Microchipping?

[LDMomma]

Originally Posted by concretegurl

That's so true American registries are just starting to use the ISO frequency chips not to avoid people having to do this! Seems someone would have thought of that prior! What registry did you use over there? Are you now on the ICA or another world wide (well hmmmmm multi continent) service?

Both chips are registered with HomeAgain.

[miabellaamoure]

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...

[concretegurl]

Good to know, I heard Home Again went international a couple years ago.

Originally Posted by LDMomma

Both chips are registered with HomeAgain.

[SWHouston]

Uoops, excuse double post

Moderator please delete.

[SWHouston]

miabellaamoure,

Thank you for your very kind words.
But I got tired of listing those Links, and gave up !!
There's many more out there somewhere.
Plus, finding out what Frequency a certain Tag transmits,
is very difficult at times.

Now, I understand that some Vets say don't worry about this, but...

1) There's no assurance that they will pursue the registration for you.
2) When reporting a loss to a facility, they may not have the correct Reader/Scanner for your animals Chip.

I say strongly..
Know what you've got, and, make sure it's done YOURSELF !

Have a good Day !
S.W.

[RemydeHaviland]

Remy has traveled internationally with us, it requires an EU-compliant chip which is 15 digits (domestic ones are 9 digits)

Our vet used ReqQ (petlink.net) - and it is internationally accepted

[LDMomma]

Here's a link that can tell you what company your pets microchip is registered with (or not).

Pet Microchip Lookup - Powered by AAHA