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Microchips
A microchip implant is an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of a dog, cat, horse, or other animal. The chips are about the size of a large grain of rice and are based on a passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology.
The use of externally attached microchip devices such as RFID enabled ear tags (piercings rather than implants) is another, related method commonly used for identifying farm and ranch animals other than horses. In some cases the external microchips may be readable on the same scanner as the implanted style.
Uses and benefits
Microchips have been particularly useful in the return of lost pets. They can also assist where the ownership of an animal is in dispute.
Animal shelters and animal control centers benefit using microchip identification products by more quickly and efficiently returning pets to their owners. When a pet can be quickly matched to its owner, the shelter avoids the expense of housing, feeding, providing medical care, and outplacing or euthanizing the pet. Microchipping is becoming increasingly standard at shelters: many require all outplaced animals to receive a microchip, and provide the service as part of the adoption package. Animal control officers are trained and equipped to scan animals.
In addition to shelters and veterinarians, microchips are used by kennels, breeders, brokers, trainers, registries, rescue groups, humane societies, clinics, farms, stables, animal clubs and associations, researchers and pet stores.
Several countries require a microchip when importing an animal to prove that the animal and the vaccination record match. Microchip tagging may also be required for CITES-regulated international trade in certain rare animals; for example, Asian Arowana are so tagged, in order to ensure that only captive-bred fish are imported.
System of recovery
Effective pet identification and recovery depends on the following:
A pet owner either adopts a pet at a shelter that microchips some or all adoptee animals, or the owner with an existing pet brings it to a veterinarian (or a shelter) that provides the service.
The shelter or veterinarian selects a microchip from their stock, makes a note of that chip's unique ID, and then inserts the chip into the animal with a syringe. The injection requires no anesthetic.
Before sending the animal home, the vet or shelter performs a test scan on the animal. This helps ensure that the chip will be picked up by a scanner, and that its unique identifying number will be read correctly.
An enrollment form is completed with the chip number, the pet owner's contact information, the name and description of the pet, the shelter's and/or veterinarian's contact information, and an alternate emergency contact designated by the pet owner. (Some shelters or vets, however, choose to designate themselves as the primary contact, and take the responsibility of contacting the owner directly. This allows them to be kept informed about possible problems with the animals they place.) The form is then sent to a registry keeper to be entered into its database. Depending on regional custom, selected chip brand, and the pet owner's preference, this registry keeper might be the chip's manufacturer or distributor, or an independent provider.[1] In some countries a single official national database may be used. After receiving a registration fee, the registry keeper typically provides a 24-hour, toll-free telephone service for pet recovery, good for the life of the pet.
The pet owner is also provided the chip ID and the contact information of the recovery service. This is often in the form of a collar tag imprinted with the chip ID and the recovery service's toll-free number, to be worn by the animal along with a certified registration certificate that can be sold/transferred with the pet. This ensures proper identification when an animal is sold or traded. A microchipped animal being sold or traded without a matching certificate could be a stolen animal.
If the pet is lost or stolen, and is found by local authorities or taken to a shelter, it is scanned during intake to see if a chip exists. If one is detected, authorities call the recovery service and provide them the ID number, the pet's description, and the location of the animal. If the pet is wearing the collar tag, anyone who finds the pet can call the toll-free number, making it unnecessary to involve the authorities. (The owner can also preemptively notify the recovery service directly if a pet disappears. This is useful if the pet is stolen, and is taken to a vet who scans it and checks with the recovery service.)
The recovery service notifies the owner that the pet has been found, and where to go to recover the animal.
Many veterinarians perform test scans on microchipped animals every time the animal is brought in for care. This ensures the chip still performs properly. Vets sometimes use the chip ID as the pet's ID in their databases, and print this number on all outgoing paperwork associated with its services, such as receipts, test results, vaccination certifications, and descriptions of medical or surgical procedures.
I'm not certain on how most of you feel about Micro Chips for your dogs, but I did have Hannah Micro chipped when she was spayed, and considering having Honey done soon also???? I feel it is cost effective should one of them become lost, how do you feel about them????
The use of externally attached microchip devices such as RFID enabled ear tags (piercings rather than implants) is another, related method commonly used for identifying farm and ranch animals other than horses. In some cases the external microchips may be readable on the same scanner as the implanted style.
Uses and benefits
Microchips have been particularly useful in the return of lost pets. They can also assist where the ownership of an animal is in dispute.
Animal shelters and animal control centers benefit using microchip identification products by more quickly and efficiently returning pets to their owners. When a pet can be quickly matched to its owner, the shelter avoids the expense of housing, feeding, providing medical care, and outplacing or euthanizing the pet. Microchipping is becoming increasingly standard at shelters: many require all outplaced animals to receive a microchip, and provide the service as part of the adoption package. Animal control officers are trained and equipped to scan animals.
In addition to shelters and veterinarians, microchips are used by kennels, breeders, brokers, trainers, registries, rescue groups, humane societies, clinics, farms, stables, animal clubs and associations, researchers and pet stores.
Several countries require a microchip when importing an animal to prove that the animal and the vaccination record match. Microchip tagging may also be required for CITES-regulated international trade in certain rare animals; for example, Asian Arowana are so tagged, in order to ensure that only captive-bred fish are imported.
System of recovery
Effective pet identification and recovery depends on the following:
A pet owner either adopts a pet at a shelter that microchips some or all adoptee animals, or the owner with an existing pet brings it to a veterinarian (or a shelter) that provides the service.
