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by JulieandBarney
Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:11 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Vibes for Buster please
Replies: 32
Views: 7481

Re: Vibes for Buster please

Sending every good wish and vibes from us here......I understand so much the worry, Barney is getting old before my eyes.........Julie & Barnes....thinking of you....xxxx
by JulieandBarney
Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:34 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Here we go again ,,,,
Replies: 23
Views: 7073

Re: Here we go again ,,,,

Sorry Kay Having just lost Dad, his funeral was las Friday, I have hardly been here....plus to add icing to the cake, I have broken my arm and shoulder and due in hospital tomorrow for a open shoulder reduction operation, which will see me there for a few days...it has been the worst time of my life...
by JulieandBarney
Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:53 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!

Well, the littl;e poor fella is home with me at last !! He has been on my knee for a while so this is the only time I have had to respond on here , as he hates the tapping of the keys !!! He is now just having a little supper !! So I thought I would make the most of it ....he is being spoilt rotten ...
by JulieandBarney
Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:28 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!

:D :D :D BARNEY'S HOME !!!!!!! :D :D :D Just collected him yet again from the vets, nursing a bruised paw and little bandage !! I went with Ian to collect him, now I am back in work for a while, as I have been off because of recent events, Ian just rang to say that he is so pleased to be home, he is...
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:53 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!

Thank you so much..... Our boy wants to stay a little while longer and we will make sure that we do the very best for him and make him as happy as he can be...I just feel bad that he has had to endure the vets every day for almost a week now....though, in so saying , we have discovered a fantastic v...
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:03 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!

Thank you all once again Just got the call from the vet. she said Barney was pretty backed up with lots of fur and all sorts and he has been given a proper 'clean out' ....he got through the anaestheic fine, though she did say that he still has a slight problem with his lungs, as his breathing dippe...
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:19 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Pugwash is missing (sadly, he's gone)
Replies: 40
Views: 11153

Re: Pugwash is missing (sadly, he's gone)

So, so sorry to hear this....what a wonderful life you gave to him, he knew he was loved to the end...bless you for taking in this wonderful boy who touched all our hearts...run free at the bridge Puggy, you will be missed....xx
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:07 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!

Hi Joanne I really have no idea, I am still waiting for a call....thankfully our vets are 24/7 and have their own hospital and in house laboratory and x ray services....if we lost our boy whilst under the anaesthetic at least I know he would have gone in peace and not suffering, lying under a shed i...
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:11 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!

Thank you al for your fantastic words of support...and Elaine, that flower was a lovely, lovely thought, thank you, it was gratefully received... Yet another update....Ian, my husband, picked me up from work to say that once again Barney was very lethargic, when we got home, he was nowhere to be fou...
by JulieandBarney
Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:53 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEYADMITTED TO HOSPITAL - EVEN MORE HEARTACHACHE TONI

Hi Joanne Yes, olive oil and lactulose, to no avail, I am dreading this afternoon as I know she will keep him in to complete all the scans, bladder, lungs and bowel and I can't stand the thought of what the outcome may be, plus I feel a dreadful sense of guilt as he is so happy sitting outside at th...
by JulieandBarney
Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:27 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEYADMITTED TO HOSPITAL - EVEN MORE HEARTACHACHE TONI

Thank you all so much... Well, after having an enema and also a dose of lactulose, he still hasn't passed anything at all...this morning he was bright again and 'doing the dough' on our lap..now he is lying in the greenhouse sleeping, having tried to 'go' a couple of times with no luck.. I dread put...
by JulieandBarney
Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:11 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEYADMITTED TO HOSPITAL - EVEN MORE HEARTACHACHE TONI

Thank you all so much for your heartfelt responses and thoughts, I have read them time and time again, bless you all for taking the time to share your thoughts with me... More drama for poor old Barney yet again tonight, he has been trying desparately to have a 'pooh' all day, straining and strainin...
by JulieandBarney
Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:37 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Here we go again ,,,,
Replies: 23
Views: 7073

Re: Here we go again ,,,,

Thank you Mrs Kane,

As Jan says please let me know how much I owe you, if you have Paypal, please send me your e-mail address and I will pay you that way, if not please let me know how you would prefer payment.

Many many thanks for your time and effort in doing this for us....xx
by JulieandBarney
Sun Aug 23, 2015 4:13 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL IN EMERGENCY AN UPDATE

Sorry for the delay in responding to you all... Yesterday my Father passed away, and though it was expected, it still hit me like a sledgehammer, he was a wonderful Dad and didn't deserve the dreadful agony of the last 6 months, he had advanced Alzheimers, heart failure and towards the end his kidne...
by JulieandBarney
Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:21 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Ollie
Replies: 20
Views: 6624

Re: Ollie

I know how you feel, it seems like 5 minutes since we lost our last boy, 'CC' to oral cancer, and that was 3 years ago....I don't think Barney will be with us for any length of time now, his breathing is still fast and he is not himself..I predict an emergency over the weekend, I hope I am wrong but...
by JulieandBarney
Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:58 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL IN EMERGENCY AN UPDATE

