Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Meet the newest member of the Barbour family

Abbey Hunny Bee Barbour

Meet Abbey. She is the newest member of our family. We adopted her yesterday from the Campbell County Animal Shelter, and we are so excited!
She is about one year old and very small, weighing just seven and a half pounds. We have her in a separate room in the house, and she is looking more comfortable as time goes by.
Yesterday, she spent most of the day hiding underneath furniture. Off and on, I sat in the room and talked to her, read, and watched some TV. Last night, I went in and put on some soft music. She came out from under the sofa, sniffed my hand, then came to me so I could pet her and hold her. She is such a sweetheart!
Today we took her to our vet to be tested for feline leukemia and FIV—both came back negative. She got some of her shots, and we set up an appointment to have her spayed in three weeks when it’s time for her booster shots.
Larry said she’s already mama’s cat. But I’ve spent more time with her than he has. Once he spends more time with her, she will adore him, I’m sure.
Chase Bird? Well, he’s not too happy. We are keeping the door closed between the two kitties, but they have caught glimpses of each other. It’s a process for cats to get used to each other.
Our vet advised us to keep her isolated from Chase Bird for a couple of weeks because we don’t know if she perhaps caught an upper respiratory infection at the shelter.





I first saw Abbey on Feb. 1 when I went to the shelter to cuddle with the cats. Her name was Hunny Bee at that time.  
When I held her, she was a purr-baby and so affectionate. She also seemed tolerant of the other cats around her.
I kept thinking about her, but I didn’t do anything about adopting. We just weren’t quite ready.
Then I saw on the Facebook page of Friends of Campbell County Animal Control (a volunteer group that works to get the shelter animals fostered and adopted) that Hunny Bee had been adopted. I comforted myself with the thought that she had gotten a good home.
Then Hunny Bee popped up on Facebook again, available for adoption.



Sunday, when Larry and I went to visit her at the shelter, we learned that she had been adopted by a family with small children, and it wasn’t a good mix. So they returned her to the shelter four days later.
She had originally been surrendered to the shelter by her owner, so there she was at the shelter, given up twice. She had been there for four months.

Now she has a home with us, and we plan for it to be her forever home.


Where did her name come from? Her full name is Abbey Hunny Bee Barbour. We wanted to add Abbey but help her get used to it by keeping the Hunny Bee. We like the name Abbey because one of our favorite TV characters is named Abby (Pauley Perrette’s character on NCIS). We added the “e” in affection for our good friend Ann, whose first dog was named Abbey.

18 comments:

  1. A cat makes a house a home. More than one makes it an even nicer home.

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  2. oh, she's a tiny little thing, alright! welcome, abbey! so more returns to the shelter for you!!! chase bird will be okay, it just might take a while! then he'll be happy to have a sis!

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  3. ooooooo, she is adorable and I love her name.....and all the thought you put into naming her!! Chase bird will love having "cat company" ;)

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  4. I love her already, Tina! She's so lucky to be with you and Larry ... I hope Chase Bird will come around to liking his new sister!!!

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  5. Abbey is so pretty.. Thank you for rescuing her, she has a happy home now.. I hope Chase Bird and Abbey will coexist happily.. Cute photo, have a happy day!

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  6. Welcome to your new forever family, Abbey! She was waiting at the shelter so patiently for you to realize that she was supposed to be YOUR kitty. That little voice in your gut is very wise ... I'm glad that she's home with you where she belongs.

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  7. So excited for you all! Congratulations! She is beautiful. Orange cats have always been my favorite.

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  8. Oh, now she's a sweetheart. Can't wait to see more pictures and later on tales of her and Chase Bird getting into things ( once they get to know each other). Glad you have her.

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  9. Oh, Tina! Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful -- what a sweet face! I think you and she will be great friends (And Chase Bird too, someday!)

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  10. What a beautiful girl! Congratulations. It's so sad when an animal goes to a shelter at all, let alone twice. I've integrated animals together in the past, and I know it's a bit rough at first, so I wish you and Chase Bird an easy transition.

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  11. Hello Abbey...and welcome to Blogland!

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  12. Oh my gosh, she is ADORABLE!! <3 I bet Chase Bird will adore her! :)

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  13. Well hello, Abbey girl! What a beauty. Here's to many wonderful years together!

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  14. Congrats to you all. Abbey Hunny Bee is just as darling as can be. I hope she & Chase Bird will soon be good friends.

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  15. Welcome to the newest member of the Barbour family - she's gorgeous! I love that you've named her after Abby in NCIS - she's a great character.

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  16. Congratulations on your new "baby!" What a cutie. One of my cats is named "Abby!"

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  17. I'm so happy she has a new forever home. And thanks for dropping by my blog! I hope you have been doing well.

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  18. Congratulations on your new job Tina. Abbey looks sweeter than honey and I hope she and CB get along without too much adjusting fuss. I'd never heard of FB cats.

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