Just got back from the vet. Murphy has an enlarged heart, an enlarged liver and a sunken trachea. All this was visible from the x-rays, before any blood work was done. The best the vet feels they can do is to treat the symptoms. He won’t get better, in fact his health will probably continue to decline. She believes he is experiencing some amount of pain right now and that’s why he whimpers after a coughing spell.

She gave him an injection for pain and sent us home with orders to treat Murphy royally for the next few days. We have an appointment on Thursday at 5 pm when I will see him off to join Darwin and Puto.

Meanwhile, I’ll be cooking him some fabulous meals for the next two evenings and pampering him lots. The vet said she wished she could have done this for a dog that she lost.