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Originally Posted by SWHouston

Just installing a Microchip in your Animal is not enough,
one must register the Number in a Database, or...
Go to a Site which your Vet may have entered your
Animal's Microchip Number in.
Type in the Number, and see if it comes up. if not
then you might consider registering it with that Site.

The following list of Sites is only a few of what's out there !

ID Microchip/Registry:
1: USA Microchip: http://registermicrochip.com/
2: HomeAgain: http://public.homeagain.com/
3: American Kennel Club: http://www.akccar.org/
4: Microchip Express: http://www.microchipexpress.com/mcxscripts/owner.pl
5: United All Breed Regis: http://www.unitedregistry.com/
6: United Kennel Club: http://www.ukcdogs.com/WebSite.nsf/WebPages/Home
7: Canadian Kennel Club: http://www.ckc.ca/en/Default.aspx?tabid=93
8: 24PetWatch: http://www.24petwatch.com/index.aspx
9: PetLink: http://www.petlink.net/

Great information!

To the OP, the insertion of the microchip only causes as much discomfort as getting vaccinated. The microchip is the size of a grain of rice and is inserted via a large guage needle between the shoulder blades. If inserted while under anesthesia for a spay, neuter, dental, etc there is no pain. If awake upon insertion, there is a tiny moment of pain just like you & I would have getting an injection.

Here is an example of what it looks like below...