Tag: Sep/Oct 2022
by Kim Doner | Photos by Kathy Locker
As a primarily avian rehabber, I’ve hosted a broad variety of compromised critters throughout the years, one experience in particular defining broad.
I had gotten a call from Forest Trails Animal Hospital, where most of Tulsa’s ailing wildlife is treated. They were about...
by Karen Dugan Holman, B.S., B.S.E., M.S.
W hen I was asked to write about shock collars, I hesitated, contemplating how many feathers I just might ruffle, and then thought, OK, I’m in. I don’t normally enjoy confrontations, but in this instance, I felt a sense of obligation to provide...
by Anna Holton-Dean | Photos courtesy of Hospice of Green Country
It was one small act that led to something priceless. Delana Taylor McNac, DVM,
who was chaplain at Hospice of Green Country at one time, recognized the deep connection between hospice patients and their pets.
“I never thought to connect the...
by Kelsey Warren-Bryant
It’s fall, and pumpkin is all around. The sweet spicy smell, the lovely fall aesthetic,
the taste that reminds us of the holidays — pumpkin is a universal love during the fall season, and it’s great for our health. Pumpkin is a superfood, jam-packed with fiber, vitamins, iron,...
by Rowena Mills
Once upon a time in the nineteenth century, some French writers
regarded their pets as an important part of their lives and helped to promote humane treatment of animals. Four of them — Victor Hugo (1802–1865), Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), Théophile Gautier (1811–1872), and Champfleury (pseudonym of...
by Jennie Lloyd | Photo by Cindy Alvarez
“We do whatever Queenie wants to do,” says Sonny Dalesandro, owner of the popular Italian restaurant Dalesandro’s at 1742 South Boston Avenue. Queenie is a slender white Chihuahua who came into Dalesandro’s life after her dramatic rescue from an abusive situation in...
by Julie Wenger Watson | Photos courtesy of Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic
Everyone knows exercise is good for us, and exercising with friends — including our four-legged ones — is a great way to stay motivated. On October 8, Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic will host the 12th annual...
