Microchipping: An Important Consideration for Your Pet

So what is the big deal about microchipping? You have probably heard about it, or perhaps even had your vet offer it as another service he or she provides. We certainly do encourage you to consider microchipping your pets here at our mobile vet animal clinic the next time we are in your town.

Our mobile veterinarian, Dr. Langlois, at Spay Neuter Express serves the following towns in central Michigan: Allegan, Alma, Douglas, Everett, Grand Haven Lowell, Grand Rapids, Ionia, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and Lansing. In addition to our providing low cost spay and neuter surgeries, vaccinations and parasite prevention, we also provide pet microchipping at our mobile animal hospital.

Microchipping by Our Mobile Vet

At our Spay Neuter Express animal clinic, we highly recommend microchipping your pet. Microchipping does not require anesthesia or surgery, as it can be done during a quick visit to our mobile vet. The procedure involves implanting a small electronic chip, about the size of a grain of rice, under your pet's skin. A glass cylinder encloses the chip and it is implanted via an injection, much like any other injection or vaccine your pet may receive, although the needle is slightly larger.

The microchip remains inactive until someone uses a scanner to locate the chip. The scanner's radio waves activate the chip, which then transmits the pet's identification number to the scanner. The number then becomes visible on the scanner screen, and the number can be located in the registry database to match the pet with its owner.

Microchipping is an important consideration because you are far more likely to have a lost pet returned to you if it has a microchip. Collars and tags often become lost or discarded, rendering a pet unidentifiable. A properly implanted microchip, with its accompanying accurate and updated info in the microchip registry database, can double the chances of pets reuniting with their rightful owners.

What else would you like to know about microchipping? Do you have questions or concerns we have not addressed yet?