microchips

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 16:16:52 GMT

looking forward to tomorrow on reception. NOT

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Celine — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 16:07:54 GMT

Vet needs a disciplinary for undermining the public trust in our profession and spouting unsubstantiated nonsense not founded in scientific fact, but then I suppose he IS a homeopath so could say the same for that really

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 13:22:01 GMT

can't believe I have just read this

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3520242/Don-t-small-dogs-microchipped-procedure-deadly-warn-vets-urge-owners-flout-new-law.html

new law comes in next week - so lets start a bit of panic! - cannot believe a vet has said this!

I am hoping this is normal daily fail sensationalist scaremongering but if it isn't - ...... well words fail me.

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:26:04 GMT

seems a bit ridiculous but if thats how it is thats how it is. No wonder people think twice about rehoming and would rather purchase an animal out right from a puppy farm

RE: microchips

WelshyNurse — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:20:51 GMT

They get returned to the rescue, then the fosterer is contacted.

Its the fosterers responsibility to update the rescue if any of their details change.

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:13:12 GMT

yes its common at quite a few places - but like the client I am interested in how this will pan out if that dog goes missing gets returned to the rescue and the rescue is full. Is it curtains for the dog or does it get returned by a roundabout route to the person who originally fostered it? What happens if the fosterer has changed address since fostering and now cannot be found?

The chip does not represent ownership just the registered keeper so I cannot understand why the rescue is being so stubborn over this.

RE: microchips

WelshyNurse — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 08:45:23 GMT

It's common in rescues in my area.

I have only recently been given permission to change my rescue dogs detail to mine and I've had him three years.

They would/should have been told this when they took him on.

RE: microchips

Sam.23 — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:10:42 GMT

We have a local rescue that does something similar, but from what I hear from clients they're more than happy to consent to changing of details.

Overheard a walk in, in the waiting room trying to convince our receptionist that his dog needed a new microchip because he'd moved house and had a hard time understanding how his address could be updated over the phone.

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:32:24 GMT

and another one - this is a serious one rather than a funny.

Person has rehomed dog from a rescue which sounds like one of those rescues where you foster rather than take on ownership. The keeper of the dog would like to change the details on the chip to the dogs new address and keepers name so in the event the dog does get lost it comes back to them- rescue say no and will not give their permission for this to happen and chip company are unable to amend keepers details without permission from the rescue. The client wants to know where they stand legally and the only advice we can give is take it up with the rescue

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:25:48 GMT

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Hehe, however if it were possible, this puss cat would be ninja sneaky-mcbeaky!

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stealth kitty - coming in hot and low

RE: microchips

Alison Clare Hickman — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:11:53 GMT

Hehe, however if it were possible, this puss cat would be ninja sneaky-mcbeaky!

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:52:27 GMT

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Had a lady call me to say her cat had gone missing so could i 'activate' it microchip and tell her where her cat was. Had to explain they do not have a GPS function. (although would be cool if they did!)

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we had this at a previous practice, I think the guy thought we had radar and it would pick up the transponder - 'cat incoming' made people smile for ages.

RE: microchips

Louise Royle RVN CertCFVHNut — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:04:44 GMT

RE: microchips

Kate Dutton — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:40:00 GMT

I had a lady ask yesterday for a new microchip for her dog as she's moved house and the old one has the old address on it. She was happy to find out this wasn't necessary!

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 22:46:47 GMT

have to be chipped by the age of 8weeks and first registered owner should be the breeder

RE: microchips

Charmaloo88 — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 22:43:56 GMT

Does the law state what age they have to be chipped? It's normally been recommended at time of neutering (which I was always a little wary of, pedigree pups go missing all the time and no way to track if no chip!) but do they have to be chopped by 6 months or something like that?

RE: microchips

Sal the 1st — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:41:43 GMT

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i usually have the chips placed under anaesthetic when they are neutered, she isn't getting spayed till July - if i leave it till then are you going to report me? will i get a fine for not having my dog microchipped??

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I have had this question asked as well 'will the vet report me if my dog isnt chipped?'

I know it was announced a long time ago that it was going to become mandatory to get your dog chipped and I know a lot of people have ignored it until the last minute but I detect a level of panic in some of the people asking questions now - and I know the information has been put out there but there are still a lot of people who don't understand it for whatever reason and still people who don't really know what a microchip does or its purpose. I predict a very interesting time in the next few weeks. We still have a large number of dogs on our system without a chip number

I see Amazon are still selling them tho so maybe a lot of people have gone down that route? I have had one person ask if they brought in their own chip would we do it for them

As an aside who, out of the nurses on here, is able to produce evidence of their training and competency to implant a microchip? as this is a requirement now. I had been doing microchips for years prior to my previous job. I did get training with the BX years ago (talking mid 90's) but I have absolutely nothing to prove I was trained.

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Louise Royle RVN CertCFVHNut — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 08:07:15 GMT

Best i've had so far was yesterday... i have a 2yr old miniature poodle, do you offer smaller microchips for miniature dogs? Also i usually have the chips placed under anaesthetic when they are neutered, she isn't getting spayed till July - if i leave it till then are you going to report me? will i get a fine for not having my dog microchipped??

RE: microchips

murphy-x — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:55:44 GMT

Or when they claim that by microchipping it will kill their animal, be used to track them by the government or my personal favourite excuse against it 'my dog is blind so can't get lost'. We have had them all in the clinic the past few months :) Brightens up my day! haha

RE: microchips

WelshyNurse — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 22:40:12 GMT

Yes! We are having a lot of this recently.

RE: microchips

Julie-Anne Wilson — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 21:08:32 GMT

We were doing the free DT chipping for a while there but it ended in January but we've not had any clients complaining at the cost now that they have to pay. DT are still going to be doing free chipping events so people can still get it free if they know where to look.