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ImCKN · 12-06-2007, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil_Fudgie

Nope. No reason to. They are never left unattended, anywhere.

Neither are mine...but these little things are fast!!! Please be careful!!

RONLYNN · 12-06-2007, 09:41 PM

Teddi definitely is chipped but I don't plan on losing her

MyFairLacy · 12-06-2007, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ImCKN

In September we had a family get together for my daughter's birthday. When everyone was leaving, we believe our little Davie, 4 pounds, must have gotten out with the Grandkids. Well, long story short, we missed her less than an hour later when we were settling down for the night. Hubby and I searched the neighborhood all night, calling for her, crying...it was terrible. The next morning I went to work just to make a flier and on my way home my cell phone rang and it was a vet's office that was about 10 miles away, and someone dropped Davie off and they scanned her, got our name and number and we got our baby back. I have never hugged and kissed her so many times in all her little life as I did that day. SOOOOO, yes...get your little ones chipped!!!!

There are still some honest people out there that will try to find a dog's owner. I say better safe than sorry. Microchipping sure can't hurt

Amy81 · 12-07-2007, 06:07 AM

Welcome to YT!!

For My Coby · 12-07-2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ImCKN

In September we had a family get together for my daughter's birthday. When everyone was leaving, we believe our little Davie, 4 pounds, must have gotten out with the Grandkids. Well, long story short, we missed her less than an hour later when we were settling down for the night. Hubby and I searched the neighborhood all night, calling for her, crying...it was terrible. The next morning I went to work just to make a flier and on my way home my cell phone rang and it was a vet's office that was about 10 miles away, and someone dropped Davie off and they scanned her, got our name and number and we got our baby back. I have never hugged and kissed her so many times in all her little life as I did that day. SOOOOO, yes...get your little ones chipped!!!!

That's the story I'll be the OP was looking for!!!

cotasmom · 12-07-2007, 05:28 PM

i live in southwestern penna. our vet. just last month told about 2 differant storys about yorkies being stolden close to us. we had our new baby jazzy with us. and our male cota. we chipped cota , but she wants to wait until jazzy is alittle bigger. jazzy has an app. monday to get second set of baby shots and our female sugar is being chipped then , our vet said if dog goes missing to call all vets in our srounding area if someone brings a yorkie in will be scanned. at least they will be on the look our for yorkie that is new pacient or brought in hurt

roosmom · 12-07-2007, 05:35 PM

Before you microchip you should make sure to read up on it- there was a recent study that said microchipping increases the chance of cancer by something like 5-10%? Anyway I decided against it after that- I had actually signed up to get Roo microchipped when my parents told me they heard it on the news the night before and I looked it up and found articles about it and called back and told them under no circumstances to microchip my baby! It's not worth the risk for me!!

MyLadies · 12-07-2007, 05:39 PM

Yes, she's such a quick little scamp. I'd never catch her if she ran off.

mypreciouspups · 12-07-2007, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KimberlySRN

I truly believe it is just another saf guard to protect your pup...it may not work in all cases, but for me if something does happen I like to know I have done everything I can to get my little ones back. I have heard in some cases dogs have been lost and found years later, but because of the chip they did get their pups back.
Just my opinion

Saved by microchip and an honest person..

My husband was half asleep, and opened the gate to get pepsi out of the truck, and one of my one girls got out, she is a runner..three hours later he comes home and asks me if I found her yet..I could not believe what I was hearing as I am waking up..he said he looked all over and he figured I had left her outside all night..I knew she was with me the night before, as I am last in bed and know the routine..could tell him exactly where she was when I went to bed...so the panic was on for me.I am still not even awake yet...I call the animal control office, who tells me to call the humane society.
I said my yorkie has run off, they said right away to me, oh is this the yorkie from of course another town, we had moved from...but they had my daughters phone number and called her..then they told me she was at an animal hospital, she had ran to the busiest corner close by us, some one stopped and picked her up and the vet hospital was also right there, so the people were honest enough to take her to some one that would care for her until I was found..
My husband almost died to think it was him that let her out..she is more his then mine..he did not notice as usually she would stay in bed with me.
Had there been no microchip, and those people had not taken her to a vet, I might not have her right now..she is a runner and she can get out in such a quick minute.
Mine was that day a happy ending...I think due to microchipping and many people after that, got there pets done..
pooh's mum

Shanatink · 12-07-2007, 06:00 PM

I was so scared to microship Chloe just because I thought it would hurt but I finally decided this year it had to be done. And guess what? It took the vet all of maybe 2 seconds and Chloe didnt even flinch. I was so impressed, I definetly say go for it!!

LIL MIS' MAGIC · 12-07-2007, 06:12 PM

Magic and Sailor are microchipped and registered through Home Again. They hardly flinched when the needle went in and had really no reaction. You never really feel Sailor's chip, but we do feel Magic's alot of the time and hers actually moved from where it was inserted.

