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Should I microchip my pussy?
She's lived here more than a year now and I don't see her getting lost
unless I took her on a trip or something. It's kinda like aliens putting a chip in to track you. Are there any other benefits? |
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Should I microchip my furball?
Yeah she gets away and gets pickup they can find out who she belongs to
"James" wrote in message ups.com... She's lived here more than a year now and I don't see her getting lost unless I took her on a trip or something. It's kinda like aliens putting a chip in to track you. Are there any other benefits? |
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Should I microchip my furball?
"Matthew" wrote in message ... Yeah she gets away and gets pickup they can find out who she belongs to I want to get Gracie chipped. She ran out the front door, around the azaleas, and back in again just the other day. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Should I microchip my pussy?
Suddenly, without warning, James exclaimed (8/7/2007 9:12 AM):
She's lived here more than a year now and I don't see her getting lost unless I took her on a trip or something. It's kinda like aliens putting a chip in to track you. Are there any other benefits? It's a good idea, even for indoor-only cats. What if she gets out, gets scared, can't find her way home, and ends up picked up by a shelter or ends up at the vet? The chip, coupled with proper registration, ensures she'll get home OK. It's relatively inexpensive, painless, and AFAIK, lifelong. Meep's had her chip since 1999, she noticed it less than she notices shots, and it's never bothered her. I can sometimes feel it in-between her shoulder blades, if I give her a deep shoulder massage. If you think she might travel to other countries though, make sure you get the right brand trip. Meep's lived in three countries, I was able to register her chip (AVID) in all three. jmc |
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Should I microchip my pussy?
On Aug 6, 6:42 pm, James wrote:
She's lived here more than a year now and I don't see her getting lost unless I took her on a trip or something. It's kinda like aliens putting a chip in to track you. Are there any other benefits? I'd say yes, get a microchip. Both my cats have chips and they are indoor-only cats. You never know when there might be a tragedy or emergency and having a microchip means you will be reunited with your pets. I've read lots of stories where hundreds of pets were reunited with their owners after Hurricane Katrina b/c they had a chip. You can call your shelter and see if they will chip your cat for a donation if you don't want to go to your vet. I paid $20 to have one cat chipped at my shelter--a great deal IMO. |
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Should I microchip my pussy?
On Tue 07 Aug 2007 07:26:10a, jmc wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav : It's relatively inexpensive, painless, and AFAIK, lifelong. Meep's had her chip since 1999, she noticed it less than she notices shots, and it's never bothered her. I can sometimes feel it in-between her shoulder blades, if I give her a deep shoulder massage. I can feel Shamrock's, too. He's pretty bony on his shoulders. I have heard that they can travel to other areas of the skin. I wonder how common that is? I guess the skin would have to be really really loose for that to happen. -- Cheryl |
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Should I microchip my pussy?
On Aug 7, 10:32 pm, Cheryl wrote:
On Mon 06 Aug 2007 07:42:58p, James wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav oups.com: She's lived here more than a year now and I don't see her getting lost unless I took her on a trip or something. It's kinda like aliens putting a chip in to track you. Are there any other benefits? My cats (4) are all indoor-only but I got them all microchipped after events caused by Hurricane Katrina. I'm nowhere near there, but it brought home how something devastating can happen, and if we were separated, there'd be no way anyone could put us back togather again if I couldn't find them. I feel much better now knowing that even if I can't be reached, surely one of my backups can. They ask you to add alternate contacts. I got Home Again AVID chips - they provide scanners to many shelters, and many of the vets here have that brand scanner. I don't think there's a universal chip out there yet. -- Cheryl If they don't have the right scanner will they at least know there's a chip? |
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