I tried the Bravo metre as a back-up to a FreeStyle Lite. The strips are 40CDN for 100 and the metre was free. Shipping was fast. It read a bit higher than my FreeStyle Lite, and the strip takes blood from the end, not the side - I guess it is all what you are accustomed to and can get used to. Apparently, some folks on the diabetic cat Facebook page use it. You might ask there. It did require a larger blood drop. And that is what you should research with the metre you are looking at. You'll probably waste some strips if the blood drop isn't big enough.
Here is the Bravo website:
https://www.diabetesexpress.ca/free...r-with-purchase-bravo-test-strips-p-2456.html