We have friends that live on their boat & they're down by South America right now. Last Spring their Maltese/Yorkie needed her international microchip updated. The vet that did it re-used a needle. She developed an infection at the site. They made it to Panama and found a vet who did surgery to see what was causing the problem. It was localized to the path that the needle touched. The microchip itself was fine with no infection around it. He left the incision open to heal and they had an ointment that they applied several times a day with a clean dressing. She's fine now. That's the only time that someone I knew had a problem. |