2/23 Buzzy AMPS (134) = 1u; +3 (66); +4 (62); +5 (71); +6.25 (86); PMPS (137) = 1u; +2 (154)

[toomanycats]

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...anaged-a-ketone-test-neg.226013/#post-2531529

OK I didn't milk his ear at all (that thread here). I warmed it, I swear, but it still took 3 sticks (and a very impatient cat) to get enough blood.
Bleh.
Anywho...blue start.

 

[carfurby (GA)]

Sometimes I have trouble getting blood from Furball's ear. I hate it when that happens. Nice start today. I hope Buzzy surfs safely.

 

[Sue and Luci]

I was a little surprised about that 'milking' comment....sometimes I have to rub/stroke Luci's ear a little toward the outer edge to encourage the blood drop to get to be just a little bit bigger...I use the warmed rice sock too...but sometimes I just need a tiny bit more...

What size lancets are you using?

 

[Bellasmom]

Same here, sometimes I don’t get enough either, just like this am, so pokey 2x, it’s aggravating

 

[toomanycats]

I was a little surprised about that 'milking' comment....sometimes I have to rub/stroke Luci's ear a little toward the outer edge to encourage the blood drop to get to be just a little bit bigger...I use the warmed rice sock too...but sometimes I just need a tiny bit more...

What size lancets are you using?

26 gauge, so it should be plenty big.
It's true it's easier when he's warm, but his ears are really tough to get warm ...especially when he's wriggling like a maniac to get away and super impatient bc he's hangry.

 

[toomanycats]

With a 66 at only +3 in a cat that nadirs at +6 or later, I'm wondering if Buzzy is going to earn a reduction today...
Here I was worried that missed dose was going to send him high for a while...wasn't expecting low.
He's eating about 0.75oz LC right now; he'll get another test & more food in an hour or so.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

I'd get a test sooner -- like in 30 min. (I'm a big fan of better safe than surprised.)

 

[toomanycats]

Sorry...wound up waiting (Edit: rather, I didn't even see your suggestion til practically +4 anyways)...he's not very happy about the sticking routine. He's lost his patience with it :\
62 at +4

 

[Nan & Amber (GA)]

So far so good!

Amber had one ear that I could hardly seem to get blood out of, no matter what I did. When we first started I tried to alternate ears from test to test, and I grew to dread the "brown ear" tests so much (half the time we had to go to "black ear" anyway after several pokes yielded nothing and I was dealing with an increasingly impatient cat!), I finally just gave up on that side.

 

[toomanycats]

Still smoothly surfing.
He has had about 0.75oz of his normal LC food after each of these tests, but yeah...we're doin' good

 

[toomanycats]

Looks like we won't earn a reduction today
Also holy cow he loves Dr. Elsey's kibbles - I gave him like 5 kibbles as a treat this time and he started drooling the moment he smelled them. (I don't usually reward with these except on "special occasions", but I've had to do a lot of testing today)