jdavis
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| 05/30/2008 12:01 PM |
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Do you have your GSP microchipped? If so, with who? I have Bug and Max with Avid right now as that's what they came with. Unfortunately, everyone around here only does homeagain or something like that. I wanted to get Duke microchipped ASAP. I was wondering what everybody had and if they had any good/bad experiences with them.
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prairiefire
Western Wisconsin
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| 05/30/2008 12:04 PM |
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All of our breeder puppies are microchipped before they go to their new homes. She uses Avid as well. So far, we haven't had to "test" it, but it's a nice bit of insurance. |
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unowhoandwhy
Middleofnowhere, NH
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| 05/30/2008 12:22 PM |
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Daniel came with the AKC/Companion Animal Recovery chip. I tested it on the ACOs chip scanner & it worked just fine, but I have, thank goodness, never needed it.
Layla isn't chipped (that I know of) and I would like to chip her, since she is more likely to take off than velcro-Daniel, but with all the controversy about certain scanners not reading certain chips, I just couldn't decide what to do... so I haven't done anything. Good luck! |
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everbell
Kanata, ON
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| 05/30/2008 12:24 PM |
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| Bo came micro-chipped from the breeder ... to be honest I have no idea which company he is chipped with. |
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Roxane (RIP: 1995-2009) and Tiger Lily (Cats)
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see'n'spots
north central Florida
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| 05/30/2008 12:45 PM |
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| I've been told the microchip companies will/may cross register. Nobody here in N FL had heard of the PetWatch.com microchip Kal got in S FL! Early scanners also tended to be brand exclusive, most have been upgraded to scan all the popular microchips. It is fascinating & very useful technology. Its got proven reliability, but is not infallible & has known vulnerabilities. |
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Mydogiscrazy
Chapel Hill NC
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| 05/30/2008 1:10 PM |
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Good info to know, I assumed a scanner could read every chip. I was planning on having Lacey tested the next time we went into the vet anyways, wanted to make sure the chip hadn't migrated too far. I used to be able to feel it under her puppy skin.
Was watching one of those pet police shows, theme was the importance of not only having your dog microchipped but being sure to register the chip to you and with multiple emergency names and numbers. |
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BEANS
Washington state
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| 05/30/2008 1:16 PM |
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That is a great idea >>>> having the vet test the microchip, I never even thought about it B4
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everbell
Kanata, ON
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| 05/30/2008 1:28 PM |
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When we took Bo in for his first appointment with our vet, the first thing they did was scan his microchip to make sure it was the same as the one we had on paper (it was  ) |
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Joce and Rich
Bogart and Shiraz (GSPs)
Roxane (RIP: 1995-2009) and Tiger Lily (Cats)
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Somer
Houston, TX
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| 05/30/2008 1:48 PM |
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The vet I used to work for always scanned it right after it was put in.
Also, I've had dogs at the vet who just had their chips put in come right back out! I was petting one of the dogs back in the kennel and felt something hard and strange (the dog had medium length fur). Sure enough the chip that was put in had just come out and was sticking to the surface of the skin. Had to put in a new one!
Mine aren't microchipped because of the cancer hype. I'm a-skeered! |
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tchrisman
Shapleigh, ME
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| 05/30/2008 2:20 PM |
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Cancer hype is bs. Watching TV in the room with the dog is probably a bigger cancer risk.
The biggest problem I have with the Home Again chip is it requires an ANNUAL subscription. You pay at the vet, then you pay when you come home, and they bill your card automatically thereafter. Like $25.
We're looking into which chip to use. All future pups will be chipped. We're hoping to find a chip that will, in addition to notifying the owner, will be traceable back to us (breeder) if the owner isn't to be found. Anyway, no pup will leave without a chip.
The chips aren't fool-proof, either. My wife has discovered two pets adopted out from a local shelter, with chips and the real owners looking for them. Imagine telling your new client who broght in their newly adopted pet, "sorry but this isn't your dog."
Sorry for the three paragraph explaination, but I thought some folks might be interested. |
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singltrak
Las Cruces, NM
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| 05/30/2008 2:28 PM |
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I use Home Again chips, as that's what originally was the main chip. Home Again was part of CAR (AKC's Comapnion Animal Recovery), but now is not although the chips are cross registered with both CAR and HA. If I'm not mistaken (gee, that COULD happen), the scanner for HA could read both HA and Avid chips, but Avid scanners could read only their own.
Most local shelters and vets use Home Again chips. The Avid chips are sold in bulk and many breeders just buy a package of 50-100, whatever, comes with the insertion needle, and have their own scanners also. Those chips are permanently registered to the breeder or whoever, so even if you buy a puppy and change the information for yourself and your contacts, the breeder will always have a contact point. I don't believe this is true of the HA chips.
Keep in mind that if you have a GSP that you are planning to health test, permanent identification is pretty important for registration of the results. Not mandatory, but important. In addition, entry into any event sponsored by the GSPCA (FT Nationals, National Specialty/Futurity/Sweepstakes) will reguire DNA, and that will require permanent identification of some sort (Tattoo or Chip)
Somer, the hype on chips causing cancer is really hype-close to paranoia, to me. JMHO. Doesn't mean it can't happen, but so can an injection site tumor or a serious injury out in the field. There are so many things our furkids can come down with and catch from other, having mine chipped means one more piece of insurance in case they should go astray.
