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Post by sherik on Mar 7, 2011 19:38:01 GMT -5
To test on the ear you have to scratch the ear near a little blood vessel. That is the way my vet showed me. It works the best and easiest as more blood comes out. When you prick their little toes, most of the time not enough blood will come out and you have to squeeze the toe. I prefer the ear method. Just distract with ferrtone or some non sugary treat that they really love. The only reason the toe method may be easier is you can do it by yourself. Smear ferretone on the belly and away you go. Prick the toe, a little squeeze, and check. Just have the meter ready to push the strip into so you are not struggling. A little vaseline on the toe can help too, makes the blood sit on top. I've been doing my own BG testing on ferts for the past 3 years.
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Post by Heather on Mar 8, 2011 1:06:20 GMT -5
I can understand the smallness of the ear thing. The vet managed to get a good bit of blood, that's why I asked about it. I had seen them try and do the foot thing and been less successful. When I asked her about it, she said that the pad bottoms were so tough that she had a hard time getting a good amount of blood. She does do a lot of kitties so maybe practice ciao
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Post by sherik on Mar 8, 2011 1:39:29 GMT -5
Ooops.... I meant to say she uses a needle to scratch the ear. Just on the outer edge of it. I guess it is kind of a little prick on the ear. But I wouldn't use the thing that is used to test blood on a finger. I have had luck testing on the pads, you just have to make sure you have a brand new super sharp needle and it has to go deep, ferrets dont even notice, they might jump a little and then continue eating the treat. With the human ones you just have to remember to add 20%, and even then you will still get a low reading.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Mar 8, 2011 8:29:39 GMT -5
Oh yes the pads on the toes are rough and callous especially in older ferrets and especially ferrets (like mine) that are free roam. You just have to poke a little harder. They really don't feel it on their foot pads. With dogs they take it from the ears also.
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