Help Callie Get the Diagnosis She Needs

Hi everyone,

My name is Kelly, I am a single teacher living on my own. I have a fur baby named Callie as my roomate. Coming home after a long day of teaching Theatre to my students, Callie is always at the door to greet me (mostly because she's hungry). I truly look forward to coming home and seeing my fur baby and cuddling on the couch with her. She is my baby and I love her so much. I am starting this Gofund me for her. Over the past 2 months, I have noticed Callie struggling to get on top of furniture and is experiencing weakness in her hind legs. Her usual "spots" of relaxing are on my bed, the couch and a bench at my dining table. When the symptoms started, she was still able to get on top of those spots but noticeably having trouble. The vet suspected it could be arthritis, so we started her on a monthly shot that would help her with the pain and improve her symptoms. Currently on her second shot and her symptoms have worsened, which causes us to believe this is something else and not arthritis as we initially thought. Over the past week and a half, her symptoms have quickly worsened. She is now avoiding jumping on any furniture entirely , even her "spots" and hiding under my bed. She will even cry because she WANTS to jump up and cuddle with me whether I'm on the couch or on the bed, so I will have to pick her up and when I do, she cries, assuming because she is in pain. She isn't playing with any of her toys that she usually goes crazy over, her gait is extremely wobbly, and her legs will give out at a moment's notice without any cause. She will fall over randomly when she walks and lose balance. After explaining her symptoms to my vet, she believes it could be something neurological. I have made an appointment for a consult with a neurologist next weekend, and depending on whether she needs an MRI done (which I highly suspect they want to do) it will cost anywhere from $4700-5700. As I mentioned above, I am a single teacher and I live alone. I simply cannot afford this cost, and it breaks my heart because I want to find out what is going on with my girl. I am asking for a favor from anybody who is able to give even $1 to help Callie get the diagnosis and treatment that she needs. I would not be doing any of this if it was something I could handle on my own or if it wasn't something serious. I believe what she has is serious and it is not improving on its own. I hate to see my baby in pain and uncomfortable. I would be so extremely grateful to anybody that can help support these costs to give Callie the treatment she needs. Thank you so much for listening.