u/Hopeful-Dreaming718

My Dachshund Lucy is now 10 years old and had back surgery for IVDD six years ago. She never regained bowel or bladder function. I have expressed her bladder multiple times a day but have had to deal with chronic UTI’s 4 to 5 times a year. She would not tolerate the doggie wheelchair but did learn to spinal walk and will do occasionally when motivated enough. It’s getting harder to express her bladder and I think the antibiotics are not clearing up the UTI’s. She’s still happy with no apparent pain. I don’t feel she has a good quality of life for a dog but her happiness is making it hard to make a decision.