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Pandemic Pets: The Comfort of Cats

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.23.3" src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Cat-Horiz.jpg"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption" _builder_version="3.23.3" text_font="||on||||||" text_text_color="#6d6d6d" text_font_size="10px" text_orientation="center" max_width="90%" module_alignment="center" saved_tabs="all"] Aungelique Wells’ two adopted cats provide lots of entertainment to her and her foster children. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"] Adding a new animal friend to the family has helped many women and their families make it through the anxiety and the doldrums of being at home. Like a lot of people, Aungelique Walls, a resident [...]

By April Allman|2021-05-12T04:11:28-04:00May 24, 2021|Family, Pets|

Pandemic Pets: A Horse, of Course!

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By April Allman|2021-05-12T04:22:18-04:00May 18, 2021|Family, Pets|

Pandemic Pets: A Boy’s Best Friend

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.23.3" src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dog-horiz.jpg"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption" _builder_version="3.23.3" text_font="||on||||||" text_text_color="#6d6d6d" text_font_size="10px" text_orientation="center" max_width="90%" module_alignment="center" saved_tabs="all"] Ginette Allen and her family adopted Boomer during the pandemic and fell in love. Boomer has been a comfort for son Cade during NTI and helped calm his frustrations and ease his sadness with quarantine. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"] We’ve all taken some unusual steps to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. I have zero spatial [...]

By April Allman|2021-05-12T03:45:31-04:00May 10, 2021|Family, Pets|

Rescue Me – Selena & Mateo

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SelenaMetao0228.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Selena Howard and MateoVeterinary Assistant at Combs Veterinary Clinic in Bloomington, Indiana Selena Howard didn’t intend to become a pet owner when she met Mateo, who was a 4-day-old puppy she volunteered to bottle feed. “A friend’s family member’s dog had a large litter of puppies and couldn’t keep up milk production to feed all of the puppies, so they reached out to me, because I had bottle feeding experience. Fast forward two years [...]

By April Allman|2020-02-18T17:58:20-05:00February 29, 2020|Pets|

The Paw & Feather Plan

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/thepawandfeatherplan.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]The Paw and Feather Plan LLC will host a free public session about including pets in wills, trusts and directives at The Louisville Free Public Library, Crescent Hill Branch, on Feb. 29 at 3pm. Creating more awareness is the goal of Jessica Pita, owner of the Louisville-based Paw and Feather Plan, and Kelli Brown, Louisville-based author, speaker and estate planning attorney. “In my (animal) shelter days we’d see family members of the deceased turning in [...]

By April Allman|2020-02-20T19:54:24-05:00February 28, 2020|Community, Explore Louisville, Pets|

Love Letters – Shelly & Kobe

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ShellyKobe0421.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Shelly Pence, corporate Internship Director at Holy Cross High School.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]For Furry February, we created some special Valentine’s cards from these lovable pets.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="1_2" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LoveKobe.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_2" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]“Shelly you are my bestie! I love our long walks. Thanks for letting me lead and sniff around (the other dogs don’t get to do that). The pool is my favorite — you and I’ve got that catch game down pat. At night, [...]

By April Allman|2020-02-20T19:22:35-05:00February 23, 2020|Pets|