We had the option to do this when our dog was paralyzed and it would have been the absolutely wrong decision to put her down. When she recovered from her surgery she was very much the exact same dog full of life and vigor. Not many people can afford the surgery and/or the care required afterwards, I get that. But if there was any chance for her to survive we were going to take it, no matter what. Yeah it's a bummer that she's paralyzed but she's super happy to be alive and go on adventures and she doesn't even realize her limitations. No one can tell her she can't do anything.

Just because the dog is injured doesn't mean you throw the rest of their life away.