Carole Wilbourn

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Carole Wilbourn
Born
Carole Cecile Engel

(1940-03-19)March 19, 1940
DiedDecember 23, 2024(2024-12-23) (aged 84)
Manhattan, New York City
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater New York University
Spouses
  • David Wilbourn
    (divorced)
  • Dr. Paul Rowan
    (divorced)
Scientific career
Fields Psychology

Carole Wilbourn (March 19, 1940 - December 23, 2024) was an American cat therapist. [1] [2] [3]

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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 Dr. 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

Veterinary medicine

The Cat Practice

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Green, Penelope (January 8, 2025). "Carole Wilbourn, Who Put Cats on the Couch, Dies at 84" via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Cats, with therapist on hand, compete in NY". www.nbcnews.com. October 6, 2004.
  3. The Cat's Meow Tablet. 13 July 2017