Yes? No?

I've been giving some thought into getting ZhaZha micro-chipped.

She wears a collar, but it's mainly so that we can find her because of the bell on it. My thought on that is how hard would it be to remove it if she was to get outside. If I have her chipped and the shelter picked her up they could still find out who her owner was if someone had removed the collar.

All our babies (mine and tristans) are chipped as they came from shelters. If they ever get lost you can't rely on a simple bell. If someone finds them they can be scanned and returned back to you. Get it done (unless your baby is a 24 hr a day indoor animal)

The thread title made me blink, for a moment I thought kids = human children :lol3:

Mine aren't chipped, being a rural area, there's no one that scans for them here. No shelter, animal control does not scan, in fact unless there's a bite report they do no pick up cats. Vets can scan but animal control wouldn't check with a vet unless there was a visible tag. Random person finding a cat likely wouldn't even know about micro chipping.

Our willie is micro chipped and o my thank goodness because when he got out we hung flyers and everything even in the supermarket in our area and well he was in our area and had a collar on but no one called :( but someone did take him to the shelter where they found that he was ours :woohoo: and that little brat has put on most of his weight back to :bigthumb: (he was gone for over a month, we went driving around looking for him everywhere and no sign and he did go in with his collar but because he was microchipped they found who we were, his tags had fallen off though so thank goodness for the micro chip, I am thinking about it for Stormie and Bella because Stormie refuses to even where her collar and Bella seems to break out under her chin from it, so also at the one shelter around here it is only $26 I do believe so I dont think thats a bad price...is it? )

The thread title made me blink, for a moment I thought kids = human children :lol3:

Mine aren't chipped, being a rural area, there's no one that scans for them here. No shelter, animal control does not scan, in fact unless there's a bite report they do no pick up cats. Vets can scan but animal control wouldn't check with a vet unless there was a visible tag. Random person finding a cat likely wouldn't even know about micro chipping.


We always scanned the cats the park rangers brought in if they were feral or other because most of them end up having a chip. I suppose different places do different things.

No, but I am thinking about it. :)

I figure it can't hurt. When I had my guys fixed it was treated like a given in the fixing procedure. Fred and Nerm don't go outside, but in the instance that they got out, it gives me some piece of mind. You never know.

all mine are and are stictly indoor cats.

2 weeks ago i came home in a hurry and went to change and i thought hubby closed the door when he let me in and he thought i did and it was open..Gabriel was sitting outside on the mat. OH i was SO scared and counted the cats 10 times. He was the only one outside and he ran inside when he heard me screaming.

One day Sephie and Gabriel were sitting by the patio with the window open and something spooked Sephie and he knocked the screen out and was outside.

Never ever think there is no way your cats can get out.

Mine are chipped :)

Yes, I thought you meant children too! All mine are chipped, except Biscotte, and she will be when she is spayed.

I'll move this to care and grooming :)

Mine are totally indoor cats but are both chipped. Radar was done when he was neutered at 6 months old, and Sonic was done by the breeder's vet when he had his last lot of kitten shots. You can't be too careful, what if one of them got out (unlikely but you can never say never), what if they were stolen and I needed to prove their identities etc.

My vet offers it as part of a neutering package.

I'm going to do some calling around today and see if I can find a decent priced place and get her in to get chipped. I have zero intentions of ever letting her out, but I do realize she can sneak out or get out by accident which is exactly why I have been thinking about it.

I wish our animal shelter offered it, but they don't. They scan them when they come in but they don't offer the actual service of chipping them.

All of my kitties were chipped by the shelters I adopted them from.

Around here, it's about $50 from the implantation to the info change.

Yep, just got them done last week. It was $50 per cat and took all of 2 minutes each. They are indoor cats, but both have a great ability to slip out of collars (and my husband thinks they look dorky:rolleyes: ). There's not much chance they'll get out now (we're on the 3rd floor, so it's 3 doors and two flights of stairs to get outside), but we'll finish our renovations and move down to the 1st floor at some point and then they'll have a lot more opportunity. The little stinkers...

