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Speaking of Microchips...
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 |
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Speaking of Microchips...
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 |
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Speaking of Microchips...
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 |
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Speaking of Microchips...
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 |
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Speaking of Microchips...
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 |
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Speaking of Microchips...
"Sherry" wrote in message ... 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 Another problem is that there is more than one type of chip. Some scanners will read only one type, which renders the other useless. Sadly, there also reports now that the chips themselves may be causing medical problems (similar to vaccination site sarcomas). MaryL |
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Speaking of Microchips...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. .. 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 Also, if your cat ever has any sort of problem with the back of his/her neck, have your vet check to see if the chip is still there. I got Nanki-Poo (RB) from the shelter, and they had chipped him. A couple of years later, he had a problem on the back of his neck. He scratched and dug at it until it was a real mess. After it was healed, I had them check, and sure enough, the chip was gone. Joy |
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Speaking of Microchips...
MaryL -out-the-litter wrote:
Another problem is that there is more than one type of chip. Some scanners will read only one type, which renders the other useless. That's free enterprise for you - no standard design. Everyone designs their own chips and scanners, which have to be different from everyone else's designs, because if another company's chip can be read by your scanner, then you're helping the other company sell chips, god forbid! Sadly, there also reports now that the chips themselves may be causing medical problems (similar to vaccination site sarcomas). I'm very sorry to hear that. I still would rather take that risk than lose Smudge because she can't be identified (if she lost her collar). But I still worry that she would be found, and then scanned by the wrong kind of scanner! -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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Speaking of Microchips...
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. Good advice! (And easy to forget, in the hassle of packing and moving.) |
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Speaking of Microchips...
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! I'm not sure how many companies there are out there, but with "Home Again", all that's needed is to change your "profile" for each cat on their web-site. (The chip itself - and the tag they provide for your pet's collar - only has the serial number.) |
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