01/07 Gus AMPS 117, +5 230 +9.5 349 PMPS 315, +7.75 286

You must be exhausted! Look at that beautiful Amps. I hope you don’t have any drama or a bounce today. I liked the active cycles so much better during the day but it always seemed to happen when I had I responsibilities away from home.
 
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You must be exhausted! Look at that beautiful Amps. I hope you don’t have any drama or a bounce today. I liked the active cycles so much better during the day but it always seemed to happen when I had I responsibilities away from home.
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I’m pretty tired, lucky my work is super flexible and I’ll make up today’s hours this weekend and get some rest today.

He’s 230 @ +6.. I think we gonna bounce but Gus is full of surprises, so maybe not..
 
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So with the amount of pokes we did yesterday, Gus’ ears look a little beat up and spotty. He’s flicking his ears when I warm them up at tests.. but luckily no flicking when poking and grabbing the sample. Gonna take it easy on the pokes tonight so that should help a bit.

Being (a Canadian) winter, his ears get some cold therapy in between tests just from being around the house.. but is there something tried and tested that I could use to help speed up the healing? A cream or something?

I have this stuff made by Dr. Maggie’s (adding active ingredients list in a photo below).. it’s not really for bruising, per se .. I’ve used it before but not sure if it help

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Some people here use coconut oil on their kitty's ears. I don't know about the rest on the list, but just check if any of them are toxic for cats before using them.

I guess you've seen this from the Home Testing sticky?

Ear Care
Since our kitties must endure so many tests, what are some ways to take care of the ears?
  • Hold a wet, cool baby washcloth on the poke site immediately after the test to prevent bruising.
  • Put Emla cream on the test sites after each test. It only takes a tiny dab and you can wipe it off before the next test. Emla cream requires a prescription from your vet. Neosporin with has been found to contain a toxin to cats, polymixin and should be avoided.
  • You can purchase Ledum 30C homeopathic remedy at any health food store. Dissolve one tablet in a small bottle of pure water and then apply one or two drops to each ear every day. Ledum is great for puncture wounds.
 
Bandit's Mom said:
Some people here use coconut oil on their kitty's ears. I don't know about the rest on the list, but just check if any of them are toxic for cats before using them.

I guess you've seen this from the Home Testing sticky?

Ear Care
Since our kitties must endure so many tests, what are some ways to take care of the ears?
  • Hold a wet, cool baby washcloth on the poke site immediately after the test to prevent bruising.
  • Put Emla cream on the test sites after each test. It only takes a tiny dab and you can wipe it off before the next test. Emla cream requires a prescription from your vet. Neosporin with has been found to contain a toxin to cats, polymixin and should be avoided.
  • You can purchase Ledum 30C homeopathic remedy at any health food store. Dissolve one tablet in a small bottle of pure water and then apply one or two drops to each ear every day. Ledum is great for puncture wounds.
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Thanks! Guessing these are all directly after poke solutions not speed up the healing process afterwards

I didn’t know that I should be using a wet cold cloth after the poke but that makes sense.. Been using my cotton round to apply pressure for 20-25sec, usually does the trick… and every couple of days I will use a wet cotton round to clean up the ear (which he thinks is the worst thing ever!)

I can ask my vet about Emla.

I did research all the ingredients on the one I have and all are safe for kitties, was the first thing I did before buying it :)

He doesn’t usually look like this, I think I didn’t put pressure long enough yesterday in an effort to post test results faster… luckily it looks like we have a break from pokes
 
Gus the Furminator said:
Thanks! Guessing these are all directly after poke solutions not speed up the healing process afterwards

I didn’t know that I should be using a wet cold cloth after the poke but that makes sense.. Been using my cotton round to apply pressure for 20-25sec, usually does the trick… and every couple of days I will use a wet cotton round to clean up the ear (which he thinks is the worst thing ever!)

I can ask my vet about Emla.

I did research all the ingredients on the one I have and all are safe for kitties, was the first thing I did before buying it :)

He doesn’t usually look like this, I think I didn’t put pressure long enough yesterday in an effort to post test results faster… luckily it looks like we have a break from pokes
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I use a little hydrogen peroxide on a cotton round to clean up his ears after a long night/day of poking. I usually use the left ear for AM and right ear for PM pokes so I just clean the ear that has seen the heaviest use when I switch to the other ear. I don't know if it helps but it makes me feel like I am doing some good. :)
 
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