The microchip seems to be hurting her!

jezahb

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Khaleesi got spayed and chipped Monday, and while the spay is healing up nicely she seems to be bothered by the microchip. When she first got home I could feel the microchip, or I could feel the scab because when I pet her I felt a stiff little rice sized thing to the right of her shoulder blades. Well now, 4 days later she is constantly licking and biting at her shoulder where I felt it, and whatever it was seems to be gone. I can't feel anything there anymore but Khaleesi keeps licking it and going at it that she has a constant wet spot over it. Is this normal after a microchip injection? It seems to really be bugging her
 

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Poor thing.  I've never noticed it with my 4 cats.  I'd give the vet a call, for sure. 
 

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Not normal with all the kittens I've had chipped, they don't notice a thing afterwards.
 

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Same here.  Never any problems.

I'm wondering whether licking or 'worrying' at the site has become self-perpetuating.. she keeps at it, so it creates its own problem.  But really it's a case of asking the vet.
 
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