The first post of Barney's long thread in Cat Health starts with "This little cat just breaks my heart". This post will end with the very same words.

Even though he was deaf, I would pick him up and whisper into his ear “God hasn’t forgotten you Barney” and each time, he would purr and do head bumpies on my shoulder. I swear, he understood what I was telling him. Maybe he could just feel what I was saying but he got the message each and every time.
And, I really did mean it. Barney was an emaciated little creature who slept in a rusted out truck canopy on the ground and begged for food just to survive. But God made sure that people noticed him and would care for him, pray for him and love him. And as it turned out, dozens upon dozens of people, maybe more, stepped up and reached out to this little cat, the tiniest of beings and showed him that he was valuable and important and that he did mean something to somebody, to everybody.

My heart is so sad that you may not have known this kind of love until the last months of your life but as one of your angels once posted in your thread, “Sweet little Barney. Sometimes it takes your whole life to find the love you need, but once you do, all the time without doesn't count any more.”
I believe this to be true and I hope it was for you.

My prayers for you continue. I pray that you are content, full of peace and free of all disease and pain. I hope that you are strong and that you race around and have fun like a kitten. I hope you can now hear all of the sounds that Heaven must be filled with and I hope it is music to your ears. I wish I could see your beautiful long coat of fur, all shiny and soft blowing in the breeze. I’m sure you are a sight to see, handsome as ever. Please know that my heart has a big hole in it since you left to the Bridge but this heart has also been filled to the brim with the experience of knowing you. Thank you so much for coming into my life Barney. I’ll miss you forever.

This little cat just breaks my heart.

Who would have guessed that this little cat with a sweet but grumpy face would touch people in so many ways. He means something to each of us and will live in our hearts until we see him again.
Thank you to every Pet Talker out there who offered love and support for our Barney. He belonged to all of us. I appreciate it so much. Lara


God has not forgotten you Barn-Barn, not now, not ever.

Signed,
Barney’s Angel (one of many!)

Below is a video that I took of Barney about a week before his passing. His sweet froggy face looks right into the camera and will make your heart melt. This is how I will remember my little man, Barney.