Quote Originally Posted by Taz_Zoee View Post
Aww, thank you Lara. I am going to call my vet tomorrow and see if I purchased this collar (I don't see it on my breakdown invoice). If I did I would be happy to send it to you once Taz is finished with it. That might be another week or so. Or I just found one online here. If you could order that one it may get to you sooner. It's reasonably in expensive too (not including shipping of course). I checked out the shipping page and it doesn't list any restrictions. I hope you can get it to help Mr Barney!! Or let me know if you want the one I have. It just may take a couple of weeks to get it to you.
Thank you for the offer and for the link! I didn't realize that it was bendable like that. It's even better! Please don't worry about sending Taz's because I think I will try and find one locally at a different clinic if mine doesn't have them. I'm assuming they don't because they gave Angela the clear hard plastic one. I need to find something to stop the scratching asap. Thank you again though.


Randi wrote:
Oh, that poor boy. It's sad to see how he has scratched his ear so it's bleeding again - he does need a collar on. Any chance you can cut his nails?
I know, it's such a setback. We did cut his nails when he was at the other house at the end of October. I cut them pretty short so I think they will be good for awhile. I guess I could put a sock on his foot but that would get pretty messy in the litter box.

Medusa wrote:
Our little Barn-Barn. I just love that boy. I feel so bad about the ear polyp.
I'm starting to wonder if this might be a tumor. I did some research online today and found a photo of a cat with a similar scabby nose and this cat has Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Here is the story and photo.
I hope this is not the case but if it is S.C.C. then it is possible that the growth in his ear could be too. The vet said it is either a polyp or a tumor. It would also explain the high white blood cell count. I'm praying that this is not the case. I know this is icky but I saved the bit that fell off his nose and put it in a plastic bag in case the vet can look at it under the microscope or send it off.
In the meantime I will keep putting polysporin on his nose and tomorrow I will try and find one of those soft collars for him. And hopefully his bloodwork will show that his white blood count is down. I'll pray for the best, just a scabby nose that isn't healing quickly, an ear polyp that is benign and that he is improving on all the other fronts as well (diabetes, thyroid etc..).
But if he has cancer, I will do what I can for him with the leftover Transfer Factor I have and keep him comfortable. He can stay with us if his time is short. There would be no point in shuffling him around.

Catty1 wrote:
what you do is put together a short video of Barney - say 90 seconds or even 1 minute...and write out a short narration to accompany his journey. (And spaces of silence for his 'frog squawks!')

Then email or FTP it to the TV news stations! A visual will catch attention.

They may even just phone you and run bits of YOUR video...which will be the best!
Thanks for the info Candace. I talked with my husband today about it and he kind of freaked out with the thought of a news crew being here at our house. I have been trying really hard to make the whole Barney thing seem like it's not a big deal by not asking for his help too much and not talking about it alot because he didn't want me to bring Barney here in the first place. But I'm trying to explain to him that this could actually be the stepping stone to getting Barney out of the shop and into a home. He does have a fondness for Barney but it only goes so far. I'm working on it.