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11-19-2009, 10:49 AM | #1 |
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| Can you feel your Yorkie's MicroChip? Rio just got microchipped (with spay and dental extractions) 2 days ago - I was cuddling with her and I can feel her little microchip! It's like a tiny tube, about 1/2" long. Is that normal? A little background - she's a tiny yorkie, just 2.6 lbs at almost 9 months old, and not very chunky/meaty. She isn't underweight but she doesn't have a lot of fat. I just got a little shocked that I could actually feel the microchip. Have any of you experienced this? |
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11-19-2009, 10:52 AM | #2 |
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| I can feel the microchips in all of my babies. It was really noticeable right after they were inserted. Over time they'll move some and maybe settle in a little deeper. What you're feeling on her is normal.
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11-19-2009, 10:52 AM | #3 |
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| I can find Couver's microchip if I search for it... He is not a tiny boy (7 lbs), so it would make sense that you are able to feel your pups more. I wouldn't worry about it... it's nice to know its there though!!
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11-19-2009, 10:57 AM | #4 |
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| Phew! Thanks guys!!! |
11-21-2009, 02:17 PM | #6 |
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| Galahad got chipped this morning around 10:30, and I cannot feel his so far. He's about 6 pounds.
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11-21-2009, 02:20 PM | #7 |
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| yeah...I can feel Pixie's...it feels a bit like a grain of rice under her skin...I check it sometimes as i thought i read somewhere that they can sometimes migrate under the skin...correct me if i'm wrong someone?
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11-21-2009, 04:06 PM | #8 |
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| Yikes! You do have a tiny one! My little Penny is tiny too and I can feel her chip. Hers migrated down her leg a bit, weird! Oh, it started at the top of her shoulder.
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11-21-2009, 06:22 PM | #9 |
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11-21-2009, 06:38 PM | #10 |
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| We got the AVID chip, the vet charged us $25 to implant it. Then we filled out the registration paperwork and sent that in along with the lifetime registration fee, which was $19.50. The only other time we'll have to pay them anything ($6) is when we move and need to change the address on our account.
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11-21-2009, 07:07 PM | #11 |
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| Chester is microchipped, but I can't feel it. I did have them scan it at the vet just so I could know here exactly it was. I know its in there, but can't feel it.
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11-21-2009, 07:47 PM | #12 |
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| My friend said that yes, the chip migrates and it's totally normal. Kind of freaks me out though! |
11-22-2009, 04:59 AM | #13 |
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| Hmmm...Sugar was 1lbs when I first got her, microchipped. But I didn't feel it |
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