Micro chipping

sharky · Dec 29, 2005

I hope this is the right forum for this..

How many of you have your kitties chipped and with what chip are they done with

anyone used both Avid and homeagain???

python · Dec 29, 2005

Two of my cats are micro-chipped but I've no idea what the chips are called (can't remember the name of the lost/found company off the top of my head - it's filed away somewhere).

One of my cats got done while he was awake - and boy did he howl. I felt really mean

The other got done when he was under anaesthetic being neutered so he didn't feel it.

I'm going to get the rest of my cats chipped as and when I can afford it (huge vet bill recently killed off my bank balance

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petnurse2265 · Dec 29, 2005

Sturgis, Trouble and Milo all have the homeagain microchip. I will get Spirit and Cali done when they need their first dentistry's, I just can't implant it while they are awake. I also have my 2 poodle puppy's done with the homeagain chips. I am debating on my older dogs, I am thinking I will do one for sure (she's almost 11 years old and 65 pounds) the almost 13 year old I am up in the air about (she's 50 pounds), and the almost 14 year old's health is failing (he's 75 pounds) so I don't think it would be worth it for him. The big thing with the older dogs is for their size how much longer will they be around, and is it worth it. They all get so many pills at meal times that I feel like a pharmacy.

sharky · Dec 29, 2005

Originally Posted by Petnurse2265

Sturgis, Trouble and Milo all have the homeagain microchip. I will get Spirit and Cali done when they need their first dentistry's, I just can't implant it while they are awake. I also have my 2 poodle puppy's done with the homeagain chips. I am debating on my older dogs, I am thinking I will do one for sure (she's almost 11 years old and 65 pounds) the almost 13 year old I am up in the air about (she's 50 pounds), and the almost 14 year old's health is failing (he's 75 pounds) so I don't think it would be worth it for him. The big thing with the older dogs is for their size how much longer will they be around, and is it worth it. They all get so many pills at meal times that I feel like a pharmacy.

I am going to hyjack my own thread but ohh well... How do you get a 17 yr old cat to take a viatimin that should taste good

menagerie mama · Dec 29, 2005

All of my cats and dogs are microchipped and we use Avid.

nebula11 · Dec 29, 2005

I want to get all my cats microchipped eventually...I haven't yet though...

Can anyone give me a price range???

sharky · Dec 29, 2005

I know one vet that charges 18 per chip

menagerie mama · Dec 29, 2005

We charge $32..

nebula11 · Dec 29, 2005

Thanx for the info....

catnapt · Dec 29, 2005

vets in this area charge up to $40 not including the registration fee ($17)

petnurse2265 · Dec 29, 2005

We charge $40, not including the registration.

Can you crush up the pill and put it in the food? Those old cats can get tricky to medicate, we just lost our 23 year old clinic cat at the end of September, and he was an awful patient.

charcoal · Dec 30, 2005

Three of my little boogers are chipped. All the boys and it is with Home Again. Little Sage will be done when she goes in for her next rabies shot in June. It will also be with Home Again. The military uses Home Again and when I call to speak with them they are friendly and helpful so I like them. It is also easy to update the records.

maverick_kitten · Dec 30, 2005

yep, both our cats and the dog are done.

If you can afford it, i dont see any reason not to get it done.

xocats · Dec 30, 2005

Dexter & Sadie are chipped with AVID.
I called my local humane society to be sure that they had an AVID scanner before I took them to their vet to have it done.

Do a microchip search in this Forum. There are quite a few informative threads about chipping cats.
I highly recommend having all kitties chipped.

rockcat · Dec 30, 2005

Oliver is chipped with homeagain (I think, but I'm not at home with my file). He flinched a little, but not as bad as the vet expected. With all of his shots, I was allowed to hold him still, but I was not allowed to touch him during the microchipping because the needle is so much bigger he was afraid Oliver might bite me. It turned out that Oliver was a perfect gentleman as always.

Tripod is not chipped because he never tries to get out. He is so afraid of cars that he doesn't even like looking out the windows that face the street.

phenomsmom · Dec 30, 2005

Phenom is chipped i dont remeber with who all the paper work is at home in her files. my humane society requires it with adoption and it is included in the fees. good deal though!

stlgrl5 · Dec 30, 2005

All my cats are done. Some are Avid some are Home Again. My rescue uses Home Again.

tuxedokitties · Dec 30, 2005

Our cats & dogs are microchipped with Avid.

The local shelters (the ones that scan & use chips) use HomeAgain, but they have a universal reader that will read Avid chips too - I got paranoid & had them check my dog just in case, and it worked fine

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Most of the vets around here charge between $25 - $40 for chip implantation. The Humane Society here also has microchip outreach clinics for $25.

sunnicat · Dec 30, 2005

All kittens and cats are microchipped at the shelters here before they are adopted.
Sophie has homeagain. I think I paid 17 dollars to activate it, and it is an annual fee.

beckiboo · Dec 30, 2005

My only microchip is Will, the outside boy pictured in my avatar. He was neutered at the TNR clinic, and for $15 got neutered, chipped, and vaccinated. The downside is that he is registered to a different rescue than the one I volunteer for! But he was born within a 1/2 mile of our house, and I am very certain he will not wander off.

I would like to chip Red and Blue before they are adopted...I have fears of them slipping out of someone's house, and would feel better if they were chipped!

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