The Posh Pup Pet Boutique and Spa now has an onsite veterinarian two days per week. Dr. Andrea Harl of Veterinary Associates provides wellness checks, administers vaccines, and performs other basic vet care on Tuesdays from 9-12 and Thursdays from 12-3. No appointment necessary. The Posh Pup, 8263 S. Harvard, Tulsa (918) 935-3990.

Tulsa’s Southern Hills Veterinary Hospital is pleased to announce their “Senior House Calls Service,” available to any senior 65 or older. The doctors examine pets in private homes or in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Call Melody Tangyunyong at 918.779.5773 or email her at melody@dianewhitepr.com for more details and appointments.

The Canebrake in Wagoner is dog friendly! A fine dining restaurant, resort and spa just east of Tulsa on Ft. Gibson Lake, The Canebrake’s rooms and suites are available with dog bowls and beds, and dogs are welcome to dine on the patio. The chef has even designed a dog-appropriate menu with entrees, desserts and beverages. For more information, call 918.485.1810 or e-mail info@thecanebrake.com.

River Trail Animal Hospital & Pet Lodge is now open at 101st
& Riverside in Tulsa. This brand new hospital is the creation of Drs. Ron Hooley and Roddy Roberts; the hospital offers complete veterinary care plus pet lodge. (918) 728-7494;
www.rivertrailanimalhospital.com.

Kelly’s Dazzle Dog Grooming Spa – 3711 S. Harvard, Tulsa – now has pick-up and delivery service! Call them at 918-749-1015 for details.

Coming soon… Spay FIRST!, a soon-to-open Oklahomabased organization dedicated to promoting grass roots efforts to start or expand spay neuter programs in underserved areas. Spay FIRST! will explore the many types of programs that can prevent suffering, reduce shelter intakes and help animal advocates make a difference!

Note: If you have news about what’s new or changing in the world of pets in our community, please email a brief item to mking@tulsapetsmagazine.com, Subject line: Pawprints.

Welcome to this July issue of TulsaPets Magazine, and thanks for picking up a copy. I hope you enjoy this issue and that you tell your family and friends about us.

I have long wanted to feature guinea pigs in the magazine, and I got my wish this issue. Our cover story features the guinea pig, a sweet and gentle little critter. The guinea pig is often a child’s first pet primarily because of their calm, non-biting nature. I had guinea pigs as a kid and my most memorable was my Genuwen. He would sleep on my pillow at night and I could trust him not to escape throughout the house. And though he’s long gone, I dedicate this issue to him.

We have two exciting new additions to our web site. We are now including many more adoption showings, from Saturday PetSmart showings to other non-recurring events. We hope to provide a onestop resource for pet adoption opportunities, so please keep checking the Next Adoption Showings on our home page and spread the word to get out and go pet adopting!

We’re also featuring another new segment on the home page on Pets with Special Needs available for adoption – those pets that most often get overlooked and are probably first in line to be put down because of certain health issues. There are so many special needs pets that do make wonderful companions and we hope to help these most special pets with this new web feature.

We also want to announce that Casey Rose Largent will be coordinating these two web site additions, and she comes on board as our Rescue Coordinator and Events Liaison. Welcome aboard, Casey Rose!

For anyone who read An Unfinished Story in the May issue (page 26) about Buddy the cat that was separated from his person because the new landlord ruled “no pets,” there is some good that has come from this story! Camille Hulen, the story’s author and temporary keeper of Buddy, has received several calls of people concerned, wanting to help. Three people have offered Buddy’s “dad” transportation to Camille’s Cathouse to visit, and Camille has also received money and a gas card to pass along. What a nice thought to know that there are generous strangers who want to help just to help. Life is good! Stay tuned for a hopeful happy ending to this Unfinished Story.

We’ll be back in September with lots of good tales, so in the meantime keep up to date with the local pet news on our web site, www.tulsapetsmagazine.com. Thank you to everyone who helped make another issue of TulsaPets Magazine possible!

Marilyn King and Elmer Fudd