Spinal Cord Stimulator for Bladder Management Iowa State Vet

This is the most difficult post I will ever make.
our 6 year old analyzed pug, Frankie, died as a result of a deadly infection, introduced directly into his spinal cord, during surgery Oct., 2015 at Iowa State Vet School.
We adopted Frank 28 months ago. We found him on a Craigslist ad. He was becoming increasingly more disabled and had lost control of bladder.
Frank was the most beautiful boy in the world. We took him to Dr. Fred Wininger, at Veterinary Specialty Services, in St. Louis where he had an MRI. Dr. Wininger is a board certified Neurosurgeon. Frank was diagnosed with a severe vertebral malformation, in his cervical region. At the time of the MRI, October, 2013, the degree of spinal cord compression was estimated to be 90 %.  Dr. Wininger was not optimistic about reversing his compression with surgery. He recommended managing Frank's medical problems, as they developed.
 Dr. Wininger said the two most daunting problems with paralyzed dogs are urinary tract infections and skin breakdown.
It is too difficult yet for me to tell the full story of the next 28 months of Frank's life. I didn't work. ( I am a Registered Nurse.) and I devoted my life to Frank. He became a certified therapy dog and loved life.
We got wheels for Frank within 3 months of his adoption. He adapted to them immediately and flew around the house, the neighborhood and everywhere we took him. Which was everywhere.
Frank had an upper motor neuron bladder, due to the location of his compression.
He had no ability to empty his bladder so My husband and I very quickly learned to express his bladder 3 times a day. We took Frank to Iowa State because Dr. Nick Jeffery encouraged us to implant a sacral nerve stimulator in his bladder. This was done in October, 2015 . The stimulator was a failure. But sadly, Frank was infected during surgery with a SUPERBUG called pseudomonas aeruginosa. Within 3 weeks of the surgery, his 16 pound beautiful body was covered with huge abscesses, draining foul smelling green pus. We drove back to Iowa, which is 500 miles from us, 4 times over the next 2 months. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa has the unique ability to develop a barrier around itself, within days, and antibiotics can not penetrate the barrier.
We demanded that the hardware be removed from his spine. Cultures  taken during surgery showed his spinal cord was infected with pseudomonas aeruginosa. 
This is a hospital acquired infection. Under pressure, Dr. Nick Jeffery acknowledged that Frank was contaminated during his initial surgery.
Frank was the 1st dog in the USA to undergo this surgery. Dr. Jeffery performed the surgery on 8 dogs in the United Kingdom.
i foolishly believed this would be a solution for emptying his bladder, easily.
It was not. Use of the stimulator caused Frank great pain, despite what neurological testing showed.
i would not recommend the Spinal Nerve Stimulator. Not to mention the $10,000.00 we spent on the surgery and. All associated care, we would not have worried if Frank were here and healthy.
He suffered and died because of the surgery. And very sadly, Dr. Nick Jeffery and Iowa State lacked any compassion, or even professionalism, in this most devastating loss they caused our family, friends and his large network of friend.
i am honoring his memory by beginning work with the Bella Moss Foundation of the U.K., which concentrates on educating the public on the ever rising problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria present in veterinary hospitals. And the proper use of antibiotics.
Respectfully, Rosemary Gordon