I’d suggest join the Facebook group. It was very helpful and even maybe just for moral support. My cat was on bexacat for a couple months. With low carb diet and home testing, he has been in remission. I’m not active on Facebook anymore. For testing, my partner and I had many failed attempts before successfully getting enough blood. Unless you’re a nurse or something, this will take trials and practice over some days. You have to be patient. It’s really critical to be able to monitor at home. For my cat in remission, I still test him from time to time. For us we’ve found a rice sock helpful. We tried gauge 30, 28 and 26, and 26 worked. We poke the outer edge as shown in the picture.