OkcPets Magazine November 2022

6 OKC Pets • November / December 2022 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS FEATURES NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2022 10 Focus on Felines Cat doctor: NewYork veterinarian dignified felines 12 Pets and Their People Mutual benefits: Kelley Barnes is a true animal person 14 Finding Love and Safety Collaboration helps 405 Animal Rescue reach goal 16 Pet Insurance Policies cover a range of care 18 Celebrate the Wild Ones Native creatures are part of fall holidays 20 Logical Teammates Ponca City public-private partnership saves pets 24 Humane Treatment for All Kirkpatrick Foundation senior program officer focuses on farm animals 28 Skating on Thin Ice The human-animal bond might save your life 32 Don’t Paint Pets! Animals are not artwork 34 Survive and Thrive Better care aids betta fish Welcome, New Advertiser 38 Pet Passages 38 Veterinary Eye Center of Oklahoma 39 Three Dog Bakery 12 20 DEPARTMENTS 34 40 Pets About Town 45 Directory Products, services, and friends of pets 24 Karen Holman Rowena Mills Jennifer Sharpe Ashley Villines Kelsey Warren-Bryant 14 18 Heide Brandes Carol Mowdy Bond Kaycee Chance Inger Giuffrida Kim Doner