Awesome that you're calling your vet to rule out a UTI

But even so, I do strongly recommend crating her, as I said (and you agreed) this is a major change for her, and sometimes crating can really help ease them into the transition. I promise it works, you just have to do it correctly and give it enough time

We never crate our dogs while we are away anymore, but it's still there and open for them to go into whenever they want. My boy will ALWAYS be hanging out in it; he sleeps in it, chills in it, and goes to it when he gets stressed out -- it's his "safe haven".