Microchipping your pet is something that is becoming more and more popular these days. Dogs that are lost that have been microchipped have a 90% chance of being returned to their owners. That is a much higher percentage than those that have not been microchipped. The way microchipping works is we put a chip under the skin of the animal that can identify that animal for the rest of her life. After we insert a chip under the skin we send the information to a company called HomeAgain and they register the pet under the corresponding microchip number.
If for some reason the pet would ever be lost, any veterinary clinic, the humane society, or Animal Care & Control will have a scanner and they can scan this chip, pick up her number, then they can match the number back to the pets owner. It is a great way to prevent your pet from ever being lost for good, and I think it’s an excellent idea. It is also very inexpensive to do.
We highly recommend it here at Pet Doctors of America, so if your dogs or cats aren’t chipped, it’s something to look into. Thanks for joining me and please let me know if you have any questions.
Dr. Dean Severidt
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