MICROCHIP IDENTIFICATION
Each year about 2 million pets are reported missing. Only 14% of
dogs and 4% of cats who end up in shelters are returned to their
rightful owners. 30-60% of lost pets in shelters are euthanized
because they cannot be properly identified and returned to their
owners. All Creatures Veterinary Care is offering a solution to
this problem: the HomeAgain® Microchip Identification
System. All pets should wear collar tags imprinted with their
name and the phone number of their owner or veterinarian, but
tags can come off. Tattooing pets with a number is another
method of identifying pets, especially dogs. However,
veterinarians and pet rescue experts say tattoos can blur over
time, making them difficult to read, and they can be altered. A
HomeAgain® microchip provides a permanent form of
identification with a unique number that cannot be altered.
Statistics show that micro chipping is the most reliable method
for permanently identifying your pet. HomeAgain® is an
advanced pet identification and retrieval system. A microchip
with a unique identification code is implanted between the
shoulder blades of the pet. The pet is enrolled with the
HomeAgain® Pet Recovery Service. HomeAgain® maintains
a national database and is available 24-hours daily, 365 days a
year. When a lost pet is found, it can be scanned at an animal
shelter or the clinic of a participating veterinarian such as
All Creatures Veterinary Care. The microchip is about the size
of a grain of rice. You cannot see the microchip after it is
implanted in the dog or cat. The procedure is simple and similar
to administering a vaccine. The process takes only a few
seconds, is virtually painless, and requires no special
treatment or anesthetic. The microchip comes preloaded in a
sterile applicator and is injected under the skin between the
shoulder blades. Extensive testing and long-term studies have
shown the HomeAgain® microchip is safe for pets.
Each HomeAgain® microchip is in reality designed with the
express purpose of storing and transmitting a unique
alphanumeric code. This code represents your pet’s essential
identification -- it is the number used by HomeAgain® Pet
Recovery Service to determine your address and phone number,
enabling your pet to return home. Finally, and most importantly,
the HomeAgain® microchip has no batteries or internal
energy source so it will last the life of your pet. After
implantation, the microchip remains inactive until it is read
with a scanner - the low radio frequency emitted by the scanner
provides the microchip with the power necessary to transmit its
unique code and positively identify the animal. Thus, the
microchip itself has no internal power and will be able to
transmit the ID code for the life of the animal.
The new HomeAgain®
WorldScan™ reader reads all microchips (HomeAgain®, AVID
and Trovan) including those that previously could not be read by
all U.S. scanners. The HomeAgain® WorldScan™ reader also
detects the ISO chip, commonly used outside of the United
States. While the new scanner will not display the number of all
ISO chips, it will indicate the presence of the chip so that
steps toward a recovery can be put in place. Enrollment in the
database is an additional cost.
All Creatures Veterinary Care
believes in responsible pet care and recommends microchipping as
one of the most important parts of protecting your pet.
Microchipping can be conveniently done when your pet is being
spayed or neutered, or during any appointment. HomeAgain®
can be purchased directly from All Creatures Veterinary Care.
Please call our office for more information and to schedule your
loved one’s appointment.
“I’ll never be lost thanks to
HomeAgain®
and
All Creatures Veterinary Care”
