I'm so sorry about your fur-baby. I've been through this with several of my cats and it hurts almost worse than when a human dies. I remember one much-beloved kitty that I had to have put down due to renal failure, and when I brought her home from the vet's I sat on the sofa with her body in my arms, sobbing like a baby for hours. That was almost 20 years ago and I've never forgotten how her loss made me feel.

Hoping Murphy remains comfortable and passes easily to the Rainbow Bridge. I'll be thinking of you both.