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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  With any procedure there are risks, in the case of microchipping, I feel the benefits clearly outweighed the risks. With the millions of dogs microchipped there have been very few incidents of problems. It's unfortunate that government has to dictate rules, but certain areas have a real problem with animals freely roaming, and irresponsible owners. These dogs impregnate other dogs, and the shelters have to euthanize thousands of dogs daily. I think officials are at a loss on how to handle the problems of roaming dogs, and at least with a microchip, they know whom the dog belongs to. Another real problem of which many people aren't aware, is the increasing popularity of dog fighting. People seen with a bloody beat-up dog, just deny that the dog is theirs. Microchipping could seriously cut down, on all the owner denials seen in this sport. Remember, they don't even care about the loser dog, and don't necessary want it back. |
Great post! I have always had my animals microchipped, including teeny baby ferrets. I've never encountered a problem! The percentage of problems must be minor in comparison to the amount of successes otherwise we would have heard about it. I realize there are probably lots of stories like this but we rarely hear about successful cases because no-one wants to report about them
Obviously this particular microchip went more than skin deep and if I were the owner I would most certainly be holding the vet responsible!!!