PetTest Expert Glucose Monitoring Kit for Dogs & Cats, Diabetic Pet Blood Sugar Check Gear, Includes Wireless PetLink+ Meter, 25 Test Strips, Lancing Device, 25 Lancets, Soft Carrying Case, and More

Good product, easy test, compared it to Alpha track. I ran out of Alpha track test strips and at the time, the soonest the replacement ones could arrive was the next week, and I needed to test my cat sooner than that, so I gave PetTest a try. As others have done, I did a side by side comparison with my last Alpha track test strip to see the difference, and reviewed the results with my Vet. The results were close and the money savings (I purchased a whole new kit from PetTest for about the price I would have paid just for the Alpha track replacement test strips) was really good. So far, I'm very satisfied with this product - I like the information I've learned about the people at the PetTest company and the product is sound.

I am so happy I bought this meter! I have been using the Alpha Trak 2, and while it did a good job, the strips were very expensive and I have to test my little guy several times a day right now, along with doing a curve once a week, until we get his BG under control, so I decided to try the Advocate Pet Test meter and strips because they are much less expensive. I am sooooo glad I did. Not only are the strips less than half the price of the Alpha Trak 2 strips, it is easier for me to do the test because the Advocate meter has a mechanism that causes it to draw the blood up into the strip, kind of like a sucking/drawing action, so I need to use less blood for the test, ultimately making it easier on my little Maltese, who by the way, is the love of my life.I like the meter because I don't have to code it and it has a very easy to read format so I can test my dog, or one of my cats, should God forbid, one of them develop diabetes as well. The set up was super fast and easy, too. I will make one suggestion.......don't put the strip all the way in until you are sure you have a blood drop ready to test because as I found out through trial and error, if you don't get enough blood on the strip the first time, it will give you a false low reading, like ridiculously low...as in 26 or 28, or something questionably low, or it will just say LO.This meter comes with 25 starter strips, 21 gauge lancets, control solution, and a nice carrying case. I would suggest buying an additional box of 50 test strips because 25 will go by pretty fast, especially if your pup is like mine and needs several tests daily. I found a box of 50 on Amazon for $23.24 with free shipping, at the time of this posting. Advocate PetTest Strips, 50 StripsAt the end of the day, it doesn't really matter how much more cost effective the Advocate system is over the Alpha Trak 2, if the results are inaccurate, so I decided to put them side-by-side, use the same drop of blood, and test them at the same time to see if there was any difference in the results, and if so, to what degree. I did this on 5 separate tests and the largest variance I found was 3 points, one was 117, the other was 114. I took a photo of one of the comparison tests, one was 87, the other was 88. I would say that is definitely close enough to be called accurate. The date is off by one day and the time is showing a.m. on one and p.m. on the other, but that is because I messed up when I was setting up the Alpha Trak 2 and I am too lazy to fix it. LOL. So although the dates/times do not match exactly on the meter in the photo, I can assure you the results are from the same drop of blood, taken at the same time and compared immediately.Since canine diabetes is not reversible, testing is something I will be doing for the rest of my Maltese's life. He is only 6 years old now, so I am looking at having to buy test strips for the next 10+ years. With the great prices on Amazon, I will be saving thousands of dollars by switching to the Advocate meter and test strips. My little pup is everything to me and I want to make sure his diabetes is controlled so he can live a long, happy life, right by my side.

New new review:The seller has contacted me and the replacement is on its way. The response from seller was quick, especially considering the New Year holiday. I look forward to using the kit again.I tried to check my dog's blood glucose this morning, and the automatic pen that holds the lancet would not go together properly. It would not screw on all the way, so the mechanical device will not work! I am disappointed, to say the least. I purchased this system only 2.5 months ago. I am therefore changing my rating.Old review - too bad I had to change it:I like having a way to monitor my dog's blood sugar. There was a slight learning curve for me, but that's to be expected. I don't like getting the reading "lo" without a number. This is the downside of this device. It happens. Overall, I'm happy with this monitoring system.

I had purchased the Advocate PetTest Glucose Monitoring System to replace the Covetrus Vet Gluco Guage that I have. I do know that the Covetrus is accurate as I have taken My Cat Sam's Blood Glucose before going to the Vet and told them my reading and then they would test and receive the same/very similar readings. This happened at the Animal Hospital as well. This is enough to convince me that my Covetrus Vet Gluco Guage is accurate and reliable. The problem is that the test strips were so much more expensive. I decided to try the Advocate PetTest Glucose Monitoring System due to the economic benefit.I received the Advocate PetTest Glucose Monitoring System. At 11:15 PM (ish), I ran the control test. The control sample came back in the level 3 range as it should have. I then took My Cat Sam's BG . I did also have two test strips left for my Covetrus, so I decided to compare. The Covetrus read the BG at 463 and Advocate read the BG at 512. That is a difference of +49! The next day at 11:00 AM I decided to compare again with my last Covetrus Strip. The Covetrus read the BG at 517 and Advocate read the BG at 455. Now a difference of -62? I ran the control test again, and it again tested in the level 3 range (383 I believe). So, I poked my poor boy again and did 2 more BG readings on the Advocate. The first was 583 (difference of +66), and then the next sample just read "HI".Let's process this: Within minutes the Advocate gave 3 readings of 455, 583, then HI (in the midst of a successful control reading). I believe this to be too much of a difference to trust this device. Just based on having another (trusted) meter to compare with and receiving two very different BG numbers is very scary, but to add that I have received 3 very different BG results within minutes is just horrifying.I will be requesting to return the Advocate PetTest Glucose Monitoring System.Now, I will happily pay for the expensive but reliable Covetrus Test Strips.I have attached photo's. The time on the two meter's will be different by one hour. I have had the Covetrus for almost a year and have never adjusted for daylight saving's time. I promise that these tests were taken within minutes of each other and are not an hour apart. My Cat Sam will vouch for me. I urge all Advocate PetTest Glucose Monitoring System owners to please do a triple BG test to see what results you receive. Are they consistent? My Cat Sam also request's that you please urgently do this on behalf of all other Cat's.Thank you.