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Originally Posted by dwerten  ok thanks as i have read this many times and it has always concerned me - dex came with a chip as sadly he is a pet store boy, and demi came with one as she is from rescue and i put one in dee dee  when she was spay so sometimes i regret doing dee dee with all her allergies as have heard they use rice is that true?
also is there now a universal scanner that is used? as heard that not all chips can be read depends on what scanner the vet has so is this still the case?
also not once has a vet scanned my dog why do they not do this as routine when a dog comes in as obviously i am the owner but what if someone stole a dog do they do this just on new clients? |
Do you mean do they use rice to make the chip? I don't think they do, I think people say that the chip is about the same size as a grain of rice, and some people may have gotten this confused. It is correct about the scanners, but I've read that vets and pounds can get free scanners from the different companies. I would like to see more laws made to scan any new dog that comes in for treatment, and the owner on record should always be notified without the vet having any legal liability. Right now, in many states a vet can be sued if he notifies the owner on record, which is really crazy.