Can you feel a microchip?

Yes, it is definitely possible to feel the microchip underneath the skin.  And from what you're describing, based on size and location, that's probably what it is.

Yes, it is rather difficult but possible. You did surely felt the chip, as it is usually placed there. The size sounds right too.

Although it CAN wander sometimes.  And some vets place it more to the side of the neck.

This is why the safest is to look with a special instrument - easy to screen over the whole body if need be.

But in the easy cases it is possible to feel it yourself, even for non vets.

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Originally Posted by Draco 

Thanks for the replies! I wanted to make sure it was the chip I was feeling and nothing else!

Ah, if you are worried it can be something else.  It can, there can prob be several different possiblities

         (and some flies can surely place in their larvae - this isnt that rare in some climate)

Although if your cat does has chip - the normal guess should be it IS the chip.

If you are fairly sure the cat doesnt have chip - I would contact a vet.

Good luck!   *vibes*

I can feel the microchip on my younger cat, but that's mostly because I got him when he was 8 weeks old, so the chip felt massive udner his skin and I remembered where it was. Plus, the chip is on a strip of white fur directly in between two of his orange patches, so i know where to feel for it.

I can feel both of my kitties' chips.  It was funny with Hannah because it started off in one place, but as she grew, it moved.  Both of my kitties' chips are located near their shoulders.

I can feel Chacho's microchip. Its between the shoulder blades and its kind of rectangle shaped.

Every now and then I will feel Binkys chip when petting her. I just try to not disturb it and move my fingers over a bit.