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03-17-2006, 02:55 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma
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| Question If this question is in the wrong place, I apologize...but I would like some info. My wondermutt is a rescue and has what appears to be a tattoo on his tummy... I emailed the national tatoo registry and a description of him to be sure he wasn't somebody's lost baby when he was my foster-mutt and they had no information... So, I was thinking about microchipping him just in case something happens and he gets lost..and I will certainly get my yorkie microchipped due to theft issues. (Frank's picture is to the left...I don't think anyone will steal him..) ANYWAY, my point: I have been getting these doggy catalogs now and one has a DIY microchipping thing. It includes the syringe, etc. I'm not ready to do shots and stuff myself, but I know my mom could stomach the idea as she gave our dogs shot when they were little. Has anyone else done this? It was only $12.95 for the microchip and device to insert it. Would I be better of paying the $$$$$$ to have my vet do it? Is the registry better than the tatoo one? I have read that more and more vets and animal shelters have the scanners... Has anyone had any experience with a pet being returned because it was chipped? Thank you Brenda
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03-17-2006, 02:58 PM | #2 |
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| (Frank's picture is to the left...I don't think anyone will steal him..) |
03-17-2006, 03:03 PM | #3 | |
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Kidding. Sorry, couldn't resist. I'd go with the microchip and have the vet do it. I've never heard of the home microchipping, but I'm more of a play-it-safe guy. I suppose you could call your vet and ask what he/she thinks about it. The tattoo is great once the dog has been found and if there's a dispute of ownership, but the average animal control officer is not going to look for tattoos. They will scan for microchips.
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03-17-2006, 03:14 PM | #4 |
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| Brenda, Yesterday my Rocky who is a Yorkie was found by our city's Animal Control dept. They only charge $15 dollars to micro chip a cat or dog. My suggestion is to contact your city's Animal Control dept and also the local SPCA and compare prices. I have setup an appointment for this Saturday to get both my dogs microchipped. |
03-17-2006, 03:32 PM | #5 |
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| Brenda, the tatoo could be from a mass breeder to identify his/her stock I have a little one that was found wandering in the desert and was dumped there (quessing by the breeder) as she had a tatoo (hand done) in her ear. When I took her to the vet for her spay the vet said she had produced so many litters her inside were a mess... The one thing you want to check out on chips is who is the maker and what does your shelter/pound carry for the reader machine. It doesn't help you to chip a dog if the places that might find your dog does not have the hand reader. Also, the needle is pretty darn big for the chip. I have always chipped my dogs when they went in to be spayed and neutered but one. I got him out of the pound and had them do it and it was painful for him (he yelped) and he was one 10#'s. Hope this helps
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03-17-2006, 04:11 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma
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| I did ask my vet about him doing it and it was $50 plus the registration fee...I didn't think anything about it until I saw the catalog...And the catalog exerpt read that it had to be registered with AKC to be of any use at all... I was just wondering.. and thank you for the animal control tip. I will call Monday. We have been to TONS of animal shelters over the years. I always explain to my kids that it's not good to just go get an animal from the shelter to be "helping" that it has to be a pet that everyone in our family agrees on so we did an initial "foster" agreement with Frank..and he just would not survive with a family who had a tipical schedule. He needs to be with a person constantly...so we were right for him since I work nights, somebody is always home! Anyway, now we just go periodically to take a bag of treats or leashes or whatever.. My girls love to bring their "presents" to the animal shelter, and they seem to tolerate us pretty well. Bren
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03-17-2006, 04:19 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma
