It saddens me to share the news that we lost Murphy after his short, aggressive battle with lymphangiosarcoma. When we brought him in for his 3rd chemo treatment, Kyle pointed out to the oncologist a small sore we had noticed on his amputation incision line. They did a needle biopsy as well as a CT to check the progress of his pelvic lymph node mets. It came back positive. Unfortunately there wasn’t much else to offer. We decided that we would make his final days fun. He walked every day up at the park, ate treats, chewed up new toys and, yes Sally, had not one but two McDonald’s cheeseburgers. On his last day he woke up after a great nights sleep, slipped him a little extra pain meds, ate a breakfast of chicken and rice and headed up to the park for a final walk. The vet came to our house. He was a wonderful palliative care vet and Murphy had a peaceful, warm exit.
Many thanks to all the wonderful people we met on this site. We hope to support other people on this site in the future!
Val and Kyle