Precious Paws Community Cats - Microchip Clinic
Sunday, April 14th | 11am - 2pm
Sunday, June 23rd | 11am - 2pm
Sunday, July 13th | 11am - 2pm
Don't miss the perfect opportunity to have your pet microchipped! Precious Paws Community Cats will offer a Microchip Clinic for Dogs & Cats at That Fish Place - That Pet Place.
Supplies are limited. Guarantee yourself a spot by pre-registering here: Pet Microchip Event - Pre-Registration. Only 150 spots available!
Cost: $20 per pet. This fee includes a lifetime microchip registration.
Dogs must be leashed & cats should be in carriers.
What is a microchip & why is it so important for my pet to have one?
Statistics tend to vary from organization to organization but one thing is certain, millions of pets get lost every year. Without proper identification as many as half of them will not make it back home. Collars and tags can come off or be taken off. A microchip provides permanent identification for the pet and greatly enhances the likelihood of returning to their families.
A microchip is an integrated transponder encapsulated in bio-glass. The chip is inserted with a needle under the skin between the shoulder blades. The bio-glass helps to prevent tissue irritation and migration of the chip. Each chip is encoded with a unique identification number. A scanner activates the chip and the number is displayed on its screen. The registry can then be checked and the owner contacted. Please make sure you register your pet’s chip! If the chip isn’t registered the owner can’t be found.
Although uncommon, microchips can fail or wear out over time. We can also scan animals that are already chipped to make sure it's still working. Alternatively, You can ask your vet to scan your pets during their annual checkups to make sure their chips are operating correctly.