First of all, I want to thank you all so very much for your kind words of support for Murphy and for our family. You are all so sweet and understanding of my concerns.

Secondly, I wanted to give you an update on Murphy. I just talked with Dr. Robinson and he got her bloodwork back. It was perfect!!! He thinks that we are just dealing with an older dog who has many issues, but the bloodwork didn't indicate anything out of the ordinary! Thank God!!!

Her wetting problems have stopped completely with the addition of the new medication. That in itself is a huge relief for Murphy and for me! The Anipryl, which was given to her for the dementia does not seem to be helping at all, sadly, but we can deal with these periods of barking, etc. It is not always easy, but this is not new at all, and is not constant. We're going to watch the lumps, but as long as they are not making her uncomfortable, we're leaving them alone. She's eating, drinking and mostly sleeping.

We don't know how long she will be be with us, but we're just going to take it day by day, as I told you before. I'll keep you posted if anything changes, but wanted to let you know what I know right now.

Logan