Meet Our Veterinary Team

Dr. Nobles grew up in Southern California and moved to Oklahoma in 2001. She is an Oklahoma State University graduate (Go Pokes!), where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in biology, followed by her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2007.

Dr. Nobles and her husband Justin, moved to Owasso shortly after graduation. Together they have two children, a son Jaxon, and a daughter Jayla.

The Nobles have three family dogs, Jinjer-ella the Min-Pin, and Jensen & Jorga, their two chocolate labs. They also have four family cats, Kinky, Margarita, Squishy, and Carli B.

Dr Christopher Payne started his veterinary journey 10 years ago, right here at FAM! He earned his DVM degree at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine; in addition to focusing on companion animal medicine, he completed several electives in aquatic medicine as well. Dr. Payne worked at FAM seasonally throughout vet school, but following graduation moved to northeast Florida where he has worked as a small animal veterinarian for the past 5 years. Despite the distance, he has stayed close with FAM and is so excited to return home to Oklahoma! 

In his free time, Dr. Payne loves doing all things nerdy; you can usually find him playing board games with his friends, or rolling the dice in a game of D&D. When he’s not busy with a game night, he enjoys reading (especially epic fantasy), enjoying the outdoors, and traveling anywhere there’s a beach. 

Hospital Manager

Tobra Avery is the Hospital Manager at Family Animal Medicine. She joined FAM 7 years ago with a background in client service management, operations, and marketing.

In January of 2025, Tobra earned her CVPM (Certified Veterinary Practice Manager) credential from the VHMA.

Tobra and her husband Justin live in Owasso. She has 3 children, Elijah, Heidi, and Ares, who are all grown and flown. She has a dachshund named Winnie, a doodle named Dexter, a golden retriever named Huxley and 3 cats- Pearl, Domino and Louie.

Grimlin Flatbread Panini aka “Grim” or “Grimmy” for short

Grim came to us in 2017 by way of Dr. Gena who found her on the side of the road out in the country. She was so matted and covered in leaves that she was unrecognizable as a cat. When they started to shave her down, her tail fell off as it had only been held on by the mats. Dr. Jenny then completed an amputation of the remaining portion to allow proper healing. Since that time, Grim has ruled FAM and all of its subjects. She snorts and sneezes her way into everyone’s business. Grim makes the funniest sounds, usually while sleeping. She sounds like a tree frog or a velociraptor. She can be found at the front desk in her bed, or hiding throughout the clinic. She is the queen ruler of the Family Animal Medicine kingdom.

Cruella Crunchwrap Supreme aka “CC”

CC is new to Family Animal Medicine. She joined us in late 2023 by way of a local rescue. After the loss of our other clinic cat, Birdie, in mid-2023, our staff had been waiting for the perfect crusty friend to join Grim. CC is just as adorably gross as Grim, but she has a tail. She’s still learning her way around the Family Animal Medicine world but is a little more adventurous than Grim so we have to keep a closer eye on her. She loves people and is quite curious so if you get the chance to see her, feel free to give her some pets!