Microchips
There was a recent thread talking about having ID on pets. People finding dogs sometimes remove a collar and will just keep a dog. There's more out there than you think. I've seen it many, many tim...
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dturm wrote:
Having multiple chips is not a problem as long as all are read. I had a client who was going to Greece and I had to place a second chip that was ISO compliant with the European Pet Passport.
My understanding is that they have re-engineered the chips to make migration less of a problem that the first generation chips. I have scanned them almost near the elbow :B, talk about migration.
I've always offered to scan dogs if someone found a dog or just wanted their own chip checked. Figured it could save the finder a trip to the SPCA. One dog I scanned one time, the chip was in his neck -- looked like it was pretty close to the jugular vein to me. I suggested they ask their vet about that one. If it was my dog, that would bother me.
That chip was in a dog that originated from a midwest puppy mill. So one doesn't know if the chip was haphazardly administered or if it migrated. Who's to say. But that's the only one I ever scanned that was that far from the recommended injection site.
