I found an adorable dog on the side of the road today. I loaded him up in my car and took him to the 24/7 emergency vet (the only place open) to have him scanned for a microchip. He had one! The lovely lady at the vet called the microchip company and got the owners’ information. The owners had their info up-to-date and she was able to reach them. The sweet boy is safe and sound back at home now. I’m just so happy he made it back home so quickly.
Now I just wanted to drop a little reminder to microchip your pets. And remember, getting them chipped is just the first step. You have to register their microchip number with a registry, and you have to keep your information up to date.
I would recommend choosing a registry from the AAHA Registry Lookup list:
Also, I like to have my pets scanned at their yearly checkup just to make sure the chip hasn’t migrated, and that everything is in good working order.
Be safe, everyone, and it was nice to meet you today, Flynn!
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