Microchip question.

[Freedom]

Love the photos!

I have 2 dogs w/AVID and one with Home Again. That was a mistake.

With AVID, you pay one time fee. And a discount for the 2d pet; and the 3rd.

With Home Again, it is a yearly fee. If you lose the dog, you report it and they send out a fax to vets, shelters in the area. If you had put a picture on file with them, the photo is a part of the fax.

I wanted them all on AVID, and my vet stopped carrying it. I SHOULD have just found a vet who did it.

When I asked on here, there were several comments about not having 2 chips in 1 dog. Let me see if I can find the thread, as I don't recall the reasoning. I just left everything as is.

[Freedom]

OK there are 2 threads, and apparently what I put above about the yearly fee with Home Again is not totally correct, either.

If you are going to get a 2d chip, I suggest you read through these threads.

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...ht=marlin+avid

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...ht=marlin+avid

[snakemama]

Hmm, well, I didn't see anything that would discourage me getting a second chip, so it's in. I'm filling out the AVID registration as I type this. Charlie is such a good girl at the vet's office, I'm always impressed with how calm she is.

[Taz_Zoee]

There's Charlie and Sherpa! I almost forgot about him! How could I?

Thanks for the pix.

[snakemama]

There's Charlie and Sherpa! I almost forgot about him! How could I?

Probably because he was a butthead when you came over. If I recall he hissed at you and then hid upstairs. I'm glad to say that he's learning to tolerate new people coming over a bit.

[Catlady711]

With Home Again, it is a yearly fee. If you lose the dog, you report it and they send out a fax to vets, shelters in the area. If you had put a picture on file with them, the photo is a part of the fax.

We use Homeagain at work.

From what our sales reps told us, and our literature says, your pet is always in the system even if you never add on the membership benefits. Those membership benefits do get you the faxes to vets/shelters if the pet is lost, free access to the poison control, and a host of other things, but your pet is always in the system and can be scanned even if you never upgrade to the yearly fee membership benefits.

[moosmom]

Snakemama,

Your cats are beautiful! I had Lucie Noel Lu microchipped when she was spayed. It accidentally came out!!! I didn't bother having her re-microchipped, since she's a totally indoor cat.