Vaseline petroleum jelly please give feedback

[seamist]

I put some petroleum jelly on Sasha's ear and it helped me get a better blood drop for BG testing. However, I am worried about lancing his ear through the petroleum jelly. Won't that put petroleum jelly into his blood stream?

Sasha's mom

 

[Larry and Kitties]

I have been putting Vaseline on my cats ears before pricking for years. Many others here also d that with no known problems.

 

[gingerand((calliope))(GA)]

I always use it on Calliope's ears and haven't had any issues. I just put a wee amount that I rub into the fur. I don't think it gets "into" the blood. The blood beads up on the top, so I don't think enough of the jelly could interfere with the numbers.

 

[Karen & Smokey(GA)]

You only want to use just the very tiniest amount.

Only enough to make the hair look greasy...no big globs.

Put a tiny amount on your thumb, smear over the 'poke area'....wiping most of it off
as you do so.