Around 9:30 last night Mutt was running with her toy and immediately stopped
coming to us in the bedroom. She had lost the ability to walk on her back
leg. It's not flimsy or useless, but she is holding it up and hobbling.

I'm a wreck. I've been up crying all night since then. This is not good.
She's nine and been in my life since her very first hour of breath.

At 10 she was somewhat still bouncy and excited to go "OUTSIDE". Her
favorite word. She gobbled turkey slices.

Now she's just blah.

Some people think it's just a dog but in the last year especially she's been
at my side constantly or at my feet if I'm in a chair. And it's so close to
Christmas, and so hard for us still. I'm scared to take her to the vet and
hear what they have to say but I'm more scared not to.

I'm lost though about what to do. We're switching vets, I hate the staff at
our current but this vet knows Mutt and has proven he can take good care of
her. I don't trust the staff though and she's too valuable to put into
another vet's unproven hands.

Grace
terrified