Sandy Eckstein, "
Microchipping Your Dog or Cat," n.d.?
WebMD.
Wow, I didn't realize there were different chip frequencies, different scanners, etc. My late senior (Katy) had an AVID Friend Chip. She was never lost, but I did make sure her chip could be read when we visited a new vet or clinic. Only once was there a problem--and I just made sure they stuck with it until they had a reading.
Article I read talks about two different chip frequencies prevalent in the US, and a quite distinct third used in Europe that is now being used in the US. " Europe uses a 134.2 kilohertz chip. In this country we’ve used 125 and 128 kilohertz chips, although some companies now are implanting the European frequency chips as well."
Apparently not all scanners can read all the chips (presume it depends on the frequency). Indicates some scanners only read one frequency, others read two and only some read all three.
So, what's a wanna-be new mama to do?
What about the registry service? On this, I'm really out of the loop. Is there one master pet registry service, or are there many?
So appreciate input on the chips and chip registry services.
Thank you in advance. --KatysMom