While we hope that your four-legged family members are never far from your side, we also know that pets can and do get lost. In the event that your cat or dog does escape the yard or house, a microchip is one of the best ways to ensure that they’re returned home to you quickly and easily. Pets are many times more likely to be reunited with their owners if they have a microchip as opposed to relying entirely on a collar with ID tags or lost animal signs. Collars are often lost on fences when a dog digs under or jumps over, or on branches as a cat climbs trees. We strongly encourage pet owners to get their animal microchipped for this reason.

When a lost pet is found, most veterinarians and animal shelters can easily scan them for a microchip. This chip has a unique number that’s stored in a database along with the owner’s contact information. If you change addresses or phone numbers, your information can easily be updated online at any time. This is especially great for when you’re moving and a normally well-behaved pet goes missing in the shuffle.

We’ll take a microchip that’s about the size of a grain of rice and insert it just under the skin at the scruff of the neck with a needle. Your pet will hardly feel a thing, and there’s no downtime after the procedure. You can even have it performed on puppies and kittens during a spay and neuter surgery if you’d prefer.