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Speaking of Microchips...
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Speaking of Microchips...
kilikini wrote:
jmcquown wrote: kilikini wrote: Sherry wrote: On Aug 2, 7:09?am, "jmcquown" wrote: If your cat is chipped (Persia is even though she's an indoor cat) and you move, even temporarily, please remember to update the information so the chip scan will be accurate. Jill Very good info. When I helped at the shelter, I remember when we would find a chipped dog/cat, then find out the address/phone number wasn't current for the owners. It makes the chip just worthless if they don't update when they move. Sherry I'm just curious. How do you update the chip? Is it through a computer or does the chip need to be rescanned with the current information? Is the pet assigned a number and the information is easily changed? Sorry, I don't know! kili The chip has an ID number associated with it. The ID number is tied to your pet's name, your name & address information in their computer system (in Persia's case she's registered with the AKC - akccar.org). I updated her information via their web site. I also updated the secondary contact info, since it wouldn't do them any good to call my brother if Persia (Bast forbid!) goes missing here in SC. Of course I neglected to bring the ID info with me (she doesn't wear that particular tag on her collar but the one she has does indicate she's chipped). I had to call her vet to get them to give me the ID from her medical records. On a similar note, I got a vet recommendation from the neighbor and had Persia's vet fax all her records and a "prescription" for her food. This will ensure I can call and have them order her food without her first having to be seen. And of course if she needs to be seen (or boarded!) they have all her information, including shot records, on hand. Jill Thanks, Jill! That was really helpful. I need to get mine chipped, but things have been a little crazy around here for the past few years. I was really curious how it all worked. kili Of course you can also update the information over the phone and by snail mail. There *are* people who don't have computers Jill |
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Speaking of Microchips...
"jmcquown" wrote in
: Of course you can also update the information over the phone and by snail mail. There *are* people who don't have computers Jill Frightening! |
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Speaking of Microchips...
I think most of the vets & shelters out there are aware there is more than
one kind of chip and do what they can to make allowances for it. Maybe they share scanners with area vets or something? A standard, worldwide, would be nice! Jill There is no reason that there isn't, other than short-sightedness on the part of the manufacturers. Europe has a standard, but it was the 3rd introduced to the US and is the least-used here. |
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Speaking of Microchips...
outsider wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in : Of course you can also update the information over the phone and by snail mail. There *are* people who don't have computers Jill Frightening! Even more frightening, a couple of people where I live BOUGHT computers (nearly three months ago) at the insistence of family members. Neither has even got hers hooked up yet (even for off-line purposes), much less connected to the internet! |
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Speaking of Microchips...
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
Even more frightening, a couple of people where I live BOUGHT computers (nearly three months ago) at the insistence of family members. Neither has even got hers hooked up yet (even for off-line purposes), much less connected to the internet! Evelyn, you'll just have to be the resident guru. -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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Speaking of Microchips...
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
outsider wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in : Of course you can also update the information over the phone and by snail mail. There *are* people who don't have computers Jill Frightening! Even more frightening, a couple of people where I live BOUGHT computers (nearly three months ago) at the insistence of family members. Neither has even got hers hooked up yet (even for off-line purposes), much less connected to the internet! My brother kept saying he was going to get a cheap PC for my parents so they could learn to do email, etc. I know a lot of elderly people who are quite computer saavy. Mine wouldn't have bothered. It would have been just another thing to dust. John doesn't want to know anything about computers and that's a good thing I do not have the patience to teach. (I still have no idea how I was so good at telephonic tech support for so many years, although you can put people on hold while you scream!) Jill |
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Speaking of Microchips...
On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:35:04 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: outsider wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in : Of course you can also update the information over the phone and by snail mail. There *are* people who don't have computers Jill Frightening! Even more frightening, a couple of people where I live BOUGHT computers (nearly three months ago) at the insistence of family members. Neither has even got hers hooked up yet (even for off-line purposes), much less connected to the internet! My brother kept saying he was going to get a cheap PC for my parents so they could learn to do email, etc. I know a lot of elderly people who are quite computer saavy. Mine wouldn't have bothered. It would have been just another thing to dust. John doesn't want to know anything about computers and that's a good thing I do not have the patience to teach. (I still have no idea how I was so good at telephonic tech support for so many years, although you can put people on hold while you scream!) Jill I gave my parents a computer, but, as far as I know, neither one of them ever turned it on. On the other hand, my father's older brother loved sending and receiving email messages. He kept it up until his eyesight finally got too bad to allow reading the screen. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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