Micro Chips

[borzoimom]

KYS-
I am sorry but I dont know- what is the difference from a universal scanner and AVID? We got femka, she was originally from the Netherlands and I got with her papers she was chipped. The vet could not find it, and we put in avid.

[KYS]

borzoimom: what is the difference from a universal scanner and AVID? >>>>>>>>

Borzoimom,
Universal is the actually scanner where Avid is the chip/or if Avid
has their own scanners.
When I got Rocky, vets, shelters, etc. did not have a common scanner
that scanned all the major manufacturer chips out their.
Thus some dogs that were chipped might be picked up by one
scanner and not the other.
Example: My vet was not able to pick up the Avid chip info. on Rocky.
When he ran the scanner over him it just stated AVID but no information.
My vet used the same scanner the shelters did back than which picked
up Home Again but not Avid.
I believe the scanner are referred as Universal Scanner because they
pick up all the major chip manufactures vs only one etc.

[borzoimom]

Wow- they had a number they could not read on femka- I wonder if this is why.... I will advise my vet tomorrow on this, and thank you so much. !!!! I did avid as used by most but a universal scanner would be better right? And why doesnt the other scanner pick up AVID .. I mean, they are like the biggest company...

[.sarah]

I personally think that if people can vaccinate puppies at 6 weeks, and some vets reccomend and perform spays and neuters at 8 weeks, a microchip at 3 months is nothing. All of my dogs are chipped and once I start breeding (this is years away) all of my puppies will be chipped as well.

[elizabethann]

Fenway is microchipped. However, I need to get off my butt and purchase a metal tag with his i.d. number on it. They sent me a plastic one and the number is wearing off.

[pitc9]

Both of mine are chipped and wear tags.