Barney is an Angel Now.

[Emeraldgreen]

I just finished reading all the posts and I cannot thank you Emeraldgreen and Angela enough, for doing all that you can to help precious Barney. I had major LES just looking at his pictures and video's. He looks so pitiful that it breaks my heart.
Big time prayers on the way for Barney that he is able to pull through everything and is able to live out the rest of his life knowing nothing but love.

Thanks rg girl and thank you for your prayers. Barney is improving a bit each day so I hope to be posting some less pitiful videos soon. lol

Thank you Gary for the little grey cat nip mouse that arrived today and the neat picture of your cats! The funniest thing happened. I put the opened envelope with the mouse inside on my kitchen counter and then went to town for a few hours to pick up Barney's Clavamox and pill pockets. When I unlocked the door, there was my cat Sneakers with your envelope ripped wide open and the mouse in her mouth! She had obviously been playing with it for quite some time because it was sopping wet and she was rather 'high'. I quickly scooped it up and told her it was for Barney! lol Thanks again for sending it along.

I had a long talk with my husband and Barney will be coming here on Sunday morning. I'm not allowed to bring him in the house but maybe that will change in a bit. In the meantime, he will have shelter and I will visit with him alot and make sure he is warm and gets all his meds. I just keep trying to tell myself that it is better than outside.

Angela told me the other day that Terri said that Barney had been hanging around their house for almost a year in that condition and he basically lived in a truck canopy shell that was on the ground and could sometimes be found in an abandoned chicken coop on the property in a cardboard box. He is actually a long haired cat and before I saw him, she told me he had big balled up mats all over him. So, while my shop may not be as cozy as the cottage he's been in for the past few weeks, it will be alot better than the chicken coop. If we get a warm day and when he is a bit better, I might put him in our outdoor enclosure to change things up for him for a few hours.

The vet also sent me with some dewormer pills for Barney. I'm supposed to give him one now and one in 3 weeks. We haven't seen any evidence of worms but Robin wanted to make sure.

[Moesha]

YaY to your husband for allowing Barney to come to your place. The shop seems like a good solution to the problem. Knowing you, you'll make it as cozy as possible for him. He'll get the best care possible there with you. And hopefully he'll get a permanent home soon.

[Medusa]

I knew your husband would soften up a bit. We females do have our ways, don't we? Plus Barney will do his magic, too, I'm sure. Whatever shelter you provide for Barney, I know it will be warm and dry and, most importantly, filled w/love because you'll be there every day to tend to him. Bless you and Scott and everyone who has lent a hand.

[momtomany]

Lara if you will PM your address I would like to send some money to help with his care there. I am out of town until Thursday, but will send to you then. Someone here on PT blessed me, I would like to give something back for a kindness shown.

[Emeraldgreen]

Lara if you will PM your address I would like to send some money to help with his care there. I am out of town until Thursday, but will send to you then. Someone here on PT blessed me, I would like to give something back for a kindness shown.

Thank you so much. I will PM you.

Barney is coming over tomorrow around 10:00a.m. and will move into the shop. The enclosure was dropped off today by my coworker's partner. It is about 6 feet by 6 feet. I thought it was a little bigger but this will do fine. It is about 2 feet tall. We have to cut a door out of it because up until now it has been used as a plant protector from deer and no door was needed. Not sure how Terri got to her plants come to think of it but I guess she just lifted the whole thing up as it is not very heavy.

We have put some plywood down on the concrete to make it warmer because this enclosure doesn't have a bottom. We are going to put a dog bed that we got a few years ago in there called a Kuranda bed. It's a chew proof bed that we got for Finn but he isn't chewing his bedding anymore and doesn't use it. It has four legs and sits about 6 inches off the ground. We can put Barney's blankets and bedding on top of this.

Angela bought him a heater today that looks like it will work well. She is also bringing over all the blankets she has bought for him over the last few weeks and soft comfy sweaters she picked up at the thrift store for him.

She said that he was following her around yesterday which is very sweet. But today he is really sluggish and kind of depressed. He has grown quite attached to her and I'm wondering if he somehow knows she is leaving. She has been packing her suitcases and cleaning up Terri's house so maybe he knows something is up. Of course, he must. Cats are so smart. I wish we could explain to him that it's going to be okay. He'll see soon enough I guess.

I wish we weren't heading into winter and that it was summer again. Then I could take Barney outside during the day and he could be in the sunshine and warmth in the outdoor enclosure. We have awful weather here right now with rain, rain and more rain and a windstorm is coming tonight and we are expected to lose power. If this happens, I have two hot water bottles and I will heat water on our coleman stove and fill the bottles and put them in Barney's bedding so he stays warm.

Part of me is nervous about taking this on. I've never fostered a cat before and the reason is because I know what a failure I'd be at it because I get so attached. But at the same time, the anxiety and worry I've been feeling the past week, not knowing where he was going and getting up the nerve to ask my husband was very stressful and I'm so glad that part is over and he will be with us soon. It's going to be alot easier for me to take care of him here at our house rather than having to race over to Terri's after work and then race home so hubby isn't frustrated with me. This way Barney will be a few steps from my front door.

Here is tonight's short clip. He doesn't look so good but Angela has been feeding him dry kitten food mixed with the Orijen dry food and a ton of wet food. I don't think it's good that he is getting so many different things. It seems to be upsetting his stomach. The dry food constipates him so I think when he gets here I'm going to stick with wet for a few days until he is feeling better.

[Medusa]

Aw, he looks so pathetic. I'll bet he does realize that Angela is leaving. When my ex-husband and I were divorced, my son took Peeka and Boo for a while until I got resituated and whenever I would come to visit my son, Peeka would always hop in the suitcase as I was packing to go home and she'd put one of her toys in as if to say "Don't forget me, Mom". Barney really does look sad on this video. I'm hoping that once Angela is gone and you have him on a steady diet of one particular cat food that he'll get used to only having you around. I'm wondering about the fostering thing, though; I have a feeling you're going to fail. LOL

[jennielynn1970]

Awe... I wonder if that's how he lost his first home, by someone moving and leaving him behind. Poor little guy. I'm glad he'll be with you and warm. He's such a sad little thing, so I hope he gets better and then maybe he'll be able to meet your guys. He'll be so grateful for all the love and affection you two have been giving him.

I'm still in shock that the other two people watched him digress over the past year or so. GRRRR... That ticks me off.

Barney is blessed by having you and Angela in his life. I'm sure he will reward you many times over with his thanks!