11/09 Coco AMPS 325 +6 308 PMPS 362

Wendy&Neko said:
Have you ever scraped the blood onto your finger nail, then tested with the meter from there? Sometimes that trick works.
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There is not enough blood for it to get "safely" into the nail. He doesn't jerk his head when we poke per se but once we want to get the meter close or other thing close to his ear he jerk his head and the blood smears into the cone, the ear or our fingers.

Staci & Ivy said:
I hope today goes smoother. It gets better, Win. As you gain experience you both learn for to do it all 🥰😻
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Thank you, it's just feels like it's constantly a rollercaoster. One moment he's very patient, the next he isn't 😵‍💫
 
win&coco said:
There is not enough blood for it to get "safely" into the nail. He doesn't jerk his head when we poke per se but once we want to get the meter close or other thing close to his ear he jerk his head and the blood smears into the cone, the ear or our fingers.


Thank you, it's just feels like it's constantly a rollercaoster. One moment he's very patient, the next he isn't 😵‍💫
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I know, I know, it takes time for everyone to adjust to the new "normal". He doesn't understand what's going on.
Some cats even get so used to things they show up and come to their testing spots and wait for the test (not my cat, but other cats).
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I’m sorry Win. As Staci mentioned it really does get better.

When I started out, I used to need so many pokes sometimes that I’d need to do a “time out” for myself and Moonie after three failed pokes.

We’d both take a break from testing, I’d pet her and say sorry, and give ourselves 5-10 mins to calm down before starting again.

We’ve been at this a little over 6 months now and it’s rare that we need more than one poke these days.

Each failed poke is practice to perfect your technique and an opportunity for Coco’s ears to develop capillaries to bleed better. 🤗
 
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