Barney is an Angel Now.

[jennielynn1970]

Awe! He looks so good! He seems so much more alert these days.

So heart warming!

[Medusa]

Aw Barny, my arms just ache to hold you, little boy, but I guess Mom Lara will have to do it for me by proxy. You're looking better and better in every video and pic. (((HUGS)))) to you.

[Lizzie]

He definitely looks fluffier and his front paws are losing the staining. What a fine set of whiskers he has, gleaming in the sunlight. I love those beaten-up old boy cats!

[Purr-tender]

Oh my goodness, look at him making those biscuits!! I love the dens you fixed for him, that's just perfect.
I just called his vet and donated a little for his next visit. It sounds like he has a fan club there, too! The little heart stealer!!

Hugs,
Mary
Proud Member of the Barney Fan Club!!

[kb2yjx]

I am so glad that Barney got to sit in front of the fire with you!!!! Will celebrate his progress on Thanksgiving, something to be very thankful for!!! YEA BARNEY!!!

[Emeraldgreen]

Oh my goodness, look at him making those biscuits!! I love the dens you fixed for him, that's just perfect.
I just called his vet and donated a little for his next visit. It sounds like he has a fan club there, too! The little heart stealer!!

Hugs,
Mary
Proud Member of the Barney Fan Club!!

LOL!
Thank you so much Mary. Glad to hear that they are fond of him at the clinic. It's hard to ignore his fighting spirit stuffed into such a tiny little body. lol
Robin (the vet) said to me at the last exam (this was after we learned he had gained a pound but before we knew he had cancer) "if I can turn this cat around, I can help ANY cat!". She was as happy as I was when we weighed him. It was great.

I'm going to be boarding him there for a few days while my husband and I visit his parents for our pre-Christmas visit. I didn't want to leave the insulin injections to our petsitter as that is a bit much to ask of someone. And I feel good about him being under veterinary care while we're gone. There will be more activity for him to watch then there would be in the shop so it will be good. My husband agreed to donate the cost of the boarding as a christmas present to me. It's actually a gift to both of us because he knows that if he wasn't at the vet, I'd worry the whole time and it would ruin the trip. lol
We'll just be gone for 4 days but it will feel like forever. I hate leaving my pets. Anyway, it's not for weeks yet.

Barney's diarrhea has completely cleared up and his poops look totally normal again so I'm so relieved. He has received 2 doses of the pred so far and he seems to be scratching less. So far so good!
I will be putting him on Immunocal instead of the Transfer Factor. Angela left me with a whole box of the stuff and it is a natural Whey Protein that has just received a patent and is used to boost the immune system and fight cancer. Angela gave it to him for a few weeks before he came to stay with me and his system seemed to agree with it. I probably should not have stopped giving it to him but at the time of his arrival, he was on so many different things I was concerned about overwhelming his system. But I think it's okay to give it now and will begin that tonight.

Angela emailed me from Salt Spring Island, where she is staying for a few months before returning to Ontario. She is coming to Quadra early next week and will be coming to visit Barney. I'm sure he will be so happy to see her. She said that she was depressed for the first week or so after she left Barney but it has gotten easier with time. She said she still really misses him. It's too bad that he can't be with her but her accomodation wont' allow it and to be honest, I've become too attached to him I think to let him go.

Pomtzu wrote:

That's great news - that Barney got to come in the house and sit by the fire with you. Have hubby take some pictures of that next time, and send them when you get whatever problem you're having with your computer straightened out. I'd love to see a shot of that, as I'm sure others would too! Bless you for all that you're doing for this sweet little guy! You're an angel on earth!

Yes, I will definitely get a picture of that. I would like to have it as a keepsake as well. Good idea!

Lizzie wrote:

Isn't that a good feeling! Like Barney, my Diego has a condition that no-one can do anything about except to use drugs for as long as they will help. (By the way, Pred. really help to shrink a facial tumor that one of my fosters had, so hopefully they will help the one on Barney's head.) As Diego is cuddled warmly into my side, I picture him huddled down, wet, cold and fearful, in some city hiding place he has found, suffering through the pain of the bb-gun pellets in his body, and then the massive wound to his neck made by a racoon (probably over food), and I look down at him and think "At least I can give you this, warmth, safety, comfort, a full tum."

That is very encouraging to hear about the prednisilone! I really hope it helps him and soon!
I'm so glad Diego has your love and care and warmth for however long he has left. I'm so sorry to hear of all the suffering he has gone through. I know what you mean though, when I'm feeling like what I'm providing isn't enough, I imagine Barney being tossed out on the porch by my coworker's partner (which is what would have happened had he not come to our house when Angela left) and I feel better. It's not the best situation for Barney but it is a thousand times better than the alternative. And you guys have all helped make that happen.

Thanks for posting those pics for me Randi!


Have to go to work!

p.s. I'm having a friend fix my computer on Monday and he is going to back up all my files and pics and re-install Windows XP for me so I should be able to post Barney movies by Tuesday!

Hope everybody in the States had a happy Thanksgiving.

[Emeraldgreen]

Barney's care package from Jenn arrived today!!! I've PM'd her but wanted to post about the wonderful parcel in his thread too. I will post the pictures tomorrow when I go to work that would normally go along with this post. So for now, try and imagine all the goodies.

I opened the large box and inside was:

A soft, leopard print self heating pad, about 2.5 feet by 1.5 feet in size.

The CUTEST little sweatshirt made for a small dog with a hoodie. It is red and yes, I managed to stuff him in it but now he hates me. LOL!! I got a picture of him and he looks sooooo mad! I wasn't able to get his left arm through the arm hole but other than that, I got it on him. He really was attacking me wildly so I had to take a few pics and shut it down before he had a melt down.

A whole bunch of cat toys, including 3 'MOUSEBALLS'. They are these miniature tennis balls that have these furry tails.

A furry green cat nip frog that Jenn named Barney Frog!

A catnip mouse, a deluxe model unlike the cheapy ones I normally buy. lol

Some cat ring toys.

A whole pile of Temptation Natural Treats!

A can of Kookamonga Cat Nip Treats.

A couple bags of Pounce Treats.

Bones, bones and more bones for my two shepherds! Boy, are they going to go crazy for them tomorrow!! I will get a movie of them when I present them to the boys.

And a beautiful carved wooden sculpture of a girl with angel wings holding a cat. I told Jenn that when I opened it, I said to my husband "This looks like the sculpture your parents gave us as one of our wedding presents" and I went and got it and sure enough, it is made by the same company 'Willow'. So now I have a set!

And my husband's personal favourite, the chocolates. I'm ashamed to say, we've already eaten half the box. Yikes, but it had to be done. They were/are so good.

THank you so much Jenn. My own brother has never sent me so much stuff! LOL I'm going to tell him about it and maybe he'll get the hint for christmas. lol I always send him a parcel bursting with stuff and sometimes he remembers to send me a card!! He has ADD so I cut him some slack. And to be fair, he does send stuff sporadically (every other christmas lol).

I've put Barney's warming pad in his bed and I think he's really going to like it.
I will post the pics tomorrow morning from work. Thank you so much.

I'd better log off soon. I took a Benedryl because I'm having an allergy attack from visiting too much with Teenie and Tiny (I'm allergic to them but not to any of the other cats) and I sneezed about 60 times today. This Benedryl stuff is strong!! I'm starting to see double. lol