Horrible. Have to do a lot a redos.

My parents husky was diagnosed with diabetes last year. I found these test strips just browsing around while trying to find a better price for the alphatrak strips. I ordered these and the meter for them to try out because they were spending so much money on the alphatrak brand. These are great and work just as good, if not better, and now they have finally gotten their pups blood sugar under control. I purchase these for them all the time now.

I have read many reviews saying how difficult it is to use monitor, need too much blood, lancet doesn't work well.
Perhaps the problem is in the users comfort level. The monitor turns on when you put the test strip in. It stays on for a long time which is helpful if your pet is not cooperating. It turns off when you remove the strip and if you forget the number it has memory. $20 and prime is a really good price for a monitor.
It only requires a small drop of blood. I use edge of ear. Important to massage ear so it is warm. Even a cold human finger will be stingy. And last reply- a lancet is a lancet. They are all the same and they go as deep as they need to but you have to stick it in which is hard to do. If so use the pen.
I got my monitor in two days. It confirmed what I thought and I'm very happy with it.
I am not a paid reviewer. Just an amazon prime buyer. Good luck with your experience. This is my third cat with diabetes and it is not fun but we just do what we have to do.

These test strips have served me well however they are crushing my budget. I don't think you can get a less expensive pet meter and strips but now I am forced to try and convert my cat to a human glucometer because it's much less expensive. If you have the money to spend, I would recommend these highly.

I switched to these about 6 months ago because the Alpha Trax strips are very expensive. I have a Labrador retriever that was diagnosed with diabetes. The vet sold us an Alpha Trax system. Although easy to use the test strips are just too expensive. So as I stated early I switched to EverPaw.
I would be lying if I didn't say I had a few issues. As others stated, the Everpaw does require a little bit more blood on the test strip when compared to Alpha Trax but we are only talk a drop. It's a drop of blood for goodness sake. This shouldn't be an issue for a canine and really shouldn't be an issue for a feline either. We aren't testing gold fish here......
I've also experienced my fair share of 'failed' test strips. But I'm sure 99% of those were user error. I once lost more than 10 strips before I realized that the machine code didn't match the code on the test strips. This was clearly USER error. It had nothing to do with the product.
If you make sure you have a decent blood droplet and hold the test strip in the blood unitl you hear the machine beep you really won't have any issues.
It is also worth noting that this company has decent customer service. I was having issues with my machine and contacted them. Without question they sent me a brand new machine free of charge. The "issue" turned out to be batteries that needed to be replaced. Nothing wrong with the machine at all. They didn't ask for the old machine back or for me to return the one they shipped me for free.

If you are looking to save money on test strips I'd suggest you give EverPaw a chance. You can buy the machine and a 50 pack of strips for less then Alpha Trax charges for test strips alone.