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| [QUOTE=livingdustmops]Brenda, the tatoo could be from a mass breeder to identify his/her stock There are soooo many things wrong with this statement!! Who do you think would have bred THAT face on purpose? But seriously, it looks like it was hand written with a sharpie or something, but just does not come off. I was sooo innocent before I started my search for our Yorkie baby. I really thought all of those animals at the shelter were there because people just had an unfortunate circumstance or the dog was lost...and now I'm learning just how many people will either ignore unplanned litter after litter or they are intentionally overbreeding...and although that has made me sad and even angry, I have also found it heartwarming to see how many people genuinely care about responsible pet ownership. I was soooo afraid of what I would see the first time I went to a shelter, and I am thankful to say that the reason I take my children to the local shelter is because it is clean and the animals are obviously well cared for. I try to teach them to be good citizens and hopefully when they are older, they will remember how many pets are homeless when they make their own decisions. Brenda
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03-18-2006, 04:47 PM | #8 |
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| I do my own tatoos on the inside of their ear. i have a little machine, out here in our little town and county I don't believe to many of the vets have the means of checking micochips, I know for sure the dog pound here doesn't. |
03-18-2006, 05:03 PM | #9 |
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| OK first of all Frank sure is cute! Who wouldn't love that face! I don't think I could do the chip myself, but yes they are very important. My friens Yorkie was lost, and the ONLY way they got her back was her chip. The people who found her, had pictures, and by the pictures there was a question to the police who she belonged to. If it wasn't for that chip, who knows what the courts would have done. The shelters know how important the chips really are, so they offer them for $15.00. I would call and see if you can get a chip there. Oh one more thing, THANKS for RESCUEING FRANK!!!!!
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03-18-2006, 05:17 PM | #10 |
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| I'd let the vet do it because the positioning of the chip is important. You don't want to go too deep yet at the same time, you dont want it to be too shallow under the skin. It's not much to get a vet to do it, I know some have different pricing but mine for example does it for $29 and then if you choose AKC companion animal recovery system, they charge 12.95 to register for life in their registry. I don't know if I've helped, but I wish you the best. |
03-18-2006, 05:27 PM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA
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| I just LOVE that face!!!!!!! He looks like a bulldog with something mixed in. I'm a bulldog owner so I'm a sucker for pushed-in faces. Collie rescue microchips their dogs themselves so it mustn't be too difficult. Of course, collies are MUCH bigger dogs so I'm sure it's a lot easier on them. I remember, though, that the vet couldn't detect my collie's microchip on the scanner and said it must have moved way out of position. It's probably best to have a professional do it. Julie |
03-18-2006, 05:29 PM | #12 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma
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| Oh one more thing, THANKS for RESCUEING FRANK!!!!! [/QUOTE] No Problem... We needed him and he needed a family that wasn't gone all of the time... It was a match! He's a peach! And you know what, not to brag, but he's kind of smart too. His paperwork said his name was Chris, but he didn't answer to it, so I told the girls they could pick a name.. My husband did not even know this until recently when I had the adoption paperwork out. Frank answered to his new name quickly and just fell right into our routine at home as if he had always belonged.... Anyway, I do appreciate the info on the chip. I know it seems completely paranoid, but I have heard of reg dogs being stolen quite often here so I want to be sure to protect my pup. Plus, if there is ever a tornado like the one in 1999 where so much of my city was destroyed and missing, I want to give them the best possible chance of being found again. For anyone who has not been through even a regular tornado, sometimes animals act really weird and you cannot catch them to get them to shelter...My pets are indoor pets and my cat is always a challenge. She freaks out and hides. I love my pets dearly, but will not leave my children without a mom to find one. So far, I have always rounded everyone up in time...but I'm not so arrogant to believe that I always will be home when one hits. (or be fast enough) Sooo many pets get lost after tornadoes...and hurricanes, etc... I know I will want mine back. I need them as much as they need me. Bren
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03-18-2006, 06:09 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma
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| I might also add that I did contact a rescue organization specifically about a yorkie (probably a yorkie mix, but didn't matter to me) and was turned down as the one I was asking about was a special needs yorkie and since I have children, and had never had a tiny dog before, they turned me down... Luckily, my breeder knows my family situation and believes that I would not give up on a dog if it did have problems... (I have a HUGE laundry list of medical issues to deal with for my kids so that they can live like normal kiddos and not know they are "special") Bren
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