Microchip identification of pets 9 Articles

by Kat Stovall

Most common in dogs but also used in parrots, cats, and other animals the microchip identification chips are a wonderful scientific break through. These tiny chips (almost the size of an uncooked black eye pea) can aid in...read more

by Skathock Motyka

As with any other form of identification, microchips should not be the only form your animal has. The microchip is usually placed between the shoulder blades and because that is the most common place whichever vet or shel...read more

by Jenne Lopez

Microchip identification can be a very useful tool in locating a missing pet. However, there are unfortunate instances when even a microchip can't help you recover your beloved animal. Such an instance happened to me wit...read more

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by Joshua Keyes DVM

Microchipping of pets has been going on for at least 10 years, with many successful reunions of many pets and their people. In 1994, I implanted Home Again microchips into my Sheltie, Mollie, and my beloved cats. At the ...read more

by Mary Pagay

Micro chip identification numbers are one of the best - if not THE best - way to protect a pet from becoming separated from their family forever. Pets, especially dogs, are great escape artists. They can have a fence...read more

by Courtney Caswell-Peyton

Most of us know what it is like to lose a pet. If we love that animal as much as we should, it can be as devastating as losing a member of our family. But, alas, at some point, most of us are faced with the inevitabilit...read more

by Nicole Grattan

Having your pet microchipped is an excellent idea. Dogs (and cats too!) can easily escape from homes and get lost, many pets have been stolen as well, and unfortunately only a few of these missing pets are ever reunited wi...read more