Hi guys, another update.
I went to town today to cash Mary's cheque and exchange Randi's donation (and Mary's) into Canadian funds. Our dollar is even lower today so we got almost 10.00 extra dollars between the two donations on top of the what was donated. So cool.
I popped into the vet clinic to put the funds on Barney's tab and the receptionist told me that someone had just made another donation! I found out that it is Momtomany and there is now a credit of 144.00 on Barney's account all from Pet Talkers! You guys are awesome. Thank you.

Angela is bringing him in at 10:30 on Wednesday morning for a recheck exam and more blood work. He is getting very tired of his diabetic wetfood and the grain free dry food I brought over seems to cause him constipation so she might get him a small bag of the diabetic crumbles. If he doesn't like it, we can return it. Imagine him being so fussy when less than 2 weeks ago, he had no food! LOL

I'm hoping that she won't have to use all the funds that are there but if so, then those funds have gone towards another important step in getting Barney on his way. Like a stepping stone. The money we're trying to raise locally will hopefully add up and help with the surgery.

Angela is wondering if he is really dealing with a polyp and will ask the vet to have a good look inside his ear on Wednesday. The thing is, his ear is improving every day and a polyp should get progressively worse, as would a tumour ( I think??). The oozing has stopped and his ear seems to be drying up. The only thing I can think of is that maybe he had an abscess in his ear that the Convenia injection has been battling or maybe it is a polyp or a tumour and it has stabilized and isn't getting worse. Angela has been giving him this stuff called Immunical (a natural whey protein) that is supposed to be amazing in it's healing properties. She said that when she first saw him ( a few days before she called me to come and see him) his eyes were all hazy and milky coloured. She thought he might be going blind. She started giving him large amounts of this stuff and within 2-3 days his eyes were clear. She said that there are testimonials about people who have had cancer who have been put on Immunical and their tumours have disappeared. So maybe that is what is happening. Anyway, it will be interesting to hear what the vet says when she looks in there with her scope.

Barney will get his sudsy bath tomorrow so he is really soft and clean for his doctor's appointment. Will post a pic after we dry him.

p.s. Randi, we had the same thought as you about his nails and clipped them all last week. I think it really has helped.
p.p.s. Candace, we have heard him purr quite a bit which is good. Also, in the latest video he meows right before Angela says "do you like being with the girls?". It is such a short meow but if you can hear it, it is so cute.
You're right Mary, he is a little fur sponge!

Here is one pic I took tonight. He looks awful in it but he was sleeping just a moment before. You'll see all the splatter drops behind him like in a previous pic but there are more now. I think Angela cleans that up every couple of days so he has shaken out alot of 'stuff' from his ear.
But the caked on dried blood that I kept having to cut off with scissors has all but stopped.

And below Barney is a pic of Jack. I couldn't resist taking it because he is gorgeous and was laying by the fire.