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I've heard there are concerns about chip migration, and that not everyone knows how to properly scan for one. I confess that neither one of my girls has a chip, but that's mainly procrastination on my part. That and they have little interest in the outside world now (). Certainly cost isn't a factor, so for those with little escape artists it's surely the thing to do.
It's a good idea to have your vet scan for the chip every year.
One of my cats, Katie, had her chip end up almost in her armpit.
Even KNOWING she was chipped, the vet had a VERY hard time finding it.....another vet or shelter would have never found it.
My vet put in a new chip in the proper place free of charge.
I've also read that there can be cancers caused by either the chip or by the injection site. Not sure if this is legit or not.
Might be, but how much, I don't know. Anytime a foreign object is placed inside a living body, there will always be a chance for (at a minimum) an infection if preventative protocols aren't followed properly. Cancers... I wouldn't think so unless toxic metals (?) were leak out somehow. Chips have been around for a while, and if toxic issues were going arise, I think we would be hearing about it by now.
Too invasive. People don't want foreign objects implanted in their pets. (?)
Too expensive. (it isn't, really)
Too much trouble to update. (poor excuse since everyone has a smartphone now)
The authorities, government, FBI, CIA, Martians, will track your every move, know everything about you, and your tin-foil hat won't help because it won't stay on the animal.
Ok, no.4 is maybe a bit tongue-in-cheek. But the others are actually ones I heard people say.
It used to be expensive (I paid $200 for a dog many years ago), but not anymore. Some might find the cost at their vet prohibitive. I'm going to a discount place that offers for $20. Shelters offer them cheap too.
Lisa Wadsworth rushed to the TV and couldn't believe her eyes.
But there he was — Thomas Jr., T2 for short — curled up on the lap of his owner, Fort Pierce resident Perry Martin, after the two had been reunited after 14 years. The cat went missing in Stuart after Hurricane Jeanne.
It was the happy ending Wadsworth was hoping for, as unbelievable as it was.
Actually it only covers a few weeks before he was reunited with his human, not the whole 14 years he was gone. But wherever he was he must have been well cared for to live this long. Nice story anyway.
Actually it only covers a few weeks before he was reunited with his human, not the whole 14 years he was gone. But wherever he was he must have been well cared for to live this long. Nice story anyway.
You're right I missed that.
Well, yeah I agree, somebody else must have been taking care of him.
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). Certainly cost isn't a factor, so for those with little escape artists it's surely the thing to do.
I wouldn't think so unless toxic metals (?) were leak out somehow. Chips have been around for a while, and if toxic issues were going arise, I think we would be hearing about it by now.