Phyllis and the tribe
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see'n'spots
north central Florida
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| 05/30/2008 3:10 PM |
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That is SOP around here at vets, animal services, shelters, etc. & thought it was required.
everbell wrote: "When we took Bo in for his first appointment with our vet, the first thing they did was scan his microchip to make sure it was the same as the one we had on paper"
Scan 1st. I was actually refused vet treatment after I got Kal b/c the unreliable previous owner failed to make contact w/microchip registry & transfer ownership as promised!
These registrys allow just so many lines of information to accompany the ID#. You can include a vet, family member, neighbor, breeder OR anyone else as the 2nd contact, but b/c of standardization it not likely to add more than their form allows.
Look into how difficult/easy it is to transfer ownership of these microchip #'s or update/change details. Very useful for those who travel. Also remember microchips only have the ID# encoded, all the data is stored on registry computers. I had somebody about ready to punch me out insisting Kal's microchip was a GPS tracker capable of locating him if lost! |
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carlower1
Kansas
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| 05/30/2008 4:14 PM |
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My vet uses Avid.. so all my dogs are chipped and registered through them. It has actually worked, when I was still married we lost a portion of our fence to a storm... I didnt realize the fence had a whole in it, so I did not close the doggy door for the ladies. one of the neighbors found my mops, then Avid called me, left a message (I was not at home) and called my vet who had my cell number.. I got my ladies back before I even knew they were missing. The vet does a test scan as soon as he put the chip in... BUT that being said... be warned sometimes the chips can migrate.
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caly1522
GA
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| 05/31/2008 8:12 AM |
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| I used Home Again. The registration was easy. I uploaded pictures and info about the dogs on the website. |
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hjackson
West Mansfield, Oh
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| 05/31/2008 11:54 AM |
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| I use home again and have since they came out |
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Texas Belle
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carlower1
Kansas
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| 06/01/2008 6:51 AM |
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Posted By tchrisman on 05/30/2008 2:20 PM
>The biggest problem I have with the Home Again chip is it requires an ANNUAL subscription. You pay at the vet, then you pay when you come home, and they bill your card automatically thereafter. Like $25.
AVID only requires the initial fee, there is no annual fee to worry about once you get the pet chipped.
>We're looking into which chip to use. All future pups will be chipped. We're hoping to find a chip that will, in addition to notifying the owner, will be traceable back to us (breeder) if the owner isn't to be found. Anyway, no pup will leave without a chip.
AVID also has a "Family" or "breeder" membership that for a larger one-time fee, you will only have to pay for the chip.
>The chips aren't fool-proof, either. My wife has discovered two pets adopted out from a local shelter, with chips and the real owners looking for them. Imagine telling your new client who broght in their newly adopted pet, "sorry but this isn't your dog."
One problem is that shelters are not using the wand across the entire back. All microchips are subject to migrating or being "rejected." I know that when I was breeding rabbits we placed a tattoo on the inner ear, incase the rabbit got lost... I have toyed with the idea of doing this to my dogs as well as the micro-chip. The tattoo would only state "chipped" in case the collar falls off or is removed, and the chip has migrated.
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laurenmarie
MI
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| 06/01/2008 7:30 AM |
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Kaiser is microchipped with AKC's Comapnion Animal Recovery. He was originally w/ home again. just about 2 months ago I wanted to look up all his info on the site to change his address etc (and update my beagle's new home etc) and had quite a scare. home again's info didn't have Kaiser or Gus in it or their numbers. I finally found my CAR paperwork and because I paid right when they were separating from each other the dogs were only registered w/ CAR. Thankfully I paid 1x and they are set for life. Home again was trying to tell me that I was going to have to pay yearly because they had no record of me (they were chipped in 2005, didn't want to pay all that when i already paid for lifetime)...CAR told me that home again should have told me to call them because of the split...home again just wanted my money.
it is a good idea tho about having the vet check the chip. they scanned kaiser and gus after it was done, but that was 3 yrs ago... |
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Diamond
Southwestern Ontario
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| 06/01/2008 10:46 AM |
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| When I registered my pup I signed up for the AKC Animal Recovery Program. I think it's a little more practical than micro-chipping (at least for me) because any ordinary person can call the number on the tag and get him back to me...they don't need a scanner. You get your own profile on their site where you can update contact information or add alternate contact..which works great if you have a temporary address or have left your dog in someone elses care. I also like the fact that it's through the AKC so people don't have direct contact with your personal information. |
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Deb Orpen
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| 06/01/2008 11:46 AM |
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GSP Rescue in PA holds microchip clinics at sporting stores to encourage permanent id on hunting dogs should they get lost on a scent or are stolen. We use AVID chips and have their scanners which we test all incoming dogs. AVID scanners DO read the Home Again numbers - which has happened two times. I'm not sure about the other chip mfrs and if their scanners read chips.
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