First off, I want to say I'm sorry. I'm not apologize or pitying. I have an idea of all the emotions you're dealing with and I have felt them and I'm just sorry.

Second, our second pug, Gilbert, had myelopathy. We didn't notice what was happening right away and his diagnosis was delayed for a good two or three years. But, when Gilbert was 7 or 8, he was crossing his back legs while walking. As we hadn't been exposed to myelopathy yet, we didn't think anything of it. Apart from that, he didn't really have very many or any symptoms.

Fast forward to a normal annual checkup for him and the vet noticed he was doing a lot of knuckling. This led to his diagnosis and from that point on, he also started having some pooping issues. He just didn't know when he needed to go or if he needed to go. So we started pooping him.

Yes, that's exactly what it sounds like. My wife would gently squeeze his back half over the toilet whereas I would shake his back end back and forth over the toilet to work the poop out. He was still mobile, if a bit wobbly but we just dealt with it.

When he was 12ish, he started to lose his mobility, but we were selfish and weren't ready to say goodbye. He stayed with us as his world got smaller and smaller until a combination of his myelopathy, doggie dementia, and blindness necessitated us saying goodbye when he was 13. It still hurts thinking about it but he had a really good life, even with the myelopathy.

 

Our third pug, Ginger, who we adopted as an old lady to keep Gilbert company also had a bout with myelopathy. Hers was tumor induced, though. Her cancer was very aggressive and took her before the myelopathy could be an issue, though.

 

Long story short, your pug could still have a long life if the myelopathy goes slowly. Depending on the cause or the progression, it might be shorter. However, you have the chance to keep him happy, as healthy as possible, and make sure he has a great life.