I.D. Chips-Your thoughts

Cadbury was done by his breeder before I took him home at 8 weeks. Only problem is the chip has wandered and is now down by his elbow. I'm not happy about that because I figure that if he got lost and was taken to a vets or RSPCA they would only scan his neck. It took the vet over 5 minutes to find it when Cadbury went in for his last check-up and I don't think a rescue would do that with a stray dog!

I'm interested some of you have had your dog double-chipped, as I was told I couldn't do that unless I had the previous chip removed?
 
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Shadow is double chipped. One Internationally wich he needed to go to Germany last year. I had to buy the chip and rent the scanner and then have my vet put it in. The USA scanners don't read the International ones.
 
labgirl said:
Cadbury was done by his breeder before I took him home at 8 weeks. Only problem is the chip has wandered and is now down by his elbow. I'm not happy about that because I figure that if he got lost and was taken to a vets or RSPCA they would only scan his neck. It took the vet over 5 minutes to find it when Cadbury went in for his last check-up and I don't think a rescue would do that with a stray dog!

I'm interested some of you have had your dog double-chipped, as I was told I couldn't do that unless I had the previous chip removed?
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Maybe the Vet was thinking about 2 of the same chip? I think it's more of an issue here than abroad because of the chips used here.
 
Both of mine are chipped..Clancy was done when he was about 2 years old..in a routine vet visit..he yelped a little when she did it..but hasn't been bothered with it since.
Abby was done when she got spayed at about 6 mos. old..hers has slipped to her left shoulder...
In Michigan, when you go to the vet..they scan your dog..I guess its a law...thats my understanding anyway...My vet said they do it just incase..especially for new patients..who knows..dog may not belong to that person??
We moved to Germany a little over a year ago..we heard about the international chips..but we weren't required to get one. I opted not to get one..hope I don't regret it!!

Julie
Clancy & Abby
 
Maybe the Vet was thinking about 2 of the same chip?
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I think that may be the case, I wonder if its because the second chip would have a different number, so the dog would be registered twice which might cause confusion - I can't see any other reason for it. Unless two chips interfere with each other?

I did consider tattooing, but then someone said dog thieves would cut a dogs' ears off if they were tattooed to hide the number and that really freaked me out, plus I read how they do the tattoos and I think it would be frightening for Cadbury, and he is not the bravest dog at the vets to start with.
 
I had Meggie chipped when she was spayed, although they don't need to be sedated to have it done. I believe it's as simple as an injection.

When you transport a pet via airplane, they cannot have a collar on in their kennel. There have been instances where animals have escaped, or been accidentally let out of their kennels. Without a chip, there would be no way to identify the dogs owner.

Meggie doesn't wear a collar in the house and although she doesn't run away from me, you just never know what could cause a dog to bolt. I'd rather be safe than sorry. She has no reaction whatsoever to the procedure itself or at any time since.
 
Both my collies had Avid chips. Never had any problem with them. I never had collars on them unless we were going for a walk so tags wouldn't have helped if they got out of the yard or were stolen. Not sure if Clancy is chipped -- I'll have to remember to ask his breeder!

Here, all purebred dogs must be identified by either a tattoo or chip in order to be registered with the CKC. I don't know anyone that tattoos on the ear though. It's usually on the abdomen -- tough to find on the long coated breeds but it's there nonetheless :wink2:
 
MissSuzie said:
I had Meggie chipped when she was spayed, although they don't need to be sedated to have it done. I believe it's as simple as an injection.

When you transport a pet via airplane, they cannot have a collar on in their kennel. There have been instances where animals have escaped, or been accidentally let out of their kennels. Without a chip, there would be no way to identify the dogs owner.

Meggie doesn't wear a collar in the house and although she doesn't run away from me, you just never know what could cause a dog to bolt. I'd rather be safe than sorry. She has no reaction whatsoever to the procedure itself or at any time since.
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The chip insertion is an injection and does not require anaesthesia. My dogs did not react at all to the insertion.

Airline rules are no choke/slip collars on pets while flying- but Happy and my other mixed breed flew with regular collars and their tags so unless there's been recent changes, they can fly with collars.

About scanners and types of chips- Happy has Home Again and Callie has Avid. Before my vet got a new scanner, the old scanner could tell that there was a chip but not read the actual number. So I'm guessing that there might be scanners now that can read both types.
 
Sophie is microchipped with HomeAgain. I had it done when she was spayed. Much like everyone else's dogs around here, she doesn't wear tags unless being walked, then again I live in an apartment, so she has a tag on almost all the time when we're outside. At my parent's, when babysat, she doesn't have it on as much. Regardless, as well as they listen, shelties are still dogs, and as MissSuzie said, you never know what might cause a dog to bolt or when a dog may bolt, so it's an extra thing that can identify her. Hopefully none of us will ever have to deal with terror of one of our furbabies running away.
 
In hindsight, I wish I had chipped my pups when they were neuteured. I don't have tags for either of them....they both have tatoos however, and since both are CKC registered, in theory, I could be tracked, but I'm sure that's not enough.
 
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