו.‏

התקבלו במאור פנים, והנהג רכן לנשק ידי הרב. ברגש עז, קרוב לדמעות, בקש ברכה לכלבתו החולה, נפשו קשורה בנפשה, אהובת המשפחה. וכעת, אללי, חלתה.‏

הרב התפלץ בשמעו, אבל הרב שך, ממש "זקן מלא רחמים", נטל את הסידור ודפדף ל"מי שברך לחולה": "יש לנו תפילה מיוחדת לחולים, שיבריאו בסיעתא דשמיא, אבל לפני כן עלינו לדעת מה שם החולה" – "לסי", ענה התרגשות.‏

הרב שך הביט בו מבעד למשקפיו העבות: "ושם האמא?" "אה… לא יודע"…‏

"חבל", נאנח הרב שך וסגר את הסידור, "אז אי אפשר לעשות 'מי שברך'"…‏

לא היתה זו התחמקות. כך הבהיר לו – אם הלה הבין – שבקשתו מופקעת, ואין עורכים "מי שברך" לכלבים…‏

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You need to know the mother's name to make a Mi Shebeirach? Why is it inappropriate? – Double AA♦ Feb 7 at 19:22
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Per the story, that is what HaRav Shach Zatzal said. – Gershon Gold Feb 7 at 19:23
I have clarified your claim accordingly. – Double AA♦ Feb 7 at 19:24
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I heard Rabbi Dr. Barry Fruendel, shlita, speak on the topic of mishaberachs, generally. He pointed out that the formality of using a name to pray for someone's health was unknown in the days of the Torah. When Moses prayed for Miriam's cure from her leprosy, he just said "Heal her now." Num. 12:13 -- no name was used. Nothing stops us from praying for a cure for a person's health without using their full Hebrew name. Based on that analysis, I would say that there is nothing that prevents us from praying that G-d heal our animal. But without a Hebrew name, going through the ritual of a mishaberach seems like a waste of the congregation's time.

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Well said. Nothing prevents a personal prayer - it may even be preferable since it can be assumed that the person praying has kavannah. The "Mi sheberach" has a social function as well, like other parts of the service. It says to everyone "Someone this guy is close to is ill" in the same way that Kaddish between Kabalat Shabbat and Maariv says "This guy has yahrzeit in the next week". – Epicentre Feb 10 at 5:48

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