I microchipped Dixie the day we got her!
National Microchipping Month is a campaign that encourages and promotes responsible pet ownership through microchipping as the preferred method of permanent pet identification.
The microchip is the size of a grain of rice and is inserted with a sterile needle under the skin at the back of the neck. In my experience, most animals don't really notice when the microchip is inserted.
Each microchip encodes a unique number which is picked up with a microchip scanner. All vets, rescue centers and police have microchip scanners and will check any lost animal brought to them.
Once microchipped, your pet's details and your details are logged with the unique number at a central database called Petlog. You just have to remember to update any change in contact details when neccessary.
Should your animal become lost, a microchip acts as a permanent form of identification and speeds your reunion with your beloved pet!
I have had animals presented to me at the surgery, lost and sometimes injured, when the microchip was the ONLY way we could contact their owner.
If your pet isn't already microchipped, please take him or her to the vet and get this done!
We can even microchip rabbits and tortoises, not just cats and dogs!
'Compassion for animals, passion for nature'
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