[Morrigoon]

Well, my life officially sucks.

Barnum and I were playing ball, and I threw it down the hallway. He tears off after it, and the next thing I hear is him yelping and when I look up he's dragging his back end and sh*tting all over the floor in pain. Took him to the after-hours vet in Mission Viejo. Basically, it's most likely a herniated disc(s?) I had two options: take him straight to a neurologist to do some kind of scan that requires general anesthetic and dye injected into his spine - followed most likely by surgery if they find something, that running $3500-5000 - OR - they could keep him overnight at the emergency vet, give him pain meds, do a blood panel (to make sure his liver etc. are functioning okay) and then do aggressive steroid treatment to get the swelling down, which will only relieve the pain and not solve the problem. Minimum cost $1258. Which I don't have.

Had to call my mom at like midnight Texas time, and ask her to help me, because they want the minimum cost up front as a deposit.