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Microchipping your pets
A few years back, our webstore (http://www.OdorDestroyer.com) ran an
atricle on the benfits of microchipping. Recently, an announcement by the American Microchip Advisory Council for Animals (AMACA) that it has plans to build a national database of all the pet microchips in the USA has revived this topic. .. We would be very appreciative if the readers of this group have any commentsthey would like to share on the subject of microchipping. We are particularly interested if you know have any personal experiences with tracking lost pet. Here's the link: http://www.odordestroyer.com/newsblo...chip-my-pet-4/ Thank you, Philip P.S. If you wish to link to our directory, please do so. |
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i have all my dogs microchipped and i think it is the best thing in the world for your pet, it gives you a better chance of getting them back if gone without tags i have had several dogs from our rescue be returned to us due to the chipp and they where miles away!! it told on alot of the adopters because alot of times we would have the dogs back due to the chipp before the owners found them and we had called and checked up on the adoption and they lied to us telling us that the dog was fine and we had the dog in our custody due to the microchipp!!and they where safe!! On Dec 4, 11:15 pm, "pldoolittle" wrote: A few years back, our webstore (http://www.OdorDestroyer.com) ran an atricle on the benfits of microchipping. Recently, an announcement by the American Microchip Advisory Council for Animals (AMACA) that it has plans to build a national database of all the pet microchips in the USA has revived this topic. . We would be very appreciative if the readers of this group have any commentsthey would like to share on the subject of microchipping. We are particularly interested if you know have any personal experiences with tracking lost pet. Here's the link:http://www.odordestroyer.com/newsblo...chip-my-pet-4/ Thank you, Philip P.S. If you wish to link to our directory, please do so. |
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Microchipping your pets
Now that pldoolittle has brought it up, would appreciate a basic
breakdown of advantages/disadvantages of microchipping a dog. When your pet is microchipped, you mail in a card with the pertinent information regarding ownership to the microchipping company. When a pet is scanned for a chip, a number pops up on the screen dedicated to that particular chip. The scanning person calls the company up and gives the number. They are then told how to contact the owner based on the info the owner sent the company. It's that easy. We've located a few of the strays who have graced us with their presence with a chip. |
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Puddin' Man said in
rec.pets.dogs.health: I've never microchipped any of my critters. All of mine have been microchipped. IIRC, when they were "new", I asked if I could record my (the owners) info on the chip, and was told they'd allow only the vet's info or something like that. Murphy was microchipped 10 years ago. Not new, but relatively uncommon then. We'd moved to a new city and a new vet and found that her ear tattoo was no longer legible. I didn't want to tattoo her again, so the microchip was a good alternative. All of my information was tied to the chip's reference number, as was the vet's, and I was able to update it when we moved. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Rocky wrote: All of mine have been microchipped. Roxy is chipped, but my cats are not. I've been thinking more and more that I should get both kitties chipped even though they are indoor-only. Just in case something happens. I would be distraught if I lost one or both of them. When microchipping first came into use, there were no universal scanners. Now there are and I can't see any reason not to chip your pets. I think it's a brilliant. Especially after seeing what happened after Katrina, which also led me to include an alternate contact on Roxy's records in case something also happens to me or my home and/or phone. |
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On 6 Dec 2006 02:32:37 GMT, Rocky wrote:
...Murphy was microchipped 10 years ago... Matt, has Murphy's chip migrated significantly over the years? Long ago, I read that was sometimes a problem. A few months back, I saw a discussion about other types of complications, but the discussion was very brief. I don't recall the details. ___________________________ Don't sweat the small stuff--and most of it is small stuff. :-) |
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Matt, has Murphy's chip migrated significantly over the years? Long ago,
I read that was sometimes a problem. Years ago, we'd see that at times where it would migrate down. Supposedly they've made changes so that it's less likely. We haven't seen it in quite a while. |
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Sharon Too wrote:
Now that pldoolittle has brought it up, would appreciate a basic breakdown of advantages/disadvantages of microchipping a dog. When your pet is microchipped, you mail in a card with the pertinent information regarding ownership to the microchipping company. When a pet is scanned for a chip, a number pops up on the screen dedicated to that particular chip. The scanning person calls the company up and gives the number. They are then told how to contact the owner based on the info the owner sent the company. Also, you can usually cross-register the chip number and your info with other registration agencies, just to be on the safe side. I think they all charge a nominal fee. It's that easy. We've located a few of the strays who have graced us with their presence with a chip. I've taken strays to my vet(s) to be scanned for chips. Also, a stray iguana my mom found in her yard. None had chips, but better safe than sorry, I think. FWIW: Sadly, many shelters still do not scan for chips, nor are they under any obligation to do so. Even if the shelter routinely scans animals, they may elect to skip an animal if it seems fearful or aggressive. Therefore, microchipping not a fail-safe method of identification. If your pet *does* go missing, make sure you visit area shelters *in person* to search for your dog (shelter IDs are notoriously inaccurate), and be sure to ask to see animals that are being kept out of public view. I would also recommend keeping ID tags on the dog. That will make it easier for good samaritans to contact you if they find your animal. It will also make it more likely that local AC will contact you, as well. Another thing to consider is taking good identification photos of your dog (standing side shot and good face shot). Some of the photos I've seen on lost posters are completely useless for identification purposes. -- Shelly (Warning: see label for details) http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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Michael A. Ball said in
rec.pets.dogs.health: ...Murphy was microchipped 10 years ago... Matt, has Murphy's chip migrated significantly over the years? Long ago, I read that was sometimes a problem. She died about 6 years after her microchipping, but even though she had the older type without the dimple into which muscle tissue is meant to grow to prevent migration, hers didn't migrate. And, this was an Avid chip. Rocky and Friday both have Avid chips, too; Rocky for 8.5 years (chipped before 7 weeks old), Friday for at least 5 years - no migration in either case. I get them scanned at each vet check. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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