Once you get the hang of it…

I could not use the pen… It drove Margherita nuts because of the noise.

I just put her on the floor and stradle her gently between my legs. Then I put a warm sock filled with rice on her ear for a few minutes. Then I move the sock to the inside of the ear, and use the lancet to prick the edge of the ear. (You can see the veins running through, if you hold the ear to the light.)

I put the test strip in the meter right before I prick her, so that I can just grab it and put it up to the ear… and Voila! We have a sample.

FYI, I just started doing this a couple weeks ago, myself… piece of cake, once you get the hang of it.