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Old 09-27-2008, 03:12 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Ladymom View Post
I use the inside of Lady's lip. Some people can get a drop of blood from the tail area, but I never had any luck. Ear pricks work best on cats.

Here are some demos:

Dog Lip Prick

Pet Diabetes - Jake demonstrates Blood Testing from the lip of a diabetic dog

Pet Diabetes - Daisy Poses for Blood taking from the tail
Thank you so much for this information and with pictures no less. I think the tail area may be the answer I am looking for. Winston is not yet a diabetic...but for some unknown reason at around age 2 (he is now 4) he started having seizures that the vet believes is related to low blood sugar. He gives little, if any warning before he starts seizing. That alone is terrifying, I was instructed to check his sugar at the very first sign of a seizure...in hopes that we can prove the hypoglycemia comes before the seizure and not vice versa. I am going to check into that meter also, sounds much easier to manipulate the strip alone without it being attached to a meter. I do know that hypoglycemia often leads to diabetes. I am so scared for my little guy, I just want him to be well. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us.
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