Testing blood on ear

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Hotmomma26

Hotmomma26

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Doing a curve for vet. Testing every hour we're at hour 11. Everyone tired including dear kitty. I have trouble seeing up close and am not always hitting a vein. I'm afraid all this jabbing w damage ears. We had a cat where their ear was damaged called "perogy ear" (not due to needles) but needed surgery. I don't want this to happen w a diabetic cat. Could all this testing damage the ear?
 
A curve is every 2 hours or every 3 hours. Every hour is unnecessary. I’ve never heard of any vey who would ask for that so not sure why yours did. What insulin did he prescribe? Is it Vetsulin?
 
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Doing a curve for vet. Testing every hour we're at hour 11. Everyone tired including dear kitty. I have trouble seeing up close and am not always hitting a vein. I'm afraid all this jabbing w damage ears. We had a cat where their ear was damaged called "perogy ear" (not due to needles) but needed surgery. I don't want this to happen w a diabetic cat. Could all this testing damage the ear?
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Hi, I am new to testing myself (first time was 9/20) I also had trouble seeing and I purchased a miner's head lamp from Amazon (2 for $19) and it has really helped me. Thought this might be useful information for you. :-)
 
Interesting idea! As I get older and I have trouble seeing unless it's natural daylight. Usually I have hubby to help but when he's away it's difficult.
 
Hello! Also relatively new to consistent home testing, but not new to feline diabetes and occasional testing. Are you using a lancing device to poke your kitties ears? I made the mistake of not using one and it was SO difficult. Lancing devices are cheap and last a while, and it is so helpful. There’s a post on this forum that tells you a lot about where to lance. I use level 3/5 for depth on my CVS lancing device, and it works very well!
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/hometesting-links-and-tips.287/
 
that's great if the lancing device actually works for you and the loud click in kitty's ear doesn't bother them. We tried and tried, but the only way we could get the hang of home testing was by ditching the lancing device and going freehand, like many other people here.
 
My vet let me try the lances - no go, I can't see it's point to aim - So he trained me with STERILE 25 gauge, 1", syringe needle. 100 for $7.80 at
https://www.amazon.com/100pc-BP-25g...dle&qid=1701407758&sprefix=25g,aps,305&sr=8-7
Way sharper, no click, easy to aim the angled point, no pain, instant blood drop. Angle & Insert in direction of vien as you poke and only go as deep as you see blood or the needle hole. I try to go steady & hum as I poke.
Do Not poke through ear or vien - OK try not to anyway! Shallow miss is better choice & try again (our poor kitties). VET gave me a dozen, he said OK to sterilize them in alcohol, shake excess alcohol off, wait a minute or so to dry, cap & let it completely dry over night.
If you find it difficult to control attach it to a an unused syringe body. You can order any cheap non sterile 1ml to 10ml (how big around you want it) syringes w/o needles from retail store or ask vet for a few. REMOVE plunger, so you can't accidentally suck the blood. This is a fantastic lance with a handle!
 
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