Plea to find big softy Barney a new home for 2018

An appeal has gone out to find a new home for poor Barney who has been in RSPCA care for more than six months.

Eight-year-old Barney came in to the care of the RSPCA Cambridgeshire Mid East Branch in June and was in a very sorry state.

He has a damaged ‘cauliflower’ ear possibly as a result of fighting or being attacked, and then sadly he bit the end of his own tail and had to have it amputated.

But with plenty of TLC and veterinary treatment he has healed well and is now looking for his ‘paw-fect’ home.

Val Fountain, publicity officer for the branch, said: “Despite everything poor Barney has been through he has come through it all really well and is now ready to go to a new home.

“Sadly though he has struggled with life in the cattery and is in desperate need of being able to settle in a new home of his own. He is a very loving cat. He would be best suited to being the only pet in his new home, and he would like someone to be around a good part of the day. He could live with older children of secondary school age. Once he has settled well in his new home he will like to have access to a garden.

She added: “Barney is a very deserving cat. He is a really beautiful big boy even with his squashed ear and no tail. He needs new owners who will have a lot of time for him because he’s had a rough time in life. We will be delighted to see this boy go to the new loving home he needs.”

To find out more about Barney please call the RSPCA Cambridgeshire Mid East Branch 01487 824501.