PetTest Painless Glucose Monitoring System for Dogs and Cats

I already had the PetTest monitor but was trying to get blood from my dog with the lancet device it came with, which was proving difficult and stressing both my dog and me out. Thought i would try the Genteel Lancing devise and what a game changer. Blood everytime. Easy to use and instructions are clear. The device releases the lancet and you have some rubber like rings which give different pressures. They form a vacuum over the spot where the lancet has hit and after a few second you take of the device and hey presto lovely spot of blood. This is then put on the strip which goes into the monitor and gives you a reading. The old one would make a loud clicking noise when using the lancet device which would make my dog jump this one does not.The price may seem expensive but when you work it out the strips are £24.99 for 50 on their own and the lancing device does not scare, upset my dog at all. She is quite happy to sit there and have it done. Plus i dont get anxious trying to get a decent drop of blood from her, not getting one and wasting strips. Brilliant piece of kit.

accurate readings for my diabetic dog, easy to use and the genteel lancing device with the butterfly lancelets means that its really easy to get the blood to do the tests

Rubbish! The prick doesn’t come out far enough to actually touch the skin, even with the smallest rubber seal. Took it to the vets with me to see if I was just using it incorrectly and even they couldn’t make it work. In the end, was advised to just give up and prick the skin with the needle on its own, which defeats the point of a ‘painless’ device!! Not pleased I spent the extra money to ensure comfort for my dog

Good item for testing my diabetic dog's glucose level. Still have problem with lancing for blood sample.

Easy to use, love that it has the little coloured rings for depth. Bag could do with being bigger. However, my dog would give it zero stars because she hates having her sugars tested.

Was really getting into the groove of working with this meter until I realised today, and not for the first time, the meter had "reset" to default dog mode. This is a pretty big flaw considering the two modes give different numbers. It would be safer to have a seperate meter for dogs and cats. I've days worth of readings and no idea if, or how much, it matters being in dog mode at the time!

Great price when on offer.Just what we needed to keep an eye on our dogs blood sugar levels

Bought this hoping to avoid multiple visits to the vet with my diabetic cat. Almost impossible to use with my cat as he was terrified of the loud click in his ear. Had no success with drawing a blood sample and found it very difficult to hold the cat and perform the test. Gave up after a few attempts as the cat was becoming very stressed. Waste of money if you have a nervous animal.On the plus side it was easy to set up, had easy to understand instructions and clear display. You just needed to be able to get the sample!