Why Microchip?
How can a microchip keep you and your pet together?
Despite your best efforts, accidents can happen and pets can become lost. If they’re wearing a collar and identification tag, chances are good that you’ll get them back. But what if the collar or tags come off? To protect their pets, many owners turn to microchips. Microchips are tiny transponders, about the size of a grain of rice, that can be implanted under your pet’s skin by most veterinarians and animal shelters; some shelters implant chips in all pets they place.
A microchip isn’t the same as a GPS device, and it can’t be used to track your pet’s whereabouts. It’s simply a unique identifier (think of it as your pet’s social security number) that is implanted so it can’t be lost. Studies show that pets with chips are much more likely to be returned to their owners than those who lack one.
How and where are microchips placed?
Microchips are implanted just under the skin, usually right between the shoulder blades. This is done with a needle and doesn’t require anesthesia. Each microchip contains an identification number and the phone number of the registry for the particular brand of chip. A handheld scanner reads the radio frequency of the chip and displays this information. An animal shelter or vet clinic that finds your pet can contact the registry to get your name and phone number (or do an online search of all major microchip registries).
Microchips are designed to work for 25 years.
How do I register my pet?
We choose to implant FiNano Microchips at Fix West Texas, as they are dedicated to giving back to the communities by providing FREE microchips to us that we administer to Pets in Need.
You should update your microchip registry information online or ask the company to update your information. If your pet becomes lost, you’ll want them back as quickly as possible, so you want to make it easy for any shelter, vet clinic or animal services agency that finds your pet to contact you.
What do I do if I adopt a pet who’s already been microchipped?
We will update the owner information to you within 30 days.
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