ears too sore for testing?

[IloveLarry]

well now both ears have big red spots where i pricked larry. they cover about half the sweetspot. (or may be on the main vein, bc i am pretty sure i hit it at least once) can u prick the area again, when it looks like that? or have to wait until it heals? he acts as if they r sore. thoughts?
i got the neosporin pain relief. i did forget the shiny kind, just got the cream. oh, well. hopefully its nontoxic, internally, bc 1 of his kitty sisters groomed his head, and i think licked some of it off his ears.
also got some canned chicken, since the store did not have freeze dried. what a crowd pleaser! if u want 1 dog, and 6 cats to do ANYthing, this will do it. i think they think its tuna. none of them r crazy about just boiled chicken, or raw. they like it ok, but not like this.
the problem with a treat of food, and BG testing on larry, is he wll not be still for the prick if theres a treat nearby. he goes wild trying to get to it. i just have to pet and brush him for ear sticks. even then he moves a lot. shakes his ears. doesnt like them touched.
(this is also posted at the end of the old post on ear pricking but not sure if any1 is still following so i made a new post)
thanks all u wonderful ppl! hugs to u and all ur pets from larry and me.

 

[Hillary & Maui (GA)]

If you are concerned about others licking his ears, you could use petroleum jelly or even coconut oil if you have any. Both are non-toxic if ingested and coconut oil (not just for cooking) will even make him smell like a pina colada - that you might want to lick his ears too ;-)

You can continue to prick the ears, even though they show red spots. What you might want to do is prick from the opposite side of where you usually poke - ie - if you poke the back of the ear, then poke from front inside to back and vice versa...

Is his ear bleeding fairly easily? If so, you may also want to try a thinner gauged lancet. If you are using a 28 or 29 gauge go up one size to a 30 or 31.

the lower the gauge, the thicker the lancet/needle size is