My previous two were never chipped. It either never existed back then or later when I had heard about it, I was not crazy about the idea of inserting a foreign object into a live creature.
One was tattooed in the ear but over the years, the numbers were no longer legible. My girl now was chipped at 4.5 months young while she was getting her second set of puppy shots. No pain during or after, and no side effects as of yet. She is only a little over a year old now. In future, I'd probably be chipping my dogs after they've reached maturity--maybe around 1-2 years old. I had thought about chipping later for my girl as I was still undecided about the pro's and cons of it. But at our first vet visit, I had decided then and there to chip her since I didn't want to have to worry all the time that we'd lose her and have no way of identifying her as her colours were changing. Yorkies, with different haircuts also end up changing a lot in looks. Also, it helps honest people who find her to return her to her family.
I had considered getting both a tattoo and a chip done for my girl, however, in the end, decided against that. I hate having chemicals/ink in my body, why would I do that to her? And I've seen how my sister's skin peeled on the tattoo site when she got hers done, and I definitely don't want that for my baby who must have even more sensitive skin. |