Pet Microchipping

Keeping track of adventurous pets

We provide microchip implantation for dogs and cats.  A microchipped pet is a safe pet – one that’s much more likely to return home if ever lost.

What is a microchip?

A microchip is an electronic device that’s about the size of a grain of rice. It is implanted just under the skin between the shoulder blades and remains there indefinitely.  The implant procedure is relatively painless and it is as quick and easy as receiving a vaccine or other injection.

How does microchip identification actually work?

Every microchip comes with its own unique ID number. Once it’s implanted, we provide you the number to create an account with the company’s registry.  Currently we use PetLink microchips.  We recommend you make sure your contact information is always up to date on the registry.

If your pet is lost and then found by someone, most veterinarians and animal shelters have microchip scanners that allow them to read the chip number.  We look up the number on a central registry and contact the microchip company to report the pet as found.  The microchip company then reaches out to you to let you know where your pet is.

Does my pet really need a microchip?

We highly recommend it.  You may be surprised to learn that 1 in 3 pets get lost over the course of their lifetime and, without identification, 90% of them don’t come home.  Luckily, that can be prevented, especially because almost all humane organizations now utilize microchip scanners.

For more information about the microchipping, call us at (512) 596-3749.