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The Murphy Saga


Well, many of you may or may not have heard the illustrious stories of our beloved Shih Tzu Murphy. He's usually the one who greets you at the front door by jumping up and down until you half way pay attention to him, then rushes into the living room, then back to the sunroom -- you see where I'm going with this, super full of energy!! Well, a few weeks ago (actually, nearly a month ago) we took him to the vet, because he was having accidents like crazy, which was just out of character. He came back that it was likely just a behavioral issue, so we set out with new energy to re-crate train him and get things back under control. In the mean time, we started noticing that he was very lazy and tired acting and just wasn't his normal/spunky self. We've spent the last week trying to diagnose him between my wonderfully talented, super patient Uncle Marc (who is in Florida) and our vets here in Lafayette. As of today, they think/hope he is making a turn for the better, but prayers can't hurt anything. He's a good dog, and as I reminded Jason last night, as I cried myself to sleep worrying that "what if he doesn't get better" worry -- he's our first baby. He's the only baby we've let sleep in our room/bed with us. Which of course made me shed a few more tears.

Whatever happens is I'm sure meant to be, but prayers for the pup and his speedy recovery would be appreciated. I don't think I'm quite ready to say goodbye! :)

Look at that face....how could you say goodbye?

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