Microchipping (yes, again)
 

In light of how many Yorkies are being stolen from their homes, and literally snatched from their people's arms, I'd begun to seriously consider going against my instincts and microchipping Abigail.

Then, I ran across this: Microchip Implants cause tumors.

I'm looking to add another female to our family. I hope the breeder we choose does not practice chipping, just because it's the 'in' thing.

They had some very sketchy data in that article. I would like to see some data of how many pets have been recovered and returned to their owners due to a microchip, and see hard data on exactly how many animals(like 1:10,000?) have either gotten a tumor from a chip or died because of a chip, and then decide if the benefits outweigh the risks.

Hmmmmm all the hype "stories" aside.

I can PERSONALLY say that I know of THREE people whos dogs were returned due to Microchipping. One of them being mine! I can also tell you of two whos stollen dogs were LOCATED but NOT RECOVERED because of LACK OF IDENTIFICATION! A microchip would have solved this and these two dogs would have been returned to their rightfull owners! Instead the theif and person who found the other dog who were allowed to KEEP the dogs!


I have NEVER personally known anyone who has had a sick, injured dog or had their dog die due to micro chipping....


Maybe we should post a poll and see how many people pwrsonally know anyone who has had any of these GOOD or BAD issues with Microchipping. All of the "stories" have been published by people with hidden agendas... I would rather hear the facts from the public, from people without their hands in the cookie jar. we all know that SOMEONE funds those studies and those NUMBERS come from somewhere! lol

Exactly what I was thinking but you said it so much better than I, Kathryn.

I wonder if the study has been extended to all brands of microchips. The article only mentioned one company. I think that much more research needs to be done, and statistics need to be compared to the number of dogs benefitting from microchipping. If only 1-10% of animals contract tumors from the microchips, but say 40% of dogs with microchips have benefitted from such a program, then I would absolutely take the risk. Both of my dogs are microchipped by HomeAgain. Hmm, maybe I'll start a poll...

Yeah...and saccharine causes cancer too...in lab rats that are given the amount of saccharine that equals their body weight! A lot of these "studies" are a bunch of bull!

I don't believe that microchips are not safe..I haven't heard of ANY problems with microchipping other than migrating which in itself did not become a problem, since it is right under the skin. Also, it's not like these microchips are placed deep into muscle tissue or into organs...they are right under the skin!

I still can't believe people are afraid to microchip their dogs... I would much rather have my dog microchipped than take the chance of losing my dog forever.

Thank you for bringing this up. A family member just called to tell me about an article in the Washington Post (Associated Press) about this. I was trying to defend their use. I have been doing research tonight about the issue. I agree that many more animals are saved by this device than hurt. More testing MUST be done to make them safer, but we don't need to scare people away from using these devices. The research I've seen has only been on rats and mice.

great post Kathyrn I argee:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: 100%

well said ...
 

All mine are microchipped and never had problems .

I was initially concerned about having Sadie microchipped because of random articles linking the chips to cancer. But I decided to go ahead and have her microchipped on the advice of my vet - who I have absolute faith in.

If she's ever lost, I certainly want the comfort of knowing that there's a way to trace her.

Everyone has they're own opinion about this though, and I totally respect everyone's opinions.

This family wishes "more research" had been done, too, when she trusted the authorities with her beloved pet: Leon - RIP

I am not trying to "scare people away from using these devices". Obviously, we all make our own choices according to what information we hope is conclusive. I just don't think the negative results are reaching the public, because it's too costly or time-consuming for the manufacturers to research adequately enough for us to make wise decisions.

JMO

All my Yorkies have microchip .

There was a story on Good Morning America this morning. You can go to their site for more info. It was interesting. They were especially talking about the use in humans. They said that there was not much information about there being a problem in pets.:animal36

We all have to weigh risks to benefits when it comes to these things ...each of us is going to have to make a judgment call for our own pets welfare....most things carry a risk, how much your willing to take is up to each individual....this was just shown this morning on GMA...

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3575737

Just because the FDA approves something in no way does it imply it's safe...the FDA has a terrible track record for approving drugs that where later pulled from the market after killing or injuring people, so just going by their recommendations is unreliable...there has to be an unbiased party for reliable info when it comes to doing studies on safety...Quite frequently the people in charge of passing approval have a financial interest in getting these things on the market...

Thanks, B. J. I do understand that many pets have been recovered with the use of this tool. But, I've learned the hard way not to blindly trust anyone - even those in the medical field. One such example that changed our lives was my daughter's reaction to the dpt vaccine. Please,see here for her story. While most children are unaffected, if it's your child - one is too many. .........:thumbup: :thumbup: That's what I'm thinkin'. Like the pharmaceutical companies who clean up on vaccines that should NOT be given to babies whose neurological systems are not even developed yet! Or, the pediatricians who don't question the fillers and binders that go into these vaccines they push into our children; because said doc knows "mom" will be unhappy to see her baby stuck multiple times insead of just the one. How many children are now on daily doses of Ridlan and other drugs to combat ADHD, and ADD? Many researchers are now admitting that these conditions "may be vaccine relate".

Better safe than sorry. I'll do all I can, and that includes microchipping, to insure my babies get back home if they are ever lost.

Its a worrying article, however I believe that the risk of them getting lost or stolen is higher than the risk of a tumor.

I posted this on another one of the microchip threads.

But here is something I would like to add....
what about the people that have had yorkies or any other breed stolen from them, you know that the thief is going to sell them!! Why else would they steal them. If the dog/puppy is microchipped and the buyer takes the puppy to vet the chances of the actuall person who owns the dog getting it back are 100 times better than if they had no microchip at all.

I am glad to see this discussion. The article was in our paper last night.
I must admit I read it and then re-read it again just to clarify.
My knee jerk reaction was great now look at what you have gone and done. I had Annie microchipped last year.
But after re-reading the article what I came to realize was this was done on mice, that the article even said are extremely sensitive. Which I did not realize, I thought mice were hardy little buggers!

Right now, today, I do not regret having her microchipped. All I have to do is remember back almost 1 year ago, when I had gotten out the car with her and this man and woman blocked my vehicle so it could not go forward and started screaming at me "That's my dog, That's my dog, YOU stole my dog!" My response was "WHAT you think this is your dog? I flew to TN to get her! This is not your dog!!!" I got back in my car, with them moving towards me, put it in reverse and left. Called my husband who said "are they following you?" Following me?!!! I checked, no they were not.
I soon found out, that an elderly couple had their yorkie ripped from their hands in one of our local stores and the woman was making a bee line for the doors when she was stopped by employees.

I think each of us has to do what is right for us.



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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy
I came to the conclusion a long time ago that EVERYTHING has the potential to cause cancer... But if I took all those things out of my life, I couldn't go anywhere, do anything, eat anything, drink anything

I agree, do you remember several years ago when an article came out that said Peanut Butter caused cancer?