So far, so good.

Murphy has been on Prednisone and antibiotics now for 2 days. The Prednisone seems to be working wonders. He is more like himself than he has been in months. It is making him hungry and thirsty and he has had a few accidents in the house....but otherwise he is "generally" better. Would I say he's the same ol' Westie I've always known? Absolutely not. He is slower, sleepier, and maybe just a little cranky but he is a Westie afterall! He has wagged his tail at me in the morning (which he hadn't been) and he has come over for a pet or scratch on the back. He is also showing interest in treats and even managed to get up on his back legs today to reach for a treat from our 2 year old. I don't know how long we have with Murphy. Since I am a nurse, I know what the Pred. is doing to his already weak kidney's. I know he is 13 years old. I know that Lupus is an autoimmune disease and with that come a cart load of other issues. But, for now I'm happy with the wag of his tail and the sometimes bright eyes that look at me. He is comfortable and happy and that's good enough for us right now. He has almost two weeks left on the steroids and then we'll check his blood levels to see where we are. He got groomed yesterday and that alone makes him look more like my Westie. Hope springs eternal.