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You have just come home from work at the end of the day, but that familiar sound of barking greetings upon your arrival is missing. You think maybe she’s asleep and didn’t hear your car, so you open the door and put down your keys and purse. continuing through the house you call out her name…expecting her to come bounding down the hall, but she isn’t there. Panic sets in. You look through all the rooms but you don’t find her. You go out to the yard to see if she is there and look from one end to the other, and then you turn the corner and realize the gardener left the gate open…and your beloved pet is gone.
What next? You comb the newspaper over the next few days trying to find the “Found Dog” ads. You check out the local animal shelter, walking up and down the rows of runs, filled with dogs that have all become separated from their homes for limitless reasons. Some kind person may have picked her up, but who and where? You even call all the veterinarians in town, asking if someone might have called them about a pet dog like yours. There is one a lot more thing that you could have done, but didn’t do: If only you had listened to your veterinarian’s recommendations and had her microchipped. The chip is slightly larger than an grain of rice, and carries a special number that can be traced through a registry to locate you.
Veterinarians routinely microchip pets. typically there are microchipping services available at discounted prices at pet specialty events, fairs, and expositions. Pet rescues such as southern California Pomeranian Rescue and shelter family pets are nearly always microchipped upon adoption. There is now a complimentary registration database that will not cost pet owners an annual fee at microchipregistry.foundanimals.org. In three easy steps your pet’s microchip number will be registered. You will need to update your information, however, if you step or change your telephone number. Microchips result in a high rate of shelter animals being returned to their owners; if the owner can’t be located it is normally because of disconnected telephone numbers in the registration data base. always include a second contact like a family member or even the rescue that you adopted your pet from as a back-up.
You will sleep a little better at night knowing that you have boosted your pet’s chances of survival and reunion by taking the step to 1) have her microchipped and 2) register the chip for complimentary at microchipregistry.foundanimals.org.
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