Suggestions - Lancets

[Marylou and Malika]

I used the lancets that came with the AlphaTrak2 and my kitty barely notices. I bought Trueplus off Amazon and she flinches now. Both are 28 gauge. Is it me? Or are there better/worse brands?
Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Sean & Rufus]

I know I'm in the minority here on this, but after I ran out of AT2 lancets, I bought the ReliOn ones from Walmart. They are 30 gauge but in my case seem to work better on Rufus then the 28 gauge.

Or maybe you just got a bad batch? I know some syringes don't seem to pierce the skin as slick as normal.

 

[jayla-n-Drevon]

I have experimented lots with Dre and he is generally a pretty easy going boy-
I started using the terumo 25 gauge 5/8th inch ultra thin wall--I barely graze his ear and get a drop of blood.
I make sure the tip is pointed so the open tip hits the tip of his ear. If I run out he is ok with the millions of others I have LOL
with the terumo I never have to pierce thru his ear ....they are super sharp good for fluids too (19 gauge thin wall)

 

[Sylvie]

just like there are better and worse syringe brands (even sometimes worse ones between batches of good brands), there probably are for lancet as well!
i use the much cheaper Abbott Freestyle lancets with the AT2 device, they are literally the exact same ones that come in the AT2 meter kit and were like $11 for 100 last time i bought them on amazon.

 

[Marylou and Malika]

I have experimented lots with Dre and he is generally a pretty easy going boy-
I started using the terumo 25 gauge 5/8th inch ultra thin wall--I barely graze his ear and get a drop of blood.
I make sure the tip is pointed so the open tip hits the tip of his ear. If I run out he is ok with the millions of others I have LOL
with the terumo I never have to pierce thru his ear ....they are super sharp good for fluids too (19 gauge thin wall)

Thanks! Do you purchase locally or online?

 

[Marylou and Malika]

just like there are better and worse syringe brands (even sometimes worse ones between batches of good brands), there probably are for lancet as well!
i use the much cheaper Abbott Freestyle lancets with the AT2 device, they are literally the exact same ones that come in the AT2 meter kit and were like $11 for 100 last time i bought them on amazon.

The ones that came with the kit worked really well. I'll give them a try. Thanks!

 

[Marylou and Malika]

Does anyone have any experience with 30 gauge Care Touch lancets? I'm assuming animal or human, no difference. I'm using her ears.

 

[Larry and Kitties]

A lot depends upon the cat. For BunBun 30 gauge ones are fine, However, with Badger and Patches I find 30 gauge too small and it is very hard to get blood. I use 28's for them.

 

[Tracey&Jones (GA)]

I use the 30G supplied by the pharmacy, cant recall the name - they are purple though. I had the 28 gauge until his ears learned to bleed then I found I had puddles vs. a drop so dropped back to the smaller gauge.

Work for me.

 

[Marylou and Malika]

I'm finding CareTouch 30 Gauge work great for her. Thanks for all the suggestions!