Pet Care Guide For cats - Microchip Identification

	Cats - Microchip Identification
When we bring a new cat into the family, we love and care for them the same way as all of the other members of the family and the love and fear we feel for them is no different. So if your cat was lost, strayed or worse still stolen, and your pet was not identified it would be very difficult to trace you and be returned. There are different ways of identification such as collars and tags or tattooing. Unfortunately both of these methods have their drawbacks. Collars can become lost and tattooing is a painful process, which over time becomes illegible. However a quick, simple, permanent process is now available, which is no more stressful, than a routine vaccination. What is Micro chipping? Micro chipping is an up to date electronic technology, which is a tiny microchipcontaining a unique 15 digit code. This code will be linked to your Pets details for life on a database. The database is accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and it can identify your animal, the your name, address and telephone to ensure you and your cat can be reunited in the shortest time possible. A special scanner is then used by a number of authorities to read the microchip, including: Local authorities Veterinary Surgeons RSPCA SSPCA NCDL How does it work? Your cat will attend your Veterinary Surgery for the micro chipping implantation to take place the same way as you would for a normal vaccination. The Microchip is injected under the loose skin at the back of the neck. It is usually no bigger than a gain of rice. Your Veterinary Surgery will then fill in all of your details and send it to the database for life. For more information, please contact your Veterinary Surgery for advice. Our special thanks and acknowledgement to , Makers of TRACER animal coder for help with the pictures and content of this page. The new pet travel scheme - Taking your pets abroad, requires you to have your pet microchipped. For further details contact your Veterinary Surgery or further information about the scheme is available at: www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine. Back to the Menu

Cats - Microchip Identification

When we bring a new cat into the family, we love and care for them the same way as all of the other members of the family and the love and fear we feel for them is no different. So if your cat was lost, strayed or worse still stolen, and your pet was not identified it would be very difficult to trace you and be returned.

There are different ways of identification such as collars and tags or tattooing. Unfortunately both of these methods have their drawbacks. Collars can become lost and tattooing is a painful process, which over time becomes illegible. However a quick, simple, permanent process is now available, which is no more stressful, than a routine vaccination.

What is Micro chipping?
Micro chipping is an up to date electronic technology, which is a tiny microchipcontaining a unique 15 digit code. This code will be linked to your Pets details for life on a database. The database is accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and it can identify your animal, the your name, address and telephone to ensure you and your cat can be reunited in the shortest time possible.

A special scanner is then used by a number of authorities to read the microchip, including:

Local authorities
Veterinary Surgeons
RSPCA
SSPCA
NCDL

How does it work?
Your cat will attend your Veterinary Surgery for the micro chipping implantation to take place the same way as you would for a normal vaccination.
The Microchip is injected under the loose skin at the back of the neck. It is usually no bigger than a gain of rice. Your Veterinary Surgery will then fill in all of your details and send it to the database for life.

For more information, please contact your Veterinary Surgery for advice.

Our special thanks and acknowledgement to

, Makers of TRACER animal coder for help with the pictures and content of this page.

The new pet travel scheme - Taking your pets abroad, requires you to have your pet microchipped. For further details contact your Veterinary Surgery or further information about the scheme is available at: www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine.

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