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You've got it?

Yeah.

Do you want me to carry her?

No, no, I've got her.

It's okay, sweetie. We're almost there.

Okay, sweetie.

My God.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm all right.

I found her on the kitchen

floor in her own urine.

And then when I picked

her up she screamed.

Do you know what I mean?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay, Dorothy.

Let's see what's going on here.

It's highly probable

it's a ruptured disk,

but we'll need to do a CAT scan

to know for sure. Yeah.

CAT scan?

Is that expensive?

Alex. Alex.

I'm just asking, Ruth.

It's not cheap, Mr. Carver.

How much?

Around $1,000.

Okay.

Yeah... Okay.

We should do this right away.

Yeah.

All right.

Good.

Okay, Dorothy. Okay.

Okay, Dorothy.

Do you really think

they can fix a ruptured disk?

Who knows?

We just have to be

ready for the worst.

Don't say that, please, Alex.

She's 10 years old, Ruth.

I know.

But 10 is not that old.

You're older than her

in dog years.

Thanks.

The rupture is

between T-13 and L-1.

It's about two-thirds

down her spine.

Okay.

Usually, this type of injury

is best with surgery.

What if you can't fix it?

Well, animals adapt very well

to new challenges, Mrs. Carver.

I've seen dogs with paralysis live

a full life with the use of wheels.

Wheels?

Yeah.

Yeah. But, look, let's not

get ahead of ourselves.

We'll keep her on the steroids.

And in the meantime,

you should go home.

And we'll call you

in the morning.

Okay?

Okay.

I just wish we didn't have to leave

her here overnight, you know?

Try not to put

yourself in her place.

Animals adapt to their fates

more easily than we do.

They don't remember what was.

Right? I... Okay.

They deal with things

as they are now.

Should we tell him

how far we're willing to go?

What are you talking about?

What do you mean?

I mean, we have to

be realistic, Ruth.

We can only spend so much.

And you heard what the doctor said.

Animals live in the now.

And it might not

even be fair to Dorothy.

You might want to consider this.

Wait. What?

I'll call you tomorrow.

Thank you, Doctor.

I'm sorry, but what is that?

This is a DNR.

Do Not Resuscitate.

What are you talking...

Wait a minute.

Ruth.

No.

Why did you sign that form?

We have to be practical, Ruth.

But, Alex, it's not

your decision to make.

We have to do

everything we can for her.

And we will.

But what if there

isn't anything we can do?

There's always

something to do, Alex.

I just think it might be

the kindest thing for her.

Yeah.

Why do you always assume...

Just let me ask you this.

Why do you always assume

everything is gonna go wrong?

Because I plan for the worst

and I hope for the best.

You think I don't know that

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