another story supporting microchiping

happy endings for a cat missing for 7 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=EY9A2DhRmy0

On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:46:13 -0500, "Matt Ferrari"
wrote:

happy endings for a cat missing for 7 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=EY9A2DhRmy0


But the sad part is that she was turned in by a family that could no
longer afford to care for her and must have also been heartbroken.

On 4/19/2016 10:11 PM, dgk wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:46:13 -0500, "Matt Ferrari"
wrote:

happy endings for a cat missing for 7 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=EY9A2DhRmy0


But the sad part is that she was turned in by a family that could no
longer afford to care for her and must have also been heartbroken.

That is sad. What puzzles me is in all that time the cat never went to
the vet? When Persia (RB), who was a stray, came to live with me and I
took her to the vet the first thing they did was scan her for a microchip.

Jill

On 4/20/2016 8:07 AM, jmcquown wrote:
On 4/19/2016 10:11 PM, dgk wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:46:13 -0500, "Matt Ferrari"
wrote:

happy endings for a cat missing for 7 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=EY9A2DhRmy0


But the sad part is that she was turned in by a family that could no
longer afford to care for her and must have also been heartbroken.

That is sad. What puzzles me is in all that time the cat never went to
the vet? When Persia (RB), who was a stray, came to live with me and I
took her to the vet the first thing they did was scan her for a microchip.

Jill

It's possible her "new" family took her to a vet but did not report that
she had been a lost/stray cat. Vets do not normally check for
microchips if they think the cat had been with the family for some time.

MaryL

On Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:07:57 -0500, MaryL
wrote:

On 4/20/2016 8:07 AM, jmcquown wrote:
On 4/19/2016 10:11 PM, dgk wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:46:13 -0500, "Matt Ferrari"
wrote:

happy endings for a cat missing for 7 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=EY9A2DhRmy0


But the sad part is that she was turned in by a family that could no
longer afford to care for her and must have also been heartbroken.

That is sad. What puzzles me is in all that time the cat never went to
the vet? When Persia (RB), who was a stray, came to live with me and I
took her to the vet the first thing they did was scan her for a microchip.

Jill

It's possible her "new" family took her to a vet but did not report that
she had been a lost/stray cat. Vets do not normally check for
microchips if they think the cat had been with the family for some time.

MaryL

My old vet never scanned any of my cats, and the new one in Florida
didn't either.

On 4/23/2016 9:03 PM, dgk wrote:
On Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:07:57 -0500, MaryL
wrote:

On 4/20/2016 8:07 AM, jmcquown wrote:
On 4/19/2016 10:11 PM, dgk wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:46:13 -0500, "Matt Ferrari"
wrote:

happy endings for a cat missing for 7 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=EY9A2DhRmy0


But the sad part is that she was turned in by a family that could no
longer afford to care for her and must have also been heartbroken.

That is sad. What puzzles me is in all that time the cat never went to
the vet? When Persia (RB), who was a stray, came to live with me and I
took her to the vet the first thing they did was scan her for a microchip.

Jill

It's possible her "new" family took her to a vet but did not report that
she had been a lost/stray cat. Vets do not normally check for
microchips if they think the cat had been with the family for some time.

MaryL

My old vet never scanned any of my cats, and the new one in Florida
didn't either.

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.

MaryL