Things You'll Need
- Soap
- Water
- Towel
- Small flashlight
- Lancet
- Glucose test strip
- Tissue
- Glucometer
- Cat treat
- Notebook
Instructions
Assemble all of your supplies.
Wash your hands with soap and water, and towel dry them.
Place you cat in your lap and wait for the cat to feel comfortable and relaxed.
Shine a small flashlight behind your cat's ear to locate a vein. This will look like a red string near the edge of the ear.
Massage the area with your fingertips to increase blood flow and enlarge the vein.
Prick the ear using the lancet.
Touch the test strip to the blood drop.
Hold a piece of tissue over the ear, applying a bit of pressure, for a few seconds. This will stop the bleeding.
Insert the test strip into the glucometer to get a reading.
Give your cat a special treat--if permitted under the pet's prescription diet--and lots of praise.
Record the date, time and numbers from the glucose reading.