Avid microchip problem
Has this ever happened to anyone else? I was reading a thread on here today about lost pets and remembered that I ran across Bella's microchip certificate the other day. I did a google search and ...
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CA POPPY wrote:
I've heard of dogs that had more than one microchip, from different companies. Apparently, that is not a problem.
I just finished up this morning with my client who is going to Greece. I put the ISO 15 digit (I think) euro chip previously (available thru AVID but others have them too). If she had had a non-Euro approved chip, we would have implanted another.
This whole process was a pain for us and the client. When she is in Greece, she's going to get a passport from them so she won't have to go through this again.
Since AVID doesn't share their data base online, I'm going to voice my displeasure with their policy (not sure it will do any good :))
Doug, DVM
