I had Charlie chipped shortly after we got her with a ResQ chip. At the time I was told that any scanner on the market would pick up that chip. Now I know better. The universal scanners will pick up the chip, but Avid scanners (which is what the shelters in my area have) do not.
I've been on the phone with the company that chipped her today and they offered to send universal scanners to any shelter in the area that didn't have them. Great, I'll probably go ahead and do that.
BUT - I'm still thinking that it might be best to have an AVID chip inserted. My vet agrees. If she gets out and someone happens to take her say....to a vet's office where they only have an AVID scanner, the chip would not register. There's no way I can get scanners sent to every vet's office, pet store, or wherever else she might end up....She's never gotten out before, but if she did I would be crushed.
What does PT think? Should I go get an AVID chip for her? She's going in to the vet later this afternoon so I can have it done while we're already there...
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