Both of mine are chipped. Chester was done when I adopted him from a shelter and my new vet offered it for free when Dynah was fixed last week. Back home they cost $100, but here they are $25-$50 so I recomend calling around. You'll want to make sure it's a universal chip, they should know and it shouldn't be a problem finding one.

All 6 cats, the dog and the bird have been chipped.
Small price to pay for peace of mind.

Even if you live in a rural area, even if they are strictly indoor, there is always a small chance.

In the event of theft (or custody fights) of pets, there are only two forms of Pet ID that the court systems recoginize because they are permanant.
Tattoos and microchips (or closed bands in the case of birds).

I've never had the parrot done. I've been under the impression that it can cause a type of tumour, because while cats and dogs are chipped under the skin, in a bird it has to be done into the breast muscle itself. Please tell me I'm wrong about that, and I'll get him done!

He's not got a ring either, I don't know about regulations elsewhere, but here it's optional for non-native captive birds that aren't covered by CITES, and some breeders don't use them because they can cause problems. If he'd had one when I got him I'd have had it removed because I once had a budgie that wouldn't leave his alone, he chewed his leg and it got infected, he could have lost his foot or even his life if we hadn't had it sawn off :eek:

In birds it actually goes behind the muscle not in the tissue itself.
I've had all my pets chipped since they first became publicly available (including lovebirds, Meyer's and 2 Quakers), I've never had any have any problems from them.
My bird does not have his closed band anymore, he's runty for his species and it slipped off his foot years ago.

In birds it actually goes behind the muscle not in the tissue itself.
I've had all my pets chipped since they first became publicly available (including lovebirds, Meyer's and 2 Quakers), I've never had any have any problems from them.
My bird does not have his closed band anymore, he's runty for his species and it slipped off his foot years ago.

Thanks for that! For some reason I am much more squeamish about the parrot having a great big needle stuck into him than I am about the cats :rolleyes:

He is probably due for a vet check in the not too distant future. Maybe I'll go the whole hog and get him DNA tested as well so I know for definite whether he really is a he :rolleyes:

Our dog has one because of her heart and thyroid condition- if the price goes down, I may get the cats done (they were all spayed way before chipping became common place around here ;) ).

All my cats and the dog are chipped.

My boys are strictly indoors and chipped (it was done when I adopted them from the shelter). Something to keep in mind though: they told me that it's a possibility for the cat to lose the microchip if they get in fights often. Don't think it's a really big concern though, as I feel they have to get torn apart pretty badly to lose it...

They also have tattoos in their ears (done at the time of neutering) which I kind of like because they're actually sort of visible (especially on Pekoe who has orange fur so it's pretty light in his ears). I figure if they ever get out (god forbid!) and if someone doesn't know about the microchip, hopefully they'll notice the tattoo.

Both of our kitboys got chipped and snipped last Monday. I ned to take them back in a week to make sure it hasn't come out.

All 4 of mine are. I did Levi & Jordan because they were big time door dashers when they were little. Jordan becomes aggresive when afraid so I'm sure if he got out & domestic animal control picked him up he wouldn't last long there. Also, living in an apartment I'm always afraid if someone has to come in to do work one will get out.

I thought about it, but am extremely uncomfortable with the idea of implanting a foreign body in my babies. That;s just me. I use collars with tags on my indoor kitties.

Zoey & Saki are both indoor only and both chipped :)

I thought about it, but am extremely uncomfortable with the idea of implanting a foreign body in my babies. That;s just me. I use collars with tags on my indoor kitties.

It really doesn't bother them and I would rather have mine chipped if something happens than to have them get out and lose their collars. I mean most of us have those safety collars....
I promise it bothers you more than it will them : )

All of our cats are chipped:nod:

I so regret not getting my two babies micro chipped while they were being neutered/spayed. :( If I had only read this forum earlier, I would have just go for it. Plus, I should never have listen to my bf because it said it was stupid if I did that!! :( My cats are indoor 24/7. One time I opened the door and Jumpy got all curious and sat on the doormat. I was freaked out so he ran into the house immediately. How I regret not getting it them chipped back then.

