MICROCHIP PET IDENTIFICATION

Microchipping has become a very popular and safe way to permanently identify your pet and you as the owner in the unfortunate case that your pet is lost.

Microchipping involves placement of a small electronic chip the size and shape of a piece of rice just under the skin in the shoulder area. A needle is used to inject the chip. The injection is comparable to a regular vaccine injection.   Microchips cannot fall off or become lost the way collars can.

If your pet becomes lost and is transported to a humane society, our clinic or another veterinary clinic, they will be able to scan your pet for the chip and contact you. The scanner is similar to a scanner found in the grocery store.

We advise you to use this system of identification as well as a collar identification system on your pet.  This way if a neighbor finds your pet they will be able to contact you.