To Chip or Not to Chip

[aly]

You can change it with any microchip company I think. We have forms at the shelter we give people who adopt pets already microchipped. They just fill out the form and send it in.

I didn't know Jasper's mom hasn't posted in that long Jasper's story was an emotional, heart warming story. I miss hearing from her.

[kobieeli]

Thanks for the info, pepper and aly! Now there's no reason for us NOT to get the dawgs chipped...

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

We have moved once since Drake got chipped. We got the form from the vet, updated the info, and sent it in.

Easy as that!

[RachelJ]

Tucker had been picked up as a stray, held at a shelter and originally adopted by a coworker of my husband. We got him after the other family decided not to keep him (I think they had him about a month). He had a chip from the shelter. When I called to shelter to ask about changing the information for the chip, they said that they would change it on their records. I'm not really comfortable with that now that I think about it. AVID would call the shelter and then the shelter would have to get in touch with me. One too many steps in that process. I'm going to see what I can do about getting that sorted out. The one that would be the one to more likely run off and get lost is Hannah who does not have a chip. When she goes in to get her heart worm tests this spring, that will be on the to do list.

[C.C.'s Mom]

Cookie was chipped when she was still living with the breeder and was 7 weeks old. It's so small that I can only feel it if I really search for it. It was painless for the pups when they got it implanted.
In Germany you get a tag to attach to the collar. If someone finds your dog, they can call the number on it and tell the dogs registration number which is on it too. And they do the rest. The dog is not registrated somewhere else, only at the chip company.

We're chipping our cats as well when they get their vaccs this summer. So much better that the tattoes they have in their ears (was already done by the shelter). In Germany animals remain the possesion of the animal shelter after adoption, so we'll have to registrate them on behalve of the rescue organisation.

[AmberLee]

I had Cassy and Sassy chipped while they were nuetered (at 4 months). Athough their shoulders were tender, I couldn't tell that the chip was there and wondered a bit. (Boy, I'm over sceptical sometimes...) Several months later Cassy had to be x-rayed due to an emergency and I was pleasantly surprised to see how clearly his little chip appeared in the x-ray.

I am very relieved to say that although all three fur-babies have chips, they haven't been needed to date to identify them. But it is realitively inexpensive peace of mind having them.

[Reminder to self: I must let AVID know that Sassy has gone to RB...]

[jackiesdaisy1935]

Daisy and Perry have both been microchipped, no problems at all. I would like to say if anyone is retired Military or in the Military and there are Army vets available you can get them microchipped at the military installation. We had them both done there.
Jackie