Micro Chip

[Olivier]

All my Yorkies have microchips .

[Olivier]

Originally Posted by xLoLa

Lola had to have one to take her from Europe to Canada, shes small and her skin is thin, iv had people pet her and ask if she has a tick! .. are you soposed to be able to feel them?

Where did you get your little girl ?

[Emmsmom]

Diesel isn't microchipped and I have no plans of getting it done.

[xLoLa]

i bought her in Poland, were im going to university at the moment

[Doodlebug]

Both of mine are chipped. Awhile back someone brought a lost Yorkie to my house because they thought it was mine. It didn't have ID but it did have a blue tag on the collar for microchip info. I was in the process of calling the phone # on the chip when the owner found my house and got thier puppy back. I would hope someone would do the same if one of mine got lost.

[SnowWa]

My vet said that if a pup is being put under for any reason - being spayed or neutered, for instance -- that's a good time to get them microchipped.

But - she said she certainly would never put a dog to sleep just to microchip it. She said that she has done it so often that it's over with before the dog even knows it's going to be done. And - they usually don't even complain - plus whatever pain it might cause lasts no more than a second or two. And, she said, this small amount of discomfort certainly outweighs the risks of putting any animal to sleep.

As far as feeling the microchip -- I am sure they are not all placed exactly the same...some are probably closer to the surface than others - some dogs are fatter and have larger areas for placement of these chips.... I would think that the smaller or thinner the dog - the more apt you are to feel the chips. And, this, in itself shouldn't be a problem.

Carol Jean