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Originally Posted by chatwizme  I am wondering everyone's thots on micro-chipping. Our first vet, the one I will never go to again, told us that it was stupid to micro-chip a pretty little Yorkie. For several reasons: 1) A four pound Yorkie is never going to go outside without Mom or Dad and will always have supervision and be on a leash. 2) If she is alone for a moment she will not run away because she loves Mom and Dad too much and is too clingy and needs constant human interaction. 3) If she does somehow become separated from Mom and Dad and somebody finds her there will be not a chance in hell anybody would be honest enuf to take her to a vet and have her scanned. They would probably either keep her or try to sell her.
We are going on vacation and leaving her with my son and daughter in law and their three kids. Should I have her chipped b4 we go? Do you have to keep paying a yearly fee to stay in the system? Does everyone else do this? I am a nervous wreck. We've left her with them several times in the last 2 years and it's been fine. For some reason I'm worried this time... |
Sadly, there are people in the world like this. It is one of my fears.
As for reason #2, sure my boys adore me and their home, but they would happily run off to the next county before they stopped to think, "Oh no, where is my mommy?" I'm glad you no longer go to this vet.
I never dreamed my boys would ever get out of the house unleashed, but they have. Thankfully, they didn't make it out of my sight, but if they had, I'm glad they are chipped. It isn't a guarantee, but it is one more safety precaution.