AlphaTRAK 2 Blood Glucose Monitoring System Starter Kit for Dogs & Cats, 50 strips

I've been using this monitor for just over a week now. Our vet had us come in and walked us through it the first time. I find that I have to put the lancing device all the way up to 4.5 or 5 and press it firmly against my cats ear. I still sometimes have to try a few times to get blood - it depends on how wiggly she is and if my husband is helping hold her or not. It does not seem to hurt her and her ear always stops bleeding quickly. I find that I go through extra strips if I try to get a reading with too little blood. I see a little blood and get a bit on the strip - but not apparently enough. Then the monitor times out. At that point that strip is done - I can't try it again. I've been using this monitor for just over a week now. Our vet had us come in and walked us through it the first time. I find that I have to put the lancing device all the way up to 4.5 or 5 and press it firmly against my cats ear. I still sometimes have to try a few times to get blood - it depends on how wiggly she is and if my husband is helping hold her or not. It does not seem to hurt her and her ear always stops bleeding quickly. I find that I go through extra strips if I try to get a reading with too little blood. I see a little blood and get a bit on the strip - but not apparently enough. Then the monitor times out. At that point that strip is done - I can't try it again. It seems to have too little blood to analyze but enough to know its there and so it won't let me use that strip again. So advice is to see a real little ball of blood before trying to get a reading. I saw some complaints about the device not reading the same twice in a row. I took two readings off one lanced spot last week and the readings were nearly identical. So I trust the device. 20 years ago I had a diabetic cat and this kind of feline monitoring did not exist. We OD'd that cat. Luck had us witness the seizure and quick action saved him - but it always scared me how close we came to losing him. (BTW that cat had gone into remission - it happens - thats why he OD'd). I love that now we can monitor and prevent this mistake again. … more

Unfortunately I would rather not have to review such an item . . . but the health and stability of my 18 yr old kitty depended on it. Our vet recommended the Alpha Trak for my Fur Buddy's diabetes. CHEWY had the Best price and I received it the next day. Very EZ to set-up and use. Plus CHEWY carries all Alpha Trak supplies needed to continue monitoring this horrible disease. Thanks CHEWY!

Product seems to work well & has allowed me to keep better track of my cat’s glucose levels & less visits to the office which upsets the kitty. The first unit that I received must have been returned because it was already open & appeared to be used. I notified Chewy & they promptly replaced it. The disappointing thing with this unit is that the test strips are so expensive.

the lancets are a joke they only produce a small pinprick of blood and the monitor seems to need a very large amount to read, so all you end up doing is torturing the animal and stressing the animal and then you get a false high reading because the animal is stressed. They need to make the monitor to where it needs a smaller amount of blood.

A good choice to read your pet’s glucose...easy to read, holds many readings in memory, giving you 7, 14 and 21 day averages! It includes monitor strips and lancets to get you started! My only complaint is the lancet device included could be recalibrated at factory better as it needs to be set on highest number to get a credible sample!

Checking my dogs "curve". Numbers didn't seem quite right when I was taking samples for my dog's curve, soooooo..... I simply took 3 blood sugar readings, all within about 10 minutes, and ALL THREE were at least 100 points different from each other. As such, if there is no consistency, then the device cannot be accurate. (Most people don't do this kind of consistency testing. They comment on things like "how easy it was to use", etc. But YOU are not the patient. The animal is, and if it doesn't work for the animal, then it is not only waste of your time, but a possible detriment to the animal.

I got this monitor at recommendation of my vet. I have an older ferret with Insulinoma so his sugar needs to be monitored. When I use the control substance, it works fine and is in range. However, anytime I try to use his blood it doesn’t register it, no matter how much blood I attempt to use, it constantly asks for more. I have attempted it multiple times and I’ve tried putting the blood on both sides (different attempts) of the test strip but nothing works.

Our fur baby was diagnosed with diabetes. Placed an order for the Alphatrak2 it arrived the next day. Peace of mind in such an uncertain time. Chewy has everything we need to keep her healthy and happy, reasonable prices and speedy delivery.

Our baby recently had surgery for an insulinoma and came home with insulin and instructions to use a glucose monitor. I purchased the AlphaTrak monitoring system, and was happy to be provided instructions on how to use. It took my husband and I several tries to get blood, first from the ears with little success. We finally ending up using the calluses on the back of his legs, and that has proven the most successful. This product is worth the money, just have patience as you get used to monitoring their glucose.

Just received this product and not particularly happy with it. The pen worked once and hasn't worked since. The pen seems rather cheap in quality. It now won't pierce the skin in order to get a blood sample. I have had to use the lancet by itself and hold it in my hand and stick my dog with it, which I shouldn't have to do. Don't know that I would recommend this product due to that. The pen should work more than one time.