Takayuki wrote:

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 07:38:48 -0500, MaryL
wrote:
My cats also have not been scanned, but my vet knows exactly how I
received each of them. I don't think it is routine to scan every cat;
they are scanned when a stray is brought in or when there is some
question of ownership. Microchipping has saved many cats and dogs in
those circumstances. The benefits of microchipping was questionable
years ago because there were several different companies that
manufactured the chips, and they were not compatible. The result was
that vets might scan and still miss a chip because the devices they used
would not pick up all chips. That was the situation when I adopted
Holly(RB), so my vet did not recommend chipping her. Fortunately, that
is no longer a problem. In fact, chipping is now considered so
important that the rescue group where I found Selina and Nikki
microchips every cat before they release them for adoption.

I think there was that little blip about 10 years ago when Banfield tried
introducing ISO frequency chips, but fortunately, that was short lived.

Hopefully Microsoft won't try to get in on the act, or they will build
theirs to be totally incompatible with all readers currently out there (so
you have to buy their readers) and then they'll take over the industry.

--
Joyce

Who ever thought up the word "Mammogram"? Every time I hear it, I think
I'm supposed to put my breast in an envelope and send it to someone.
-- Jan King