Captain has not yet been done, but it is on the list of things to do. Often times at the dog shows they will offer this service at a reasonable cost. (With the girls we went to a vet and paid too much.......when weeks later we found the spca did it for $15 to $25.)

MyFairLacy · 12-08-2007, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by roosmom

Before you microchip you should make sure to read up on it- there was a recent study that said microchipping increases the chance of cancer by something like 5-10%? Anyway I decided against it after that- I had actually signed up to get Roo microchipped when my parents told me they heard it on the news the night before and I looked it up and found articles about it and called back and told them under no circumstances to microchip my baby! It's not worth the risk for me!!

None of the "studies" that have come out prove anything to me...they are all a bunch of speculation to me. I don't believe microchipping causes tumors. We've been microchipping dogs and cats for like 15 years now (thousands and thousands have been chipped) and they found ONE dog that actually had a tumor around a microchip....ONE dog out of several THOUSANDS (if not millions). And rats and mice get cancer so easily...everything causes them to get cancer, so studies done in mice/rats just don't necessarily tell me anything when comparing to other animals. I truly believe microchipping is very safe.

Lillium · 12-08-2007, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

None of the "studies" that have come out prove anything to me...they are all a bunch of speculation to me. I don't believe microchipping causes tumors. We've been microchipping dogs and cats for like 15 years now (thousands and thousands have been chipped) and they found ONE dog that actually had a tumor around a microchip....ONE dog out of several THOUSANDS (if not millions). And rats and mice get cancer so easily...everything causes them to get cancer, so studies done in mice/rats just don't necessarily tell me anything when comparing to other animals. I truly believe microchipping is very safe.

I completely agree with everything you said.

My pet rat had 2 tumors in his 3 + 1/4 years, despite me feeding him soy milk and broccoli which apparently prevent it.

Agosto · 12-08-2007, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Shanatink

I was so scared to microship Chloe just because I thought it would hurt but I finally decided this year it had to be done. And guess what? It took the vet all of maybe 2 seconds and Chloe didnt even flinch. I was so impressed, I definetly say go for it!!

Indeed, it doesn't hurt - or al least not so much as we think. Milo nearly took the vet surgery down with cries when he has his bvaby shots, but he didn't cry at all with the chip. Go figure.

mminichan · 12-08-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Madeleine

My little girl is microchipped. I had it done when she was spayed.

Same here! Chloe is microchipped when she was spayed.

12-06-2007, 09:41 PM	#47
RONLYNN Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 1,635	Teddi definitely is chipped but I don't plan on losing her __________________ Ronda & Teddi PPU - Petite Pups United Member The PINK Club Member **

12-07-2007, 05:28 PM	#51
cotasmom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: prosperity , pa. Posts: 49	chiping i live in southwestern penna. our vet. just last month told about 2 differant storys about yorkies being stolden close to us. we had our new baby jazzy with us. and our male cota. we chipped cota , but she wants to wait until jazzy is alittle bigger. jazzy has an app. monday to get second set of baby shots and our female sugar is being chipped then , our vet said if dog goes missing to call all vets in our srounding area if someone brings a yorkie in will be scanned. at least they will be on the look our for yorkie that is new pacient or brought in hurt

12-07-2007, 06:00 PM	#55
Shanatink Mommy to 3 Princesses Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 11,030	I was so scared to microship Chloe just because I thought it would hurt but I finally decided this year it had to be done. And guess what? It took the vet all of maybe 2 seconds and Chloe didnt even flinch. I was so impressed, I definetly say go for it!! __________________ Custom Dog Clothing Boutique www.TinkerbellsCloset.com

12-07-2007, 06:12 PM	#56
LIL MIS' MAGIC Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midlothian, Texas Posts: 4,377 Blog Entries: 3	Magic and Sailor are microchipped and registered through Home Again. They hardly flinched when the needle went in and had really no reaction. You never really feel Sailor's chip, but we do feel Magic's alot of the time and hers actually moved from where it was inserted. Captain has not yet been done, but it is on the list of things to do. Often times at the dog shows they will offer this service at a reasonable cost. (With the girls we went to a vet and paid too much.......when weeks later we found the spca did it for $15 to $25.) __________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain

12-07-2007, 06:07 AM	#49
Amy81 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida Posts: 6,523	Welcome to YT!!

12-07-2007, 05:35 PM	#52
roosmom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 232	Before you microchip you should make sure to read up on it- there was a recent study that said microchipping increases the chance of cancer by something like 5-10%? Anyway I decided against it after that- I had actually signed up to get Roo microchipped when my parents told me they heard it on the news the night before and I looked it up and found articles about it and called back and told them under no circumstances to microchip my baby! It's not worth the risk for me!!

12-07-2007, 05:39 PM	#53
MyLadies No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,218	Yes, she's such a quick little scamp. I'd never catch her if she ran off.