The shelter or veterinarian selects a microchip from their stock, makes a note of that chip's unique ID, and then inserts the chip into the animal with a syringe. The injection requires no anesthetic.
Before sending the animal home, the vet or shelter performs a test scan on the animal. This helps ensure that the chip will be picked up by a scanner, and that its unique identifying number will be read correctly.
An enrollment form is completed with the chip number, the pet owner's contact information, the name and description of the pet, the shelter's and/or veterinarian's contact information, and an alternate emergency contact designated by the pet owner. (Some shelters or vets, however, choose to designate themselves as the primary contact, and take the responsibility of contacting the owner directly. This allows them to be kept informed about possible problems with the animals they place.) The form is then sent to a registry keeper to be entered into its database. Depending on regional custom, selected chip brand, and the pet owner's preference, this registry keeper might be the chip's manufacturer or distributor, or an independent provider.[1] In some countries a single official national database may be used. After receiving a registration fee, the registry keeper typically provides a 24-hour, toll-free telephone service for pet recovery, good for the life of the pet.
The pet owner is also provided the chip ID and the contact information of the recovery service. This is often in the form of a collar tag imprinted with the chip ID and the recovery service's toll-free number, to be worn by the animal along with a certified registration certificate that can be sold/transferred with the pet. This ensures proper identification when an animal is sold or traded. A microchipped animal being sold or traded without a matching certificate could be a stolen animal.
If the pet is lost or stolen, and is found by local authorities or taken to a shelter, it is scanned during intake to see if a chip exists. If one is detected, authorities call the recovery service and provide them the ID number, the pet's description, and the location of the animal. If the pet is wearing the collar tag, anyone who finds the pet can call the toll-free number, making it unnecessary to involve the authorities. (The owner can also preemptively notify the recovery service directly if a pet disappears. This is useful if the pet is stolen, and is taken to a vet who scans it and checks with the recovery service.)
The recovery service notifies the owner that the pet has been found, and where to go to recover the animal.
Many veterinarians perform test scans on microchipped animals every time the animal is brought in for care. This ensures the chip still performs properly. Vets sometimes use the chip ID as the pet's ID in their databases, and print this number on all outgoing paperwork associated with its services, such as receipts, test results, vaccination certifications, and descriptions of medical or surgical procedures.
I'm not certain on how most of you feel about Micro Chips for your dogs, but I did have Hannah Micro chipped when she was spayed, and considering having Honey done soon also???? I feel it is cost effective should one of them become lost, how do you feel about them????
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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on
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Here's how I feel about them:
http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/2065244:Topic:83539
I can't imagine anyone not doing it for any reason; whatever the risks, the advantages are a million times higher. Jack was chipped by the shelter the day after he was turned in, but I would have done it myself if not. -
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Permalink Reply by Adrianne Matzkin on
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I can't imagine why someone would not do it. It is a simple proceedure, basically painless and inexpesnsive. I do have the vet check for it everytime we see him just to make sure it is still in the same area. Samantha, also, came home to us already chipped but would have had it done that afternoon when we went for her vet checkup. You can never take enough precautions to ensure the safety of our kids - human and furkids.
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Permalink Reply by Jackie on
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I want to get Beckett microchipped. But I just read an article in our Sunday paper about something called Together Tags. They have all the dog's info on a tag and there's a central registry. They said in the article that one downside of chipping is that not all chips are able to be scanned by the same scanning devise. So if someone finds your dog and that Vet,rescue center, etc. doesn't have a scanner that reads the chip of your dog, then they wouldn't be able to get the info from the chip in your dog. Has anyone ever heard this? I don't know if it's true or if they just want you to buy their tags.
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Permalink Reply by HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08 on
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Yes Jackie that is what I had heard also and was trying to see if there was another way to register our dogs as a secondary saftey precaution. I had also heard that some are saying MicroChips can cause cancer in dogs, don't know if there is or not any truth's to that as well. Problem with Tags are if someone wants to keep your dog, no matter how many tags we stick on them, its still up to the person who finds the dog to call and return our dogs. Two dogs of ours were stolen, when I was a kid, our German Shepard was never returned, Missy my poodle, after a month was finally returned and the person who stole her was threatened by police if she was not returned, they would face jail time. I was thirteen, and didn't give up on finding her. It's something you always live with when they are lost. But I will also check into Together Tags as a 2nd option. Thank you for the infomation. Denise...HannahNHoney
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I researched the "cancer" aspect awhile ago when I first heard that on another forum, and there is about as much evidence of that as there is that cell phones cause cancer. (In this particular case, it was put out there by a breeder who was trying to justify not microchipping her dogs.) IMO, the benefits far outweigh the risks.
To my knowledge, Avid chips are the system most widely used by public facilities, & there is supposedly less 'migration", but there are varying opinions on that. They also give you a tag that has the chip number and the Avid phone # printed on it, so if there should be a problem 'reading' the chip, whoever finds the dog can contact them for your info.
If you are very concerned about it, another good solution is to have the dog tattooed, which was the best choice before the use of microchips. -
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Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll go with both! I didn't know the chip method came with a tag too. That makes sense. The microchip method sounds like the best route to me.
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I never even thought about Tattoing, thank you Karen for the info....and had my dogs tattoed before they had chips. My vet recommended not to keep that little yellow tag that comes with the chip on the dog, and he was right, about a month after Hannah had her's, it was broken off and never found, don't know if it broke at the dog park or where, but it's gone, so the next best second thing would be the tattoing, little more money but for their saftey. Denise...HannahNHoney
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