Tragically, countless pets are lost or stolen each year. That’s why we strongly encourage that each pet be outfitted with a microchip, as it’s more effective than a common tag or collar and ensures that you can track your pet and thus, prevent them from being lost. Microchipping allows you to register your pet within a national database and significantly increases the amount of pets that are reunited with their owner each day.
A microchip is painless and about the size and shape of a grain of rice. The chip is placed underneath your pet’s skin between the shoulder blades. Microchip implantation takes only a few minutes and is an extremely safe procedure. Each microchip is unique and carries vital information about your pet—including your name, address, and contact information in case your pet is lost or stolen.
At Loving Care Animal Hospital, we’ve carefully chosen the type of microchip we utilize in order to offer our clients a superior yet cost efficient option. The microchips we use include free registration to the world wide identification database for life, including free updates if you need to update information. This database can be accessed by animal care workers anywhere in the world. Additionally, the microchips we offer can be identified by any scanner across the world.
Click here to read heartwarming stories of pets being reunited with their owners because they were microchipped, a service that we highly recommend.