Edward, its good to hear from you, I often wonder how you and Cheyenne are getting along now..... Well, Barney is home now, he has a little bandage on one paw and a little gauze on the other ...his breathing is still a little fast, to say the least, but he is a little better than he was, in saying t...
by JulieandBarney
Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:38 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Ollie
Replies: 20
Views: 6624

Re: Ollie

Oh Sam I totally agree with your sentiments and thoughts, I would do exactly the same given that choice, I so feel for you, Ollie and your partner, you know I have been going through similar, my heart goes out to you.....You have done all you can for Ollie and you are giving him the most dignified a...
by JulieandBarney
Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:23 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL IN EMERGENCY AN UPDATE

Hi all First of all. thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for my boy...Sam,my heart goes out to you, we have spent all night in tears last night, Ian prepared a little area of the garden for him to be laid to rest....Please, please, let me know how you get on, my thoughts are with you xx Now ...
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:25 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL IN EMERGENCY SO WORRIE

Thank you all...Ian and I have been inconsolable tonight, the tears haven't stopped...thinking that our lovely boy is alone in a pen on a drip thinking that we have abandoned him and afraid...these thoughts are tearing me apart....I look at the empty chair next to me where he used to sit and biff me...
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 20, 2015 4:12 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL IN EMERGENCY SO WORRIE

We have just received the call we never wanted...it seems that Barney has lesions on his lungs indicating a tumour..they are keeping him overnight on a drip to hydrate him and will give him anti biotics in the vain hope that it is a lung infection, she will call me in the morning, but it looks like ...
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 20, 2015 2:34 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

Re: BARNEY BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL IN EMERGENCY SO WORRIE

Just after typing this I received a call from the vet to say that the blood tests showed up high white blood cell count and protein, but nothing too alarming...but she was gravely concerned about his breathing, she thinks its an indication of something far more serious, again I await another call bu...
by JulieandBarney
Thu Aug 20, 2015 2:22 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 26170

BARNEY BACK IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT !!!!

As you may be aware, Barney went to my vet Monday regarding his recurrent cystitis, he was due to have a full bladder and kidney scan next Monday (24th). He was given an anti biotic injection and steroid injection as he had blood in his water and infection present. Fast forward to yesterday when I r...
by JulieandBarney
Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:52 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: I'm scared of my CAT! He attacked! HELP! -- New Dog in Home
Replies: 22
Views: 6227

Re: I'm scared of my CAT! He attacked! HELP! -- New Dog in

You will have to send the dog back I reckon. Why try to keep the cat and dog in the same house if you are in this state about it? Is it that important that you have a dog. The cat is terrified and stressed, your stressed and the dog is stressed. What do you want, cat, dog or neither because you obv...
by JulieandBarney
Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:51 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: I'm scared of my CAT! He attacked! HELP! -- New Dog in Home
Replies: 22
Views: 6227

Re: I'm scared of my CAT! He attacked! HELP! -- New Dog in

Personally, I feel extremely sorry for those poor animals.[/quote]

I so agree with Grace on this...
by JulieandBarney
Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:49 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Here we go again ,,,,
Replies: 23
Views: 7073

Re: Here we go again ,,,,

As Jan says, many thanks Mrs K....Barney will be heading off for some scans next Monday, so may have more news then too....x
by JulieandBarney
Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:34 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEYS CYSTITIS - VET TRIP TONIGHT - WHAT NOW ?!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3507

Re: BARNEYS CYSTITIS - VET TRIP TONIGHT - WHAT NOW ?!!

Hi

Thank you all, I am dreading leaving him behind on Monday, I have to drop him off at 08:30 and collect him at 4pm, he will be terrified and I will be so upset, I feel terribly guilty for putting him through this, it tears me apart, as much as I know it's for the best..... :cry:
by JulieandBarney
Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:54 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEYS CYSTITIS - VET TRIP TONIGHT - WHAT NOW ?!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3507

Re: BARNEYS CYSTITIS - VET TRIP TONIGHT - WHAT NOW ?!!

Hi all Just back from vets where we saw our lovely vet at last, Barney is going in next Monday, for the day, for some pretty intense sort of x rays on his bladder and kidneys, apparently it is a technique where they catheterise him and 'blow up' the area with wind (!!) which shows any stones, crysta...
by JulieandBarney
Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:45 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: BARNEYS CYSTITIS - VET TRIP TONIGHT - WHAT NOW ?!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3507

BARNEYS CYSTITIS - VET TRIP TONIGHT - WHAT NOW ?!!

Hi All As you all may well know, Barney has been suffering on and off with cystitis for about a year now :cry: , He is generally a very happy boy and to see him squatting and straining, sometimes for about an hour a day, almost every day, before returning to his usual self as though nothing was wron...
by JulieandBarney
Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:07 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Our user names - and why?
Replies: 30
Views: 6879

Re: Our user names - and why?

I only wish mine was a little more original as everyone else's !!! :lol: ...

love ...Julie & Barney !
by JulieandBarney
Sat Jul 18, 2015 2:22 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Lila's squamous cell carcinoma journey..
Replies: 106
Views: 44077

Re: Lila's squamous cell carcinoma journey..

Hi, it's great to hear from you !!! :D

So looking forward to hearing about the new kittens....what a lovely, lovely home they will have....please come back on here with all the details.....xx