Microchipping Your Pet
The reality is that 1 in 3 pets will get lost in their lifetime and 90% of them are never reunited with owners. Microchipping your pet is the best way to ensure that if your pet goes missing they will return home. You may be thinking that your pet will never get lost; they never leave your side or your house. Remember that 1 in 3 statistic. There are many ways that your pet can get lost that you may not have thought of; here are some of the most common:
- A handyman or contractor accidentally lets your pet out
- Your cat escapes through an open window or a broken screen
- Your dog digs a hole and escapes under a fence
- While traveling together, your pet wanders off into unfamiliar territory
- A thunderstorm or fireworks display causes your pet to panic and flee
- An emergency situation or natural disaster causes your pet to get lost in the turmoil
- Your pet is stolen
Our clinic has had many success stories of reuniting lost pets with owners because they were microchipped. The process of implanting a microchip is simple and can be done at any office visit. Our veterinarians simply injects a microchip for pets, about the size of a grain of rice, beneath the surface of your pets skin between the shoulder blades. The process is similar to a routine shot, takes only a few seconds, and your pet will not react any more than he would to a vaccination. No anesthetic is required.
A microchip is permanent pet ID. The microchip itself has no internal energy source, so it will last the life of your pet. It is read by passing a microchip scanner over the pets shoulder blades. The scanner emits a low radio frequency that provides the power necessary to transmit the microchips unique cat or dog ID code and positively identify the pet.
If your pet gets lost and is taken to an animal shelter or veterinarian, they will scan the microchip to read its unique dog or cat ID code. This is the number used to identify the pet and retrieve your contact information, which is used to contact you and reunite you with your pet.
We would love to be able to reunite every pet that gets lost with it’s owner. Please call and make an appointment today to get your pet microchipped. (Did we mention it’s on $44 for your pet to have a permanent ID tag!)