Microchip your pet

WHAT IS A MICROCHIP?

Sedation is not necessary as this process causes minimal discomfort. Each chip has a unique number which can be read by a scanner. These are now widely available and most vets, local authorities and rescue shelters possess them.

WHY SHOULD I HAVE MY PET ‘CHIPPED’?

The microchip is a permanent means of identifying your pet. Collars and tags, however useful, can easily be lost. Should your pet get lost, the microchip system will help to return them to you with the minimum of delay before being re-homed or even destroyed. Pets travelling abroad are required to be chipped as part of the Pet Travel Scheme.

HOW CAN I BE TRACED IF MY PET IS FOUND?

At the time of implantation of the chip, your personal details are submitted to a single National Database. The information is kept for life and the fee for this is included in the cost of the implantation. If your pet is found and the chip number identified, it is a relatively easy matter to reunite you with your pet.

WILL MY PETS MICROCHIP WORK ABROAD?

Yes, the chips used in our clinic comply with the International Standard (ISO) and so can be recognised by scanners throughout Europe and beyond.

IS THERE MORE THAN ONE SYSTEM IN USE?

No – all European microchip's comply with a recognised international standard (ISO).

WHAT IF MY PERSONAL DETAILS CHANGE?

Whilst the chip with its unique number will remain with your pet for life, it is possible to update your personal details on the National Database as and when required.

CAN THE CHIP MOVE AFTER IMPLANTATION?

Very rarely a small number of cases have been described where the chip has moved usually to the region of the elbow. However, these have still functioned perfectly well and not caused any problems.

CAN MICROCHIP'S HAVE SIDE EFFECTS?
A European reporting system which monitors reactions to microchip implantation has failed to identify any significant problems in the last 6 years.

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