{"id":764,"date":"2018-01-06T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tapdesigns.com\/theblog\/?p=764"},"modified":"2018-01-06T20:02:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T20:02:23","slug":"goodbye-my-little-sidekick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tapdesigns.com\/theblog\/?p=764","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye my little sidekick"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was hard to say goodbye, but I know that we did the right thing.<\/p>\n

Murphy took a turn for the worse yesterday.\u00a0 He was perfectly fine the night before and then Friday morning Tony and I heard him howling and found him at the bottom of the stairs.\u00a0 He could not use his back legs and was very cold.\u00a0 I wrapped him up in a towel and held him in my arms for a good hour.\u00a0 The boys gave him kisses and hugs before they left for school and then I called the vet.\u00a0 They said to bring him in and they did a quick exam.\u00a0 His temp should be around 100 and his was 82.\u00a0 They told me the tumor was much bigger and it had most likely spread to his stomach.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude41\u00a0 Murph was very lethargic and kept putting his little head in my hand.\u00a0 I knew it was time and I did not want him to suffer.<\/p>\n

I sang his song that Tony and I made up for him when we first got him and held him tight as he passed away.\u00a0 \u00a0The nurse had wrapped him up in warm towels and he was even purring, which made me feel better knowing he was not scared (he hated the vet’s office!).<\/p>\n

I miss him so much!\u00a0 He really was next to me or near every second of the day.\u00a0 He had been through a lot with me (chemo, surgeries, twins, moves) and he was faithful to the end.\u00a0 I can’t ever remember having a cat that brought so much happiness to a family.\u00a0 He even had finally started sleeping with the boys and loving them like he loved me.<\/p>\n

I will miss you tons, Charlie Murphy and so will Cosmo!<\/p>\n

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It was hard to say goodbye, but I know that we did the right thing. Murphy took a turn for the worse yesterday.\u00a0 He was perfectly fine the night before and then Friday morning Tony and I heard him howling and found him at the bottom of the stairs.\u00a0 He could not use his back … <\/p>\n

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