Quote Originally Posted by Purr-tender View Post
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Scott playing the piano. I was disappointed that the video didn't last longer.
Your Paddy is one big cat! My Punkin is a little bigger than him. How much does he weigh? Punkin is around 20+ lbs. He's only 2 and looks like a kitty weight lifter
Mary
Yes, Paddy is big. I haven't weighed him recently but I think he is about 22 pounds or so. We don't free feed him but it remains a struggle to keep his weight down. We continue to work on it though.

Thanks you guys for all your nice comments about my husband's music. He has been playing more than usual because of the holiday season so it has been nice for us.

Barney is doing fine. The bleeding stopped in his left ear and he continues to have an appetite. He still drinks a ton of water but he gets 10mg of pred per day which is alot and that in combination with his diabetes makes him a very thirsty guy.

The insulin injections are a million times better because now I give them to him as soon as I put his plate of wet food down. He is so into eating that he hardly notices the shot so it has been alot less stress for both of us this way.

Pomtzu's fabulous outdoor house for Sherbie got me thinking that I could put something similar together for Barney, but an indoor model. The temperature here has really dropped and it is COLD! Our pond is freezing over. We are supposed to have this coldsnap last well into next week and the little heater in the shop isn't big enough to deal with this kind of cold. It takes the edge off but that's about it. So we've been plugging an oil heater in during the day and then plug the fan heater on during the night. We can't have both on at the same time because it is too much of a power drain for the electrical set up in there.
I went through some boxes out there and found a hotwater bottle that is inside of a teddy bear stuffie that I had completely forgotten about. I filled it up with hot water and put it in with Barney to help keep him cozy. In the pics below, you can see Sneakers sniffing it to make sure it is 'okay' to give to Barney. After it passed inspection, out to the shop it went!





Randi wrote:
Lara, I hope you're enjoying your little road trip, you certainly deserve it. I'm sure Barney is in good hands at the vets - it's so good to know that they love him too. Of course, I hope for a miracle so taht Barney will be able to get better again, but for now, he gets all the love and warmth he needs.
Thanks for posting the piano video, I really enjoyed the music - and so did Fister. I'm thinking of Barney and sending him lots of positive thoughts and kisses.
Thanks Randi, we've cancelled our trip for now due to the weather. We were headed up North and the expected temps up there were supposed to be -35 and not so great road conditions. So we're staying put and keeping the house warm and cozy for the furballs. Barney will continue to get fireside visits and hopefully this arctic blast moves on and we can get back to our usual rainy, regular cold weather. LOL

Here is Barney's latest video: