Micro-Chips?
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Microchips are great, IMO. A collar can break or be backed out of, but a microchip is there for good. You can update your information on if you move. And the shelters and at least some vets (my vet and also the vet closest to me) will automatically scan for microchips. All my cats have microchips and it doesn't bother them in the least.
I havent' heard of tumors caused from chips..
I work at a clinic and have yet to hear about serious problems from them -
BUT I have heard of them sliding down legs and such as your animal ages and moves and grows.
I also know that chips are still "new" in the industry - so they keep coming up with "new and better ones".
Try and find a UNIVERSAL/Continental type of chip, that way if you ever travel and loose your dog and someone pickcs it up to be scanned - the scanner wont find the chip but not be able to read it because its not compatible.
Just somethign to think about.
I'm still on the fence about chipping. I have Riot tattooed(came that way from breeder) but his ear tattoo is faded and barely readable..
I'm just scared of chipping and having to REchip..
I work at a clinic and have yet to hear about serious problems from them -
BUT I have heard of them sliding down legs and such as your animal ages and moves and grows.
I also know that chips are still "new" in the industry - so they keep coming up with "new and better ones".
Try and find a UNIVERSAL/Continental type of chip, that way if you ever travel and loose your dog and someone pickcs it up to be scanned - the scanner wont find the chip but not be able to read it because its not compatible.
Just somethign to think about.
I'm still on the fence about chipping. I have Riot tattooed(came that way from breeder) but his ear tattoo is faded and barely readable..
I'm just scared of chipping and having to REchip..
I think it's a great idea but I won't do it.
It doesn't matter if a dog has a collar on or a chip if it gets hit by a car noone is going to stop and look for a tag or scan for a chip by us and let you know. Also in my area if someone's pet gets lost it probably got stold. The only person that would actually pick up a stray cat/dog in our area is someone who is up to no good, noone in this area cares. So no matter if your dogs chipped or has a collar it's not going to get back to you anyways.
I did find it helpful when we had a dog dropped off in our yard. Some woman was walking around with a dog asking if he was ours I said no and a couple minutes later the woman snuck back in our yard and hooked him to our cable. So I looked at his tags and he had the tag for his chip so I called the number gave the chip information and the woman called and left my number for his owner. The dog also had his rabies tag (which the vet was no help when I asked if they could trace the owner from the rabies tag number) and he also had his tag from the shelter he came from.
It doesn't matter if a dog has a collar on or a chip if it gets hit by a car noone is going to stop and look for a tag or scan for a chip by us and let you know. Also in my area if someone's pet gets lost it probably got stold. The only person that would actually pick up a stray cat/dog in our area is someone who is up to no good, noone in this area cares. So no matter if your dogs chipped or has a collar it's not going to get back to you anyways.
I did find it helpful when we had a dog dropped off in our yard. Some woman was walking around with a dog asking if he was ours I said no and a couple minutes later the woman snuck back in our yard and hooked him to our cable. So I looked at his tags and he had the tag for his chip so I called the number gave the chip information and the woman called and left my number for his owner. The dog also had his rabies tag (which the vet was no help when I asked if they could trace the owner from the rabies tag number) and he also had his tag from the shelter he came from.
amelia and sydney were both chipped when we adopted them. they are both chipped by 24petwatch. amelia is still registered to the rescue we adopted her from. not sure why they never transferred her to us.
sydney is in our name. we just got a notice from them that our free trial has run out. we are now faced with a yearly $9.95 fee or a lifetime $39.95 fee. guess which we are choosing?
sydney is in our name. we just got a notice from them that our free trial has run out. we are now faced with a yearly $9.95 fee or a lifetime $39.95 fee. guess which we are choosing?
I have all of my animals chipped. My suggestion is to call local shelters and vets and see what types of scanners they have. I have found that different areas have different popular chips. Most shelters have a universal scanner on hand so they will read all chips, but some will go the cheap route for expenses. It is nice to do your homework unless you want more than one chip in your dog.
Also look into the service themselves. Each one is different with services. You may find you will be paying more or less for something you aren't willing to pay for.
Also look into the service themselves. Each one is different with services. You may find you will be paying more or less for something you aren't willing to pay for.
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After having Wally chipped I've read articles about tumors and microchips and I will not chip again. In fact, when Wally goes under for another dental (within the next year or two) I will ask them to remove his microchip.
Wally is also tattooed and when Teeny ever has to go under for anything she will also be tattooed provided that I can find someone to do ear tats on her.
Wally is also tattooed and when Teeny ever has to go under for anything she will also be tattooed provided that I can find someone to do ear tats on her.
All of animals are chipped. I see NO downfalls to it! I have come across so many stray animals that were happily reunited with their owners because of a chip. If any sort of animal shelter picks up a stray animal, they automatically scan it for a chip. Many places will hold the animal for a longer period of time in an attempt to locate the owner
so my advice? CHIP. one little poke, and it lasts a life time (usually.... hah)
so my advice? CHIP. one little poke, and it lasts a life time (usually.... hah)
Riot, Tosca was given an AVID chip by her breeder. Is this considered an OK chip on the vet circuit?
http://www.avidmicrochip.com/
http://www.avidmicrochip.com/
The dog that came in my yard had the avid chip. I don't know how good they are but do you have the tag w/the chip number? I was able to call the number and give the chip number and they were able to contact the owner. Ofcourse the owner wasn't home so I had to leave him chained up for 30 minutes until the guy called me back.
So far, the information I've seen says that it is easier for mice to get cancer than for dogs or humans, so the technology is under investigation, but there isn't a very serious risk being suggested. Of course, if it's your dog that gets cancer that isn't very comforting, but in the general scheme of things, it's likelier for a dog to be lost or stolen than to get a tumor induced by a chip. With Sioux, my long-haired beauty, a tattoo would be lost forever under all that fur. And, to tell you the truth, my hound had ear tattoos, and neither the ACO that found him, nor my vet's office, ever noticed them. They turned out to be nothing more than litter numbers, and not traceable, but still...
So, for now, I don't regret having chipped the dogs, and I would not put them through surgery to try to remove the chips, although I would certainly think twice about it in the future. I'm not sure when this correlation was first noticed, but it certainly hasn't made me feel any better about either scientists or the government doing their job to see that new technology is as safe as they first think it is.
So, for now, I don't regret having chipped the dogs, and I would not put them through surgery to try to remove the chips, although I would certainly think twice about it in the future. I'm not sure when this correlation was first noticed, but it certainly hasn't made me feel any better about either scientists or the government doing their job to see that new technology is as safe as they first think it is.
