Microchips

[caseysmom]

I do plan on getting Zoee chipped. It's just very expensive at our vet, so I am going to take her where my brother took his dogs.

But yesterday I was at the dog park and a man was there with a chocolate lab puppy. I noticed her neck was shaved and asked him what happened. He said her microchip failed and had moved. They had to shave her (which is my greatest fear for Zoee to have to be shaved), make a small inch long incision to dig it out. Then they put a new one in. Now, reading this post, I'm wondering why they needed to dig the first one out?

I am very scared to get Zoee done, but I know it's very important and could mean everything if she were to get lost or snatched away.

Any shelter would probably do it for you for cheap. My vet was 25 but it was for the two chips.

[Giselle]

Never heard of sedating a dog to do a chip, but you gotta give the dogs some credit. Those needles are HUGE.

Cindy, have you ever seen the mobile low-cost vaccination trucks around your petstores? I know they always hang around Pet Food Express's, and that's where I got both Giselle and Ivy done. Most clinics use ResQ now, because Home Again now charges some yearly fee or something...
http://www.happypet.com/

And I know city shelters offer it for about $10 (usually).

[caseysmom]

Never heard of sedating a dog to do a chip, but you gotta give the dogs some credit. Those needles are HUGE.

Cindy, have you ever seen the mobile low-cost vaccination trucks around your petstores? I know they always hang around Pet Food Express's, and that's where I got both Giselle and Ivy done. Most clinics use ResQ now, because Home Again now charges some yearly fee or something...
http://www.happypet.com/

And I know city shelters offer it for about $10 (usually).

Home again took a 12 dollar one time fee from me, at least I thought it was one time.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Rita was microchipped when she was spayed... it's a Home Again chip. She is the biggest escapee I've ever known, or heard of. I always worry that if she gets out, she could kill another dog/small animal. She's VERY dog agressive.

[Catlady711]

They mentioned that but they did move the scanner all over, it is 4.5 years old or they said it could have come out the same hole that same day. I have never had it checked.

If it came out the same day it was put in, kinda makes you think it wasn't put in right. At work we put the chip in and immediately scan the pet to make sure the chip didn't get stuck in the needle. Then we scan again when the owners come pick up the pet (we tend to do alot of the chips during spay/neuter).

I wouldn't have my pet chipped without having been tranquilized first. That needle is HUGE! Our vets won't chip without tranquilizing first (even if done during the office visit). We don't put them all the way under though like during surgeries, just a tranquilizer.

[caseysmom]

If it came out the same day it was put in, kinda makes you think it wasn't put in right. At work we put the chip in and immediately scan the pet to make sure the chip didn't get stuck in the needle. Then we scan again when the owners come pick up the pet (we tend to do alot of the chips during spay/neuter).

I wouldn't have my pet chipped without having been tranquilized first. That needle is HUGE! Our vets won't chip without tranquilizing first (even if done during the office visit). We don't put them all the way under though like during surgeries, just a tranquilizer.

Well our local animal control did it and they don't have a good reputation for anything, I call them death row, that is why I got her there they are terrible to the animals.

[Taz_Zoee]

Caseysmom and Giselle,
Yeah, my brother got his dogs done at the shelter up in Sac and it was $20 per dog. I, honestly, don't even know where our shelter is. And I emailed them once with no response. At my vet it would be a total of like $60 or $80!
I have never seen the mobile pet thing you are talking about Sophie. But we do not have a Pet Food Express here, just Petsmart and Petco.
I guess I'll have to stop being lazy and call or just go to the local shelter place. I'll have to see if they can do it on a Saturday.
That will be my task for the week, lol.

[Spiritwind]

I wouldn't have my pet chipped without having been tranquilized first. That needle is HUGE! Our vets won't chip without tranquilizing first (even if done during the office visit). We don't put them all the way under though like during surgeries, just a tranquilizer.

Yes, it is a huge needle, but I've done all of my dogs myself (and some of them were 12wks or so when it was done) without any sedation and they were fine, they acted like they didn't even notice it was being done.. didn't cry, didn't even move... and soon as they were done they went back to playing... and were perfectly fine. I don't know that I would want my dog sedated or tranquilized just for a microchip... that just sounds a bit much to me...

Like I said in an earlier post, friends of mine have a AVID chip scanner that works with home again, and I've scanned my dogs every once in a while to make sure the chips are still in place, so far no problems...

[Catlady711]

because Home Again now charges some yearly fee or something...

The added yearly fee is optional for the extras in their new program. If you did not pay the added fees your pet would still be in the main database but you just couldn't take advantage of the added benefits they now have.

[Ginger's Mom]

Ginger is chipped. I had her done as a puppy when she was getting her shots. They gave her her shots, then the doctor said she was going to take her in the back to chip her because it is a big needle and the dog may cry. I almost changed my mind about having it done, but I didn't.

[gemini9961]

Sadie and Maggie are chipped. Grant still needs to get chipped. I had Maggie chipped at a fair with Kay. Maggie has very, very little extra skin so it was painful for me to watch. She had to be muzzled as she is not so nice to anyone poking and proding her. We got Grant from the shelter but they don't chip there, they probably should. I need to remember to have them checked when I take them to the vets next.

[kallisto4529]

Reilly is chipped with Avid, we had it done when he had his first eye surgery so he did not feel anything when they did it.
Cindy I can not imagine why that dog had to have it surgically removed, but Zoee would be fine with one.

[WELOVESPUPPIES]

Duke and Champ have never been chipped and both listen very well so I have never bothered. My hubby has even accidently shut them out front after cutting the lawn and when you open the door there they are patiently waiting to come in. They don't leave the property PERIOD without permission even if a cat, another dog, kids, etc go by they just watch. Plus with Duke almost 8 and Champ almost 6, we just haven't done it.

Chopper I did have chipped when he was neutered because the vet did not want to do it while he was awake because of the size of the needle and he is so tiny. He is a momma's boy and I don't think it will ever come into use but I feel better knowing it is in there.