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August 26, 2009 at 8:08 pm #63838
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Guestthe other day i read that the government want to make it law that all dogs are chipped to stop strays ect it wont work the bad owners wont bother only the good ones it also said that a dog died due to the chip both my dog and cat are chipped i choose to do it has anyone heard bad things about chips when i had farrokh chipped the vet never told me that they move or that a dog died are they a good thing i wonder and will all the vets tell you what could happen before they put the chip in as losing a much loved pet would be awful when you did it for your pet i think owners should be told the bad as well as the good
August 27, 2009 at 8:26 am #112749.dodger.
MemberI’ve always thought getting your pet mircochipped was the best thing to do, i think if pups are done early there is a small chance it could move but i’ve never heard of a dog dying from it before? Maybe someone else will know.
Working at the vets i see how important it can be; the amount of cats/dogs we get handed in or reported lost that aren’t microchipped is really sad, especially when the pet has been hurt.August 27, 2009 at 8:50 am #112750kerrie and stan
Memberi have heard about the chip moving but this was only when very young pups have been chipped and as they have grown it has moved
i did get stan chipped as soon as i got him but i didnt get my pup chipped until he was nearly 1 year old.the problem with ID chips is that it isnt compulsary for every dog and cat to be scanned when they are handed into a police station, vet or rescue center
August 27, 2009 at 8:52 am #112751xtine
Memberwe always get Fritz rescanned when we go in to the vets – to check that it hasn’t migrated anywhere it shouldn’t..
August 27, 2009 at 9:22 am #112752*Nat*
MemberI’ve heard of them moving before too but not dogs dying from it – I guess it depends where it moves too :-\
Thing is if they do move, what can be done about it – I think the scanner picks up the rough area of where it is not an exact point :-\
August 27, 2009 at 10:59 am #112753Sweetypye
MemberI agree that dogs should be permanently identified however I disagree with chipping being mandatory; I think owners should have the choice of either chipping or tattooing; one of my dogs has both.
August 27, 2009 at 11:38 am #112754Memberi would love to get stan tattood because i think they are more likely to be found than a chip but no-one down here does it
August 27, 2009 at 11:55 am #112755MemberHave you checked the NDTR site?
If this is the case why not train to be a tattooer yourself?
August 27, 2009 at 12:00 pm #112756Memberi have checked the NTDR and there is no-one here that does it. there is a person that comes down every now and then but not one based here.
i wouldnt know were or how to train as one
August 27, 2009 at 7:22 pm #112757SuzAndTheDiva
Member[quote author=kerrie and stan link=topic=14661.msg271651#msg271651 date=1251363040]
i have heard about the chip moving but this was only when very young pups have been chipped and as they have grown it has moved
i did get stan chipped as soon as i got him but i didnt get my pup chipped until he was nearly 1 year old.the problem with ID chips is that it isnt compulsary for every dog and cat to be scanned when they are handed into a police station, vet or rescue center
[/quote]Can move in any dog – Honey had well finished growing when she had hers most definately NOT a puppy- its halfway down her shoulder now so yep I totally agree people should know.
August 27, 2009 at 7:38 pm #112758Guestwe are thinking about getting willow micro chipped…now im not too sure. should we go for the chipping or tattoo??
August 27, 2009 at 7:55 pm #112759Val
MemberClipping or Tattoo is a personal thing I do neither but if you are going for one or the other clip is best as if doG forbid she did get lost then more places will look for a chip also if she was tattoo’ed you won’t be able to read the number by the time she is an adult it will be hidden in her fluff if it’s an ear, if it’s a groin then they look even less as this is not a recognized place to do it and can still be hidden by fluff
ValAugust 27, 2009 at 8:09 pm #112760Member[quote author=SuzAndTheDiva link=topic=14661.msg271664#msg271664 date=1251400966]
[quote author=kerrie and stan link=topic=14661.msg271651#msg271651 date=1251363040]
i have heard about the chip moving but this was only when very young pups have been chipped and as they have grown it has moved
i did get stan chipped as soon as i got him but i didnt get my pup chipped until he was nearly 1 year old.the problem with ID chips is that it isnt compulsary for every dog and cat to be scanned when they are handed into a police station, vet or rescue center
[/quote]Can move in any dog – Honey had well finished growing when she had hers most definately NOT a puppy- its halfway down her shoulder now so yep I totally agree people should know.
[/quote]oh i know they can and do move in any dog but the only ones ive heard about (before now) were in dogs that had them done when very young
August 28, 2009 at 5:45 am #112761Guestso if we decide to get het chipped at what age should we do this? 🙂
August 28, 2009 at 10:22 am #112762MemberPiper’s was done at 6 months old, she gets scanned now and then and it’s stayed put 🙂
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