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My Dog Is Dying: The Real Life Crappy Choice Diary, Entry 14

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Murphy Brown Fritz July 16, 1998 – March 8, 2012   Beloved companion Devoted sister Terror of squeaky toys Friend to the universe AMBASSADOR TO THE DRAGON KINGDOM   Our hearts are broken. We have lost our beloved Murphy. Our thanks to the wonderful people who have both honored Murphy and tried to ease our […]

My Dog Is Dying: The Real Life Crappy Choice Diary, Entry 13

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So here we are, at Part 4 of a four-part series on dying dogs and veterinarians. Like life, the series hasn’t been quite linear, so you can find the other parts in this diary here: Entry 6, #1, where we lose our long-time vet; Entry 8, #2, where we meet up again with a former […]

My Dog Is Dying: The Real Life Crappy Choice Diary, Entry 10

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I say it and it doesn’t sink in: my dog is dying. Not just on that you’re born you go through crap (and good jokes) and you die bit, but the real life one none of us get to skip. In a few weeks, Murphy will be gone. She has a splenic tumor, and they […]

My Dog Is Dying: The Real Life Crappy Choice Diary, Entry 6

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Sometimes we only know the true measure of a person when death stares us in the face. There, at the end of everything, is the simple, plain stark truth of it all. Sometimes the truth is sad. It hurts. Sometimes it exhilarates. This is a story about veterinarians. Four of them. Told in four parts. […]

My Dog Is Dying: The Real Life Crappy Choice Diary, Entry 4

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Murphy is dying. Yes, she’s 13-1/2, old for any dog, but somehow her age snuck up on me. After her early difficulties, I thought getting her to 5 was a miracle, but she’s been vigorous for years. She’s actually pretty vigorous now. Suddenly deaf, yes. Sleeps a lot. Loves to eat and explore. Slower with […]

What Made My Deaf Dog Hear Again, Part 1

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My son is deaf. My youngest dog, my Velcro boy, my goofy sweet Alki, is stone cold deaf. It happened when I wasn’t looking. Somehow, the years between puppyhood and senior dog warped and folded in on themselves, and my little boy aged. It shocks me, really. Just yesterday he was an exuberant, mischievous puppy, […]

Worshipping at the Altar of Rimadyl

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My eldest dog, Murphy, a female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, is 13. We never expected her to make it to 3, but she’s vibrant and healthy.  It took a lot to get her that way. Some of her problems were inherited, some medical mistakes, some the normal up’s and down’s of life. Murphy’s health took […]

Co-incidence and Community: How A Dog, Three Women, and a Book Saved a Life

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Sometimes we wonder if we’ve done the right thing in life. Sometimes we get lucky and know we did, even though we were just trying to get by. Sometimes that story co-incidentally defines another, which is what building community is all about. This is the story of how a chronically ill dog saved another dog […]