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| What is microchipping and why is it important to me? |
| No matter how cautious we might be, pets can get lost, frequently ending up terrified in a cage at a shelter. Your pet's microchip is their link home to you. Even indoor pets can be stolen, escape or stray from their homes and become lost. Simple things like a visitor or tradesperson leaving a door or gate open can lead to the sudden loss of your loved pet.
Microchipping is a quick, non-surgical procedure that involves injecting a sterile microchip, about the size of a grain of rice, between a pet’s shoulder blades. The implanting procedure is relatively painless, much like receiving a routine vaccination, and animals can’t feel it afterward. The information on the microchip is recorded on a registration form when the microchip is implanted and must be updated if the owner changes his or her address. Each microchip has a 10 digit code that is registered in a national database. When a pet arrives at a shelter the staff scans the pet. If the pet is microchipped, the database will reveal information such as name, address and medical history of the pet, and the owners can be notified where their pet is. Microchips can be implanted at veterinarian’s offices and at many shelters. Some types of microchips require a different scanner to read, so it is important to verify that your local shelter is able to read the type of microchip your pet has implanted. Each year, more than 10 million pets are lost, and more than half are not wearing collars or ID tags by the time they reach a shelter. The cost of handling these lost pets is nearly $1 billion per year. Tragically, many are never reunited with their owners. This simple procedure can prevent this from happening to you and your pet. |
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