My vet said it would be less painful if they were to get it while they were asleep. Has anyone had their pet microchipped separately done from their neuter/spay?

Just read about micro chipping and it does hurts!!! They use a large needle. I think I'm going to faint just the thought of that and seeing by babies "cry".

I did, yes the needle is a little bigger but my cats didn't say a peep. Sephie, the last to get chipped actually complained more when he got his rabies. He didn't say a peep with the chip, neither did Orion and he is a kitten still. It's over in the same time as a shot.

I don't see the need to subject them to anesthesia to be chipped..although I understand when you are spaying/neutering anyways but I don't think they do it then because of pain but because of convenience. You're there, might as well do it at the same time type of thing.

Just read about micro chipping and it does hurts!!! They use a large needle. I think I'm going to faint just the thought of that and seeing by babies "cry".

Between micro-chipping shelter animals, fosters and for the general public at the shelter’s yearly microchip clinic in the past, I’ve had very few animals react any “worse” than getting vaccinated and most have no reaction at all. If my experience had been negative at all I never would have agreed to do it at the yearly clinic, as I was already worried enough how much the animals would feed off their owners nerves (the needle does look scary to us) and the last thing I would have wanted to deal with was someone thinking we were torturing their baby.

To answer your other question though, all of my currently chipped cats were done seperately without any problems.

Both of mine are chipped. Mosi was done when he was neutered so he was under anaesthetic but Jaffa had his put in at a routine vet appt and hardly flinched.

Mine were both done as part of a routine vet visit. I think Bella hardly noticed, she was much more upset about having her temperature taken. In fact the vet tech said she took it better than most dogs.

When I did Levi & Jordan it was after their neuter. I was going to do it & realized the door dashing was not going to stop. It is a large needle, but it didn't bother Levi. There is no telling by Jordan he makes a big fuss every time he's at the vets office (Has since day 1).

My vet said it would be less painful if they were to get it while they were asleep. Has anyone had their pet microchipped separately done from their neuter/spay?

Just read about micro chipping and it does hurts!!! They use a large needle. I think I'm going to faint just the thought of that and seeing by babies "cry".
I not only got Jamie microchipped when he was fully awake, but also neighbors' cats. I regularly take shelter cats to the vets' and get them chipped. I've yet to see a single cat react to the shot, so seriously doubt very much that it hurts. My "cat from hell", as the vet techs call him, didn't even flinch.

I have 16 of 19 chipped with Avid chips. Most were done at a regular vet visit and there was little to no reaction. My little 6 lb. Precious, (at the time), never even flinched when she was done.

I've found that the older, tougher ferals tend to feel it more because of their tough hide from living outdoors.

One vet charged $25.00 to do them. The other had two different prices, less if they were done while being spayed or neutered.

My SO said I was stupid for spending money on such a thing, so the last ones I had done I just didn't even mention it to him. My $$$, my biz. :lol3:

My last three ferals will eventually be done when I the money is available.

BTW.... we're rural and most folks don't know a heck of a lot about such here, but I think it's worth it anyway. :)

Fat Harriet is chipped. :D I've seen lots of chips done at the shelter and I don't think it feels great, but I don't think it causes an immense amount of pain. Most don't even vocalize. It's totally worth it. :D

REMEMBER: If you move, update your chip information or it's totally useless to have a chip! :D

www.avidmicrochip.com
www.homeagainid.com

Five of my seven are chipped, Stumpy will get chipped at her annual exam Friday and Palekana at her annual next month. They are all strictly indoor but I'd rather be safe than sorry. None of them even reacted to having the chip implanted, didn't move, didn't meow, nothing. My vet charges $26.50 for the chip.

Mine are all chipped, although they are indoor cats (they do get supervised time outside everyday). A breeder friend of mine had a minor explosion in her neighbourhood, her windows all shattered and her panicked cats got out, I've heard about cats escaping from the vet's office, things might happen with your cats which you've never foreseen and without microchip they might not come back. I wouldn't be comfortable with a collar because they can hang themselves on it or lose the collar.

