Here's something I wrote up when it comes to
ear-testing psychology that might be of help to you two.
The first couple of weeks, it's definitely difficult. Mikey is a part-feral and was diagnosed at 6 months old. I was still working on the whole trust aspect of our relationship when I had to learn how to start testing this little, itty-bitty, 4 1/2 pound, underdeveloped, squirming feral kitten. At first, I thought it was undoing the previous four months' worth of work. It got pretty bad those
first few weeks. I refused to give up because I had already seen the fruits of my labor (his dose was too high to start with) and I could already tell he would be a difficult cat to get regulated through any other means than home-testing (being a kitten, this meant his dose needed to be carefully and continuously increased in minuscule amounts as he grew bigger).
Then, we turned a corner. As I got more skilled at testing and Michelangelo got used to the new routine and his ears "
learned to bleed," things began to fall into place. Now, we're at the point that if I oversleep his morning test, he'll sit on the pillow next to my head and meow in my ear till I wake up and test him and give him his shot. :lol: When he's wanting food or is running lower numbers, he'll jump into my lap and wait for me to test him (he
never jumps into my lap for anything else because he is not a lap cat at all).
It takes time and patience. Your cat won't hate you and you'll develop a unique bond with Theo that is quite unparalleled. Even Henry, my non-diabetic, gets jealous and wants in on the testing. :lol:
He's been eating the fishy fancy feasts a lot faster, maybe that'll do the trick. He likes attention, have his cheeks scratched, chewing on his brush, and sleeping on mommy's homework.
