Carole Wilbourn
Carole Wilbourn | |
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| Born | Carole Cecile Engel March 19, 1940 |
| Died | December 23, 2024 (aged 84) Manhattan, New York City |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
Carole Wilbourn (March 19, 1940 – December 23, 2024) was an American cat therapist.[1][2][3]
Early life
Wilbourn was born in Flushing, Queens to parents Harriet Greenwald and Gustave Engel, a taxi driver.[1] She attended Bayside High School.[1] She went on to study at State University of New York at Albany, but later transferred to New York University, where she studied psychology.[1] She was awarded a BSc degree in business education in 1964.[1]
Personal life
She was married twice. Her first marriage to David Willbourn, a photographer, ended in divorce.[1] She later married Paul Rowan, a veterinarian, with whom she founded The Cat Practice, a cats-only hospital in Manhattan.[1] Their marriage ended in divorce.[1]
Books
- The Total Cat: Understanding Your Cat's Physical and Emotional Behavior from Kitten to Old Age
- Cats on the Couch (1982)
- The Inner Cat
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Green, Penelope (January 8, 2025). "Carole Wilbourn, Who Put Cats on the Couch, Dies at 84" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Cats, with therapist on hand, compete in NY". www.nbcnews.com. October 6, 2004.
- ^ The Cat's Meow Tablet. 13 July 2017