<human>: Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?

Sunday morning (3/4), my dog's hind legs stopped working.  He is a 6-yr old cocker spaniel who hasn't been fixed.  He was able to drag himself around, and he could put some weight on his back legs, but he couldn't control them.  I took him to the animal emergency center in my town and they told me that it's most likely he's had a ruptured disc in his spine.  

The testing to check exactly what the problem is was estimated around $1,600.  The surgery to fix the problem was estimated at $5,000.  The alternative treatment is medicinal therapy, including anti-inflammatory, steroids, pain meds, and muscle-relaxers.  According to the vets, if 'deep pain' goes away, then there is no hope of reversal without surgery, which is not an option because of money. They also said that if he doesn't heal in the next two weeks, then he's not going to heal. 

So, I want to know what to do in the next 2 weeks to give him the best odds of healing.  So far, all I've been told by the vets is to give him strict "bed-rest" in his kennel, only carrying him to the yard a few times a day to potty.  If he doesn't heal, then I may need to put him down depending on his condition - either that, or have him in a wheel chair, "expend his bladder" up to 6 times a day, and keep a diaper on him for his BM's.  

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<bot>: What can i do to enhance my dog's chances of healing from a spinal injury?  If he doesn't heal, can a dog be happy in a wheel chair with no control over his bladder or bowels?