horselo285
Member
Hey guys,
So Louie is getting very wary of getting his bg levels tested. He is still tentatively coming to me for his "yum-yums" but as soon as I go near his ear, he tries to get away. He will let me lay him on his side (this way he cant run) but as soon as I touch his ear, he begins swatting and shoving (like literally shoving my hand with his paws) my hand away. It is making it very hard to get an ear prick.
If I manage to get an ear prick, he tries to get away and makes it hard to get the blood on the strip. We are managing..(although I ended up skipping a bg reading as I did not want to stress him out any further) but it is getting harder, not easier.
I am planning to go up soon and test him...any ideas to keep make it less stressful and get Louie to be a bit more cooperative?
Thanks,
Laura and Louie
So Louie is getting very wary of getting his bg levels tested. He is still tentatively coming to me for his "yum-yums" but as soon as I go near his ear, he tries to get away. He will let me lay him on his side (this way he cant run) but as soon as I touch his ear, he begins swatting and shoving (like literally shoving my hand with his paws) my hand away. It is making it very hard to get an ear prick.
If I manage to get an ear prick, he tries to get away and makes it hard to get the blood on the strip. We are managing..(although I ended up skipping a bg reading as I did not want to stress him out any further) but it is getting harder, not easier.
I am planning to go up soon and test him...any ideas to keep make it less stressful and get Louie to be a bit more cooperative?
Thanks,
Laura and Louie