microchip company

[Flower003]

I am going to microchip the puppy. Since I've never done this before, can you please give me some advice on which company to use??? I don't know why there's so many

[TwoforFun]

Make sure it's universal. If I'm not mistaken it should have ISO written somewere. Some require certain scanners while a few can be scan with any scanners.
I called my vet and checked which brand she uses and I then called shelters to see which ones they use. Then read and do your research which one you think is more convenient for you and your furbutt. Good luck!!

[MI Yorkielover]

Originally Posted by TwoforFun

Make sure it's universal. If I'm not mistaken it should have ISO written somewere. Some require certain scanners while a few can be scan with any scanners.
I called my vet and checked which brand she uses and I then called shelters to see which ones they use. Then read and do your research which one you think is more convenient for you and your furbutt. Good luck!!

Thank you for posting this information. I am going to have Sophie chipped before our vacation out east in a couple of weeks and I had no idea that all micro chipped animals were not scanned in the same manner. Does this mean that if your dog was lost, then found by someone and scanned that the scanner may not pick up the ID on all chips?

[Nancy1999]

Some companies charge a yearly fee, and I would choose a company with a lifetime fee. I chose Home Again, that's what the vet used, and it's a one-time fee of $30.00. Home again will provide free scanners to vets, and other places, and this means that their scanners are easily available.

[misslissa]

i to was worried about microchipping because my vet only has one brand of microchip and they are the only one who can read it so if my vet wont do it where can i go to have him chiped

[TwoforFun]

Originally Posted by MI Yorkielover

Thank you for posting this information. I am going to have Sophie chipped before our vacation out east in a couple of weeks and I had no idea that all micro chipped animals were not scanned in the same manner. Does this mean that if your dog was lost, then found by someone and scanned that the scanner may not pick up the ID on all chips?

That is correct, I know alot of places are upgrading their scanners but there are also those that cannot or don't wan't to put in more money on betters scanners. Microchip is just like any industry and are coming with better ones. I would hope by know they will all be universal (scanners & micro's).
Alway's ask what brand and read/compare.

[maddieadoptedme]

maddie has a chip, and my vet has a universal reader that picks up the 3 most common chips, however it wont read maddies, and i have no way of getting the i.d # off it to have it put in my name.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by maddieadoptedme

maddie has a chip, and my vet has a universal reader that picks up the 3 most common chips, however it wont read maddies, and i have no way of getting the i.d # off it to have it put in my name.

Who put the chip in? They should have giving you some paper work with the number. Do you know what brand; maybe you could contact the company and find a place where the chip could be read. I would think the Humane Society would have something to read it, otherwise it seems kind of worthless.

[maddieadoptedme]

she is a rescue, and where i adopted her had no info, and didnt even know she was chipped.

humane society here cant even read it

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by maddieadoptedme

she is a rescue, and where i adopted her had no info, and didnt even know she was chipped.

How did you learn she was chipped? From the vet?

[maddieadoptedme]

yes my vet told me, and you can feel it right under her skin

[maddieadoptedme]

sorry to the OP for kinda jacking your thread--just make sure you get a universal 1 that is read by vets and the humane society

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by maddieadoptedme

yes my vet told me, and you can feel it right under her skin

Well that sucks! It's important information to know though.

[maddieadoptedme]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Well that sucks!

Tell me about it! my biggest fear would be she got lost and returned to the wrong person, however if the HS and vets here cant read it then i dont have to worry about that, and she does have I.d tags with my name and #

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by maddieadoptedme

Tell me about it! my biggest fear would be she got lost and returned to the wrong person, however if the HS and vets here cant read it then i dont have to worry about that, and she does have I.d tags with my name and #

Yeah, most of the time the I.D. tags are enough, most people are honest and would return the dog. I've always been worried about if you have to prove the dog was yours. I think I saw some Lassie movie as a child, and they were in a courtroom, two people both claiming the dog was theirs. That movie must have really impacted me! Would Joey run up to me, or would he run up to the thief, who had a bullystick in his pocket?