There is a very good system here, all shelters and vets have chipreaders and digital camera's, and the sanitation department as well (they pick up dead cats from the road), so every cat that's found dead or alive by these organizations will be photographed, checked for microchip and registered with Amivedi (society which registers lost and found animals).

Plus I travel abroad with dEUS for shows and a chip is required to cross the border, we've never been stopped on the border but the show's vet will check all foreign cats for microchips at vetting in anyway.

I have thought about it and I am still going back and forth. Yes it would be great just in case. BUT a lot of shelters and pounds don't scan. Many that do don't realize the chip can drastically change location before scar tissue builds up to hold it in place. I have heard of them moving to an animals chest area, between the front legs, down the back, etc. It all depends on how quickley each animal builds up the scar tissue.

Another factor in my indecisiveness... the main microchipping companies, AVID and I think the other one is called something like Home Again. They are the only companies that make the scanners to read the chips. However there are like 50 different companies that make the chips and they cannot all be read by the AVID and Home Again scanner...

What I want to know is how many animals out there have chips in them that are never found and the animal is euthanized or adopted out without anyone ever knowing...??!!

all of mine are chipped and they wear a tag on their collar that says they are chipped too with the name of the company who made their chip i had to register them online after i got it done and i can update it anytime if we move or anything changes

I have thought about it and I am still going back and forth. Yes it would be great just in case. BUT a lot of shelters and pounds don't scan. Many that do don't realize the chip can drastically change location before scar tissue builds up to hold it in place. I have heard of them moving to an animals chest area, between the front legs, down the back, etc. It all depends on how quickley each animal builds up the scar tissue.

Another factor in my indecisiveness... the main microchipping companies, AVID and I think the other one is called something like Home Again. They are the only companies that make the scanners to read the chips. However there are like 50 different companies that make the chips and they cannot all be read by the AVID and Home Again scanner...

What I want to know is how many animals out there have chips in them that are never found and the animal is euthanized or adopted out without anyone ever knowing...??!!

If your cat is chipped, there is a chance that a compatible scanner will be used and you will be reunited. Without chipping, nothing will be picked up by any scanner ever, and you are relying solely on phone calls and flyers. Even if it's not 100% certain that everyone uses the same scanners, I think it is worth that extra little bit of probability that your cat will be able to be identified.

My pets are using various chips.
Avid (my Bird)
HomeAgain the dog and 4 cats, and AKC's chip CAR (Companion Animal Recovery).

There is indeed Universal scanners which will read the three Major US chips as well as some lesser known.

If your cat is chipped, there is a chance that a compatible scanner will be used and you will be reunited. Without chipping, nothing will be picked up by any scanner ever, and you are relying solely on phone calls and flyers. Even if it's not 100% certain that everyone uses the same scanners, I think it is worth that extra little bit of probability that your cat will be able to be identified.

:yeah:

If my cats were to disappear, i'd still do the flyers, the shelter visits... I don't think anyone relies solely on the chip and waits by the phone for a call and does nothing else.

all of mine are chipped and they wear a tag on their collar that says they are chipped too with the name of the company who made their chip i had to register them online after i got it done and i can update it anytime if we move or anything changes

So do I! Infact their tags have their names (yes, I know it's a controversy, but I want their names on), ID #, and the 1-800 number to call if they find them...on the back of dynahs it says "if I'm outside I'm lost" and "shots current". Chesters says "heart condition! Contact immediately!" to stress the importance of meds.
I don't know, I feel safter having chips and tags, just as I would feel more secure having chips and flyers if I lost my darlins.
Whatever one can do to bring them home is reasonable...although....I'm still a little surprised by the giant billboard in the middle of the city for a lost ferret (never seen that before).

My dog is microchipped. He came that way from the breeder I bought him from. I'm thinking of getting Bean chipped when he's neutered. Chips really aren't all that expensive, and they greatly increase your chances of getting a lost pet back.

Both of our babies are micro-chipped.