I talked to the surgeon who is working on Alice and he went through the long scary list of things that could go wrong, including any number of ways that death could occur. I guess he had to but still.... One option is that there's a tumor on her spine but our regular vet is confident that isn't the case since it would've caused a much more rapid decline. Other options include meningitis but I'm still going with disc problems since we confirmed that she was having them a year ago and of course, she's a beagle.

He classifies her as a Class 3, meaning that she has good motor function in all four legs but is currently unable to walk. He said that most dogs with this classification recover and are able to walk again and have a pain free life. Which is all I want for her.

So... he's not going to call me if the myleogram shows the disc problem, he's just going to head into surgery. Meaning that no news is good news for at least the next 4 or so (about 3 now) hours. Please keep all your fingers crossed that my phone does NOT ring until then and that when it does (after the alloted time) it has good news.

We can't visit her tonight but I'll be there the second they say I can.