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04-24-2009, 06:04 AM | #1 |
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| Can you tale a micro chip out a dog? At the vet of course. I have herd they can cause health problems. Even if you say they don't I don't want any chances |
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04-24-2009, 06:10 AM | #2 |
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| I ment can you TAKE not tale |
04-24-2009, 06:22 AM | #3 |
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| Microchip I have had my yorkie for two years and he is microchipped. I have never had any problems health or otherwise regarding his chip. I understand your concern but truthfully it's peace of mind knowing that if he gets away there is a good chance I will get him back.
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04-24-2009, 06:59 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | I'm certain it can be done...however I'm pretty certain it would require anesthesia. You need to realize the chips used do not transmit anything it is only a chip with information. Literally thousands of dogs are microchipped...if it were that dire a health concern..you'd certainly hear about it.
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04-24-2009, 07:11 AM | #5 |
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| Mine are all microchipped and they never had health problems ? |
04-24-2009, 07:20 AM | #6 |
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| Missy is microchipped. I know that some people worry about "foreign matter" being placed in the body, but I didn't see it as any different than the screw and pin that had to be placed in her broken leg. It makes me feel a bit better that she can be identified in the case of theft or if I lose her.
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04-24-2009, 08:45 AM | #7 | |
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To me, the benefit of having it farrrrrrr outweighs any potential risk.
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04-24-2009, 09:11 AM | #8 | |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Lately there has been lots of bad press about microchips, but don't believe everything you read. There have been many studies on their safety and out of the millions of dogs who have been microchipped; only one dog in Russia has had a problem with a tumor. Why all the uproar, and misleading information? Many states are trying to pass laws with stricter breeding legislation, and commercial breeders are in an uproar. Some of the changes states would like to make are that commercial breeders would be required to use microchips rather than tattoos on their dogs. This would enable authorities to know to whom the dogs belong if found abandoned or dead after the dogs breeding days are over. Commercial breeders don't want to microchip for another reason, and that is cost, it's much more expensive than tattooing. So the way they are fighting this legislation is by putting out bogus information that microchips are dangerous. They think if they get enough average people in an uproar about this, the government will tell them they don't have to do it. Here's a recent professional study on the safety and effectiveness of microchips. Quote:
It really makes me angry because I think commercial breeders are scaring the average person, just to benefit their interests, and I think it's clear that they don't have the dog's best interest in mind in any of their decisions.
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04-24-2009, 09:24 AM | #9 |
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| routine vaccinations have potential to do harm too.. would you want to stop with the annual boosters too? seems silly to me that you would want to even consider having the chip removed |
04-24-2009, 09:47 AM | #10 | |
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But, because routine vaccinations certainly do have the potential to do harm, I have opted to stop with the annual boosters and have chosen the titer test route instead. | |
04-24-2009, 09:54 AM | #11 |
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| Ok i see what you guys are saying....thanks |
04-24-2009, 05:28 PM | #12 |
YT 3000 Club Member | chester is 6 and half years old and got his chip at 6 months, he has not had any health issues other than his itches, I personally would never think of removing it, the other things that could get him are far riskier than a chip, just maybe the anethesia to remove could be a risk as well. |
04-24-2009, 05:49 PM | #13 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | it couldn't be removed very easily. The vet would have to x-ray the dog to find its location which can be tricky. Then an incision needs to be made thru skin and muscle. The chip is implanted under the skin but over time it attaches itself to the body wall or something like that. its not a simple slice and grab type removal.
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04-24-2009, 07:09 PM | #14 |
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| Laya was chipped at 6 months and she is now 6 years old. Never any problems from the chip. And from what I understand the chip is pretty dormant unless for some reason it has to be scanned. The scanner activates the chip. At least thats what the vet told me. I think the safety that the chip provides outweighs the risk.
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04-25-2009, 09:42 AM | #15 |
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| While I prefer not to microchip, there is very little actual research stating that they are a bad thing. Maybe just think about it this way. The studies are what, like 1 in 1,000,000 get cancer from it? Well, about 1 in 400 die under anesthesia and that's what would have to be done to remove it most likely...
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