Microchipping.
Posted on Thursday, March 11 @ 16:10:50 GMT by jenvetadmin
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Microchipping is such good thing to do I can not understand why some pet owners have not bothered. Of course having an animal can be expensive but surely if you can not afford a pet you should not have one right?
Here is a little information on microchips:
They are priced at only £15 to £20 depending on where you go. This includes the registration fee and the cost of keeping your details on file. Sometimes vets do run special offers and will do chips for a month at a reduced price. This is a minimal amount really, especially if the pet is chipped as a youngster and it lasts throughout its life-time. Some of the companies do charge a £5 fee to change your details though if you move house for example but not all of them.
• The chip is tiny and inserted into the scruff of the neck by injection. The device is like a small gun, the needle looks quite large but it is bevelled. Some small pets do squeak a little but the majority of cats and dogs do not seems to mind at all.
• Tortoises, birds, cats, dogs, and horses can all be chipped. With puppies and kittens it is usually advised to chip them at their 2nd vaccination.
• Once chipped you will be given a tag to put on their collars to show should be scanned if found. All vets, rescue centres, dog wardens and so on have the scanners that read the chip. You will be traced immediately. Around 20 million pets are put to sleep every year because they are lost. Microchipping is a simple and inexpensive way to have peace of mind. If your inquisitive cat jumped into an open van and disappeared 3 hours away would you ever have her back? Highly unlikely. Cats and collars are not a great combination. Also animals are regularly stolen, if you notify as many vets as you can via the net of though faxing, the chip will prove who the real owner is.
• The chips rarely cause problems. There have been very rare cases where the chip migrates to a slightly different location, but most people who have scanners are trained to thoroughly scan the animal’s shoulders and back in a specific way so it should be located even if this happened.
• The chips are essential if you are taking your pet abroad.
• Take a look at this site it shows the exact size of the chip and tells you lots more...
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