Since the weather is warming up and everyone (including our furry friends) wants to be OUTSIDE I thought discussing microchipping would be a great idea! So to start from the very beginning, your pets can be administered an identity chip under the skin. We administer this chip under the skin at the neck by needle . The chip gets registered with your address and if your pet ever gets lost and ends up at the vet, humane society or animal shelter it will get scanned with a microchip reader. Obviously your pet can then be tracked back to you if he/she becomes separated. I.D. tags can fade or fall off where a microchip stays within the skin forever. No adverse effects have been noted from the chip remaining under the skin for the lifetime of the pet.
We have seen many pets this season that have gotten lost and a good samaritan has brought them into the hospital, we scanned them and they were returned to their owner-Happy Ending!
The moral of the story is get your pet microchipped asap. Most adoption organizations microchip before the pet is even adopted, so be sure to update the information on-line with your current address. It is also a good idea for your pet to have an I.D. tag as well as a microchip.
Have a safe and wonderful spring!!
Dr. Garrity
The Downtown Animal Hospital
www.thedowntownanimalhospital.com
502-585-1010
Since the weather is warming up and everyone (including our furry friends) wants to be OUTSIDE I thought discussing microchipping would be a great idea! So to start from the very beginning, your pets can be administered an identity chip under the skin. We administer this chip under the skin at the neck by needle . The chip gets registered with your address and if your pet ever gets lost and ends up at the vet, humane society or animal shelter it will get scanned with a microchip reader. Obviously your pet can then be tracked back to you if he/she becomes separated. I.D. tags can fade or fall off where a microchip stays within the skin forever. No adverse effects have been noted from the chip remaining under the skin for the lifetime of the pet. 
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Dr. G