Advanced Microchipping for Pet Safety
To ensure that your pet returns home safely, you should ask us about microchipping. Microchipping is a safe and effective way to be reunited with your pet if they are lost or leave home.
Microchips are implanted into your pet’s skin during a process similar to vaccination. Each microchip is encoded with information about your pet that is tracked in a national database. Veterinary hospitals, clinics, and shelters across the country have special scanners that can detect and read the microchips. If your pet goes missing, their microchip is scanned and the information is used to return your pet home safely.
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Pet Microchipping in Hartsdale
At Hartsdale Veterinary Hospital in Hartsdale, NY, we offer microchipping as a safe, effective, and permanent method of pet identification. A tiny chip—about the size of a grain of rice—is implanted just beneath your pet’s skin, typically between the shoulder blades. This chip contains a unique ID number that can be read by a scanner at most veterinary clinics and animal shelters.
How Microchipping Works
The microchipping procedure is quick and relatively painless, similar to receiving a vaccination. Using a hypodermic needle, the chip is inserted beneath the skin in just seconds—no anesthesia is required. We usually perform this procedure during routine wellness visits.
Safety of Microchipping
Microchipping is a safe and reliable procedure. The chips are bio-compatible, meaning they are designed to work safely inside the body without causing allergic reactions or breaking down over time.
Benefits of Microchipping Your Pet
- Permanent ID: Unlike collars or tags, microchips offer a lasting and tamper-proof way to identify your pet.
- Higher Recovery Chances: Lost or stolen pets with microchips are far more likely to be returned to their families.
- Proof of Ownership: In cases of theft or dispute, microchips serve as legal evidence of ownership.
- Travel-Ready: Some destinations require microchipping for entry, making it easier to travel with your pet.
- Peace of Mind: Knowing your pet has a reliable form of identification provides reassurance in case of separation.
While microchipping offers excellent protection, we also recommend using visible forms of identification like ID tags and collars for added safety.