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01-12-2009, 05:21 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maryland
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| Id tag's, or microchip? How many furbabie's prefer ID tag's, or Microchip, for the little one's? I'm considering the microchip, for my little stinker, but I'm debating on this ideal. Because the only thing he does is keep putting the id tag in his mouth, and i'm afraid that he's going to swallow it. Has any furbabie's parent's, gotten the babie's microchip? And is it a easy procedure to get done?
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01-12-2009, 05:25 PM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Havre de Grace, MD
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| I use both. The ID take is on the harness ring on his back. So he can't get at it.
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01-12-2009, 05:28 PM | #3 |
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| All of mine are microchipped and no, it doesn't seem to hurt them. I never use collars or harnesses. the only leads mine ever have on are show leads. |
01-12-2009, 05:41 PM | #4 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I saw a news story the other day about a dog that had been missing for 4+ years. It had been stolen and then later abandoned. The family had moved across the country, and got a call out of the blue from a shelter. The only reason this dog was ever returned to its family was because he had a microchip. I'm totally getting Thor chipped. |
01-12-2009, 05:49 PM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lancaster, PA. U.S.A.
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| I have both. Baron's ID,Licsense, and Rabies tag are on his collar. He was Micro-chipped for free @ 6 months old. Our Humane League paid for it. He weighed 5 pounds. A vet used a syringe, they numbed the site and it was done in less than 2 mins. He jumped a little, but did not cry or anything. I held him the whole time. I love the idea because, he has a habit of chewing on his tags!! Good-Luck,
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01-12-2009, 05:57 PM | #6 |
2 Pups=Double Trouble! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Iowa
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| BOTH. I microchipped both of mine, and then they wear breakaway cat collars at all times. Try the non-hanging tags from boomerangtags.com we have those and love them.
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01-12-2009, 06:03 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Riverdale, NJ USA
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| I used both. I think the chip is a great thing, most shelters check automatically for them, so it is a great safety measure. When the vet chipped Pepper she didn't even make a sound. I will have my daughter's Shih Tzu puppy chipped as soon as possible, the vet said she is too little now, he will do it during the spay. Pepper always wore a harness and her ID tag and license were on the back D ring, so she never could reach them, or seemed bothered by them. I miss hearing them jingle. Hope the information helps. |
01-12-2009, 06:39 PM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern California
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| We have all 3 of ours with ID tags on the back of their harness and they are microchipped as well. We are sooooo thankful that we had them microchipped. We once lost Rosie and the people that found her were going to keep her...they took her tag off. To make a long story short she eventually got into the hands of someone who took her to the vet to have scanned and one week later I got my baby back!!! It's well worth getting them microchipped. It's a quick pinch and then it's over. Some people have them microchipped when they are already under for spaying/neutering. Then they won't feel a thing!
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01-12-2009, 06:56 PM | #9 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: TOronto, Canada
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| both cuz tags can come off where as in chip stays put |
01-12-2009, 06:58 PM | #10 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | We have both, and some people say that you shouldn't put any information on the tag that they have been microchipped.
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01-12-2009, 07:05 PM | #11 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA
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| 2 of my babies are chipped. Trixie will get chipped when I have her spayed next month. Just wondering do you have to re-register the tag yearly or pay a fee yearly? does anyone know? They also have the tags on their harnesses. COCO PEBBLES TRIXIE |
01-12-2009, 07:08 PM | #12 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Home again has a one time registration fee, I think it was only about $35.00, I mean that's the whole price, vet fee and all. Perhaps if you move there might be a fee to change the address, but I can't say. We also opted to have the ID number registered with the AKC, and they have a life time lost and found service.
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01-12-2009, 07:12 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida
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| Each of the fluffs have 3 tags on a ring and are microchipped. They were the tags on their collar or harness when they go with us to travel.(ID, License, Microchip tag)
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01-12-2009, 07:14 PM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bronx, New York, USA
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| I use both. Can never be too safe. |
01-12-2009, 07:23 PM | #15 | |
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