Microchipping and Cancer???
 

i just posted a link on the tatoo thread but thought some would miss it so is this true as it is circulating throughout my dog groups and has me concerned since i have 3 that are microchipped :( I have read it for a while now so just wanted to see if anyone else had read this or experienced it since microchipping is so common these days?

Dogs suffer cancer after ID chipping

:eek: Is this real?! I just had Cerise microchipped on Friday and never heard of this happening :( I pray that I didn't cause any harm to come to my baby.

Of all the millions of dogs that have been microchipped, only one has been thought to have anything at all to do with the microchip, and even in that case other things cannot be ruled out. In the link you posted, the doctor says, "I was previously suspicious of a prior unrelated injection site reaction" beneath the tumor. "However, it is possible that this inflammation is associated with other foreign debris, possibly from the microchip."

This means that Scotty has a reaction to injections, and if your dog has a reaction to injections, you might want to avoid microchipping.


I just want to add; I'm always suspicious of an announcement such as this where no names are given. Vets are glad to give their names, but when it's done like this, it's impossible to check the source. Remember microchipping has been around for twenty years, and is considered one of the safest procedures out there. We will hear more and more stories like this because the AKC is mandating that breeders chip their dogs, and many states are trying to pass mandatory microchipping laws for commercial breeders and commercial breeders are fighting this, and they believe that if they can scare enough pet owners, they will help stop these mandatory microchipping procedures. I hope the people of YT are savvy enough to see the truth.


Please talk to your vet if you have any concerns, I have read all the studies, and there is no reason to be alarmed.

ok thanks as i have read this many times and it has always concerned me - dex came with a chip as sadly he is a pet store boy, and demi came with one as she is from rescue and i put one in dee dee :( when she was spay so sometimes i regret doing dee dee with all her allergies as have heard they use rice is that true?

also is there now a universal scanner that is used? as heard that not all chips can be read depends on what scanner the vet has so is this still the case?

also not once has a vet scanned my dog why do they not do this as routine when a dog comes in as obviously i am the owner but what if someone stole a dog do they do this just on new clients?

A vet won't do it unless he is asked.

I think Microshipping is a :thumbup:. You just have to remember there's alway's that slight chance of some sort of reaction but it's like anything else.

really they will not do unless asked so how do they know if the dog is stolen or not as thought the whole idea to have them chipped is in case they get lost or stolen :(

Do you mean do they use rice to make the chip? I don't think they do, I think people say that the chip is about the same size as a grain of rice, and some people may have gotten this confused. It is correct about the scanners, but I've read that vets and pounds can get free scanners from the different companies. I would like to see more laws made to scan any new dog that comes in for treatment, and the owner on record should always be notified without the vet having any legal liability. Right now, in many states a vet can be sued if he notifies the owner on record, which is really crazy.

that is crazy i think :( my parents have a silky and the breeder is on record so if anything happens to him he will be returned to her then she will contact my parents. She does this on all her dogs as part of the contract.

I think it would stop these thiefs from stealing dogs but then maybe they would not be cared for if they got sick :( a double edge sword i guess

That's pretty cool that the breeder does that, I think it's great when they are involved like that. Yeah, I've wondered if thieves would do that, they say it's good to never have anything on the tags to indicate the dogs are chipped. Most of the time a dog isn't stolen, it's just runaway, and in these cases a successful return is more likely.

Yorkietalk member my2boyz said that she's has had a two dogs returned because they were chipped, dogs who have no identification have only a 10% chance of being returned. So the benefits greatly outweigh the risks.

wow that is good to know - she is so lucky to have been able to get them back. I love hearing happy endings like that.

yeah my parents silky is so healthy too no issues but awnry as heck though - they got him from a great breeder wish i did the same :( I got dex when my mom was getting her hair done the pet store guy next door brought dex into the hair salon so she called me and said you have to get this little boy he is so cute - now how could i resist a face like this lollllll

Yeah, I had no idea that there was such a vast difference in breeders, but when you spend half your life at the vet, you know it's much cheaper to find a great breeder in the first place. I can't blame you for not being able to turn down a little guy like that though, he's adorable, what a little firecracker! At least he's in a home where someone can give him the proper care, so in that way, things worked out for the best.

lol i hear ya there for sure if there is a next time lolllll i will definitely be smarter :( as dex and dd have cost me a fortune not to mention alot of tears with all the health issues :( dd has been worse though and she is akc byb and dex is puppymill ckc :( so sad but boy have i learned alot now in the 6 years of having them more than i ever wanted to know lolllll

Here are a number of articles you can read. In 2005 (I believe) a bill was introduced to micro-chip all animals but it was lost because at that time their was not a universal chip. Each company had developed their own and would not realize any information to the others so it has created at least 5 different companies with 5 different readers. So if you animal is lost and the shelter finds them but doesn't have the correct reader then the information cannot be read. There is now a universal chip/scanner but to my knowledge a new bill has not been introduced. This is going on in many countries of the world and is not just a cat and dog issue. All of my animals are micro-chipped with Home Again.

I think people need to understand who can read what chips in their area. I also believe more harm has been done because of vaccinations then micro-chips at this stage of the game.


Microchip Study
Microchipping of animals FAQ
Microchipping of Animals
AAHA Launches Universal Pet Microchip Lookup Tool | Oregon Veterinary Medical Association

Microchips and Your Pet

Lol, I can't even read most of your medical replies, I know the initials and abbreviations come second nature to you now, but it's like a foreign language to me. They say that the hardest part of learning a new subject is learning the terminology, and at least you got that down pat!

lolll yeah gf never wanted to though lolllll that is the sad part of it feel like i completed a few years of vet school in the past 6 years loll but i had to or i would be broke living in a van down by the river loll