04/15/2026
NEW SERIES: IDENTIFICATION MATTERS!
Let's talk microchips!
🍚Size of a grain of rice and implanted under the skin, using a relatively large needle, between the shoulder blades. These can migrate so scanning for one should include the entire body.
🪄Newer chip readers will scan all brands of microchips. Vet clinics and shelters should have readers and provide scans free of charge. Your pet's unique number will be listed in that brand's database and trace back to you.
📝 Registration matters!!!!! Our chips are registered to you BEFORE you leave the clinic, unless you don't want to provide an email. You would be shocked by the number of chips that lead to dead ends because no one registered the chip. Those usually trace back to rescues or shelters and are so frustrating.
🫡 Our chips have free lifetime membership. Some of the cheaper brands require a yearly fee.
😬 Chips can fall out. We've seen that with some wounds. Yikes!
2️⃣ Yes, we've seen pets with TWO chips. This is why we scan before placing a chip, even if your puppy or kitten is tiny!!
🐈⬛ The cat that was found months after going missing (recent post we made) is still with her finders. Her original owner has not come to town to pick her up. But she still has a happy ending!
🐈 Another kitty was brought in the other day by a well-meaning lady. Kitty had shown up in her neighborhood one month ago smelling of motor oil and very hungry. She had since become the neighborhood cat that everyone fed. Lady brought her in to have her spayed. We found a tattoo (more on that in part 2) and then a microchip. She was quickly reunited with her owner!! The finder didn't realize people get cats chipped so didn't even think to take her in to be scanned.
Call of you're interested in having your pet chipped! And if they already are, feel free to get them scanned at the next visit to make sure everything is still good! Always keep microchip company updated with any phone number or address changes. You never know!
