So sorry Pam. My poodle, Josh, was diagnosed with diabetes at 8 years old and I had to give him insulin twice a day until he went to The Bridge at 13-1/2. He had glaucoma in one eye and cataracts in both eyes and the doc wanted to operate. However, he would have to be on prednisone for two weeks before and after surgery. Since we could never really control his diabetes, my vet and I agreed that was not an option.
Poodles are so smart, but when he went totally blind, he would bump into everything and looked like the ball in a pin-ball game. They say that dogs adapt when they go blind, but not this guy. I think he was in denial. Miss the guy terribly and it's been 9 years.