Cat Who Lived Most of His Life as Stray, Finally Has His Dream Come True

A cat who had lived on the streets most of his life, finally had his dream come true. Barney the alley cat sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇᴅ many ᴛʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀᴏᴜs winters and had used most of his 9 lives.

This 6-year old alley cat was found wandering in a neighborhood in Montreal, Canada. This cat has been living on the streets for many years and has ʟᴏsᴛ every reason to be happy or even smile, his face was perpetually set in a frown. They named him Barney. He managed to survive the harsh winter on his own, it was very obvious that he was in dire need of medical attention as he was in a particularly bad shape.

The cat brought to Chatons Orphelins Montréal and many things were found to be wrong with Barney upon close examination. One of his ears was frozen due to frostbite and is now permanently folded. Barney is ᴍɪssɪɴɢ a few teeth and has many ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ scars from probably ꜰɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ for sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ in the wild. Barney had trouble breathing because his nose was completely clogged. His coat reeked of urine, and his eyes were very runny.

Despite having an array of health issues, all he wanted was some snuggles and ear scratches. “This big teddy bear came straight to us for some affection. He had very big cheeks, strong muscles. He had to be the king of his neighborhood,” Celine Crom of the ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇ shared with Love Meow.

He was put on antibiotics at the clinic to help him feel better. After two months of recovery, he was finally healed and ready to have his neuter sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ. Now, Barney’s condition has improved, his eyes are healing properly, he is getting stronger and he has his smile back, in fact, he is beaming with happiness which is such a huge contrast to the cat that was initially brought in.

Six months after his ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇ, Barney’s dream came true. “He found his perfect match, responsible humans with love and compassion for his life and history,” the ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇr said. “He talks a lot and follows his humans everywhere to get attention.”

We are very happy for Barney!