[Connie]

This concerns me. Denise had Maddie microchipped after the last time she got away. It gave her a sense of security knowing that if Maddie ever got lost again, that she would get her back more easily. Two weeks ago, this dear man that was taking care of Maddie, decided to take her to the vet, since he didn't think it likely he'd ever find Maddie's owners. When he took her in, he told them he had found her and they didn't even scan the dog! If this man had known about microchips, he would have asked them to do it, but he'd never even heard of them.

Good grief! I can see them not scanning a dog if that dog has been a regular patient, but this man brought in an adult yorkie he had found, and they still didn't scan her. Had they done that, Denise would have gotten Maddie back 2 weeks ago!

Is there any way to get awareness out to vets to check dogs for microchips? Why have them microchipped if vets aren't going to scan them for info? I know they are good in a legal battle, to prove ownership, but I just thought they were so much more. What do you all think? I wish it could become mandatory that vets scan dogs...especially when told it's a found dog.