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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 49: Special Needs Pets + Bubby

Tune in to the episode to learn about this week’s featured animal and topic! Featured animal: Bubby, an affectionate, diabetic senior cat currently available for adoption through the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter Featured topic: Lil BUB’s legacy and celebrating special needs pets — Lil BUB’s Lil Show is a co-production of WFHB and Lil BUB’s Big Fund Segment production by Christine …

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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 47: Ray Ray + Deafness in dogs

Featured animal: Ray Ray This week’s featured animal is Ray Ray, a people-loving Australian Shepard Mix dog who is always down for an adventure. He happens to be deaf, so he’ll need someone willing to work on communication with him. While his previous owner did not fill out a profile for him, they did let the shelter know that Ray …

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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 35: Nikki + Cushing’s Disease in Dogs

Featured animal: Nikki, a Dachshund with the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter Nikki is a loving and affectionate elderly Dachshund who came to the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter with over 60 other dogs. She would do best in a home without other dogs, since she has a bad habit of resource guarding food, toys, etc. from her canine friends. …

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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 25: Gizmo + Visual impairment in pets

Featured pet: Gizmo Gizmo is a sweet and rambunctious young cat with boundless energy. According to his current guardian, he loves people and would do very well in a home with room to run. Gizmo wants to play, and because his current living situation with an older resident cat is not working out, he would likely do very well with …

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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 24: Sugar + Feline diabetes

Featured pet: Sugar, a cat at the Bloomington Animal Shelter! Sugar is a very sweet cat, just over 6 years old. He has diabetes and is very accepting of receiving his insulin each day. When his injections are done, he is usually after pets. To learn more about Sugar or to schedule to meet him, please reach out to the …

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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 22: Brynn + Canine skin disorders

Featured animal: Brynn, a dog at the Bloomington Animal Shelter! Brynn is a super loving American Staffordshire Terrier Mix, just under 5 years old. She has been enjoying the play yard pool at the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter and splashes around after lounging in the sun. Brynn enjoys both her solo time and playing with pals outside. She has …

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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 13: Star and Babs

On this week’s episode, we’re doing something a little bit different: featuring two special needs pets who need our help. Our first featured pet is Star, a sweet senior dog who comes to us from Humane Indiana. She initially arrived at Humane Indiana after she was found abandoned at a farm. Star was adopted quickly, but then returned to the …

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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 4: Asher + Community Cats

Featured Pet: Asher, at at City of Bloomington Animal Shelter! Asher is a 2-year-old domestic short hair cat with a big personality. Asher has been at the shelter for nearly a year, as he arrived at the shelter in December of 2021. Shelter life can be stressful for many animals, and this has been true for Asher. For the past …

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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 1: Max + Understanding the term “special needs pets”

Featured Pet: Max, at City of Bloomington Animal Shelter! Max is a playful and sweet tabby cat, just about a year old. When she arrived at the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter, she had suffered an injury to her hind end that resulted in her tail being amputated. Max has a lingering sensitivity near the injury as well as some …

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