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#194156 - 05/10/08 02:00 AM
Re: microchips required- San Antonio
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Melissa Thom
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Very interesting. I imagine it'll be coming soon here as well since I know various rescue groups are pushing for it.
Depending on who the chip is through would be a major selling point for me as I'd gladly pay more for chips in certain registries. I prefer CAR mainly due to chip size and that they don't charge you an arm and a leg to update information unlike the other systems. They also somewhere along the line figured out that indeed a record can be updated online unlike AVID or Homeagain.
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#194320 - 05/11/08 02:04 AM
Re: microchips required- San Antonio
[Re: Debbie Bruce]
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Melissa Thom
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It's a slightly smaller harpoon for your dog which for most larger dogs doesn't matter but a squirming 1 lb toy puppy it's a world of difference. Cost usually works out to about $15 a chip to start with plus the cost of the scanner and for me I'll have new owners pay for enrollment at the same time as AKC reg for the break in cost there as well.
Car doesn't charge beyond initial enrollment, is a non profit, doesn't charge for updating data which can be done online, and are available 24/7 for any changes.
Here is their order info. http://www.akccar.org/pdf/microchip/Microchip_Order_Form.pdf
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#194334 - 05/11/08 08:12 AM
Re: microchips required- San Antonio
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Lynne Barrows
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From what I read, you also can register any other type of chip with the CAR database, for a one time enrollment fee. (AVID or Home Again types) You can also register any kind of chip with the AVID database, called PETtrac, for a 1 time fee.
The Home Again database service charges a yearly enrollment fee to keep your info active. The advantage is that they give their scanners to the vets and shelters that sell their microchips, so it's a more widespread system. (I'm guessing that the Home Again chip is the one that most vets sell)
Apparently now most vets/shelters have the universal scanner, which reads all chips. But, the HomeAgain scanner reads a chip from 10-16 digits, and some of the AVID chips are only 9 digits.
If you are getting the AVID chip, ask for a universal chip that has 10 digits...
Sorry if this post is rambling! I'm going to get Chula chipped soon, and I was trying to figure out the best chip to get. If my vet can get the AVID universal chip, that's the one I'll get, and I'll register it w/ CAR and PETtrac.
Seems like a rip-off that Home Again has a yearly enrollment fee when there are several other options out there that just charge a 1 time fee...
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#194361 - 05/11/08 11:25 AM
Re: microchips required- San Antonio
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Sarah Morris
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Some random comments about chips and scanners:
Bayer introduced the first truly universal scanner (along with a chip) a year or so ago:
http://resq.petparents.com/
My understanding is that it reads everything, which made it very attractive to vets and shelters.
HomeAgain, at roughly the same time, began pushing its Advanced Pet Recovery System. If your lost pet is found anywhere, the database will help him get back home via email alerts, etc...
Problem is, in order for this to work your vet has to agree to have HomeAgain software installed (or some such thing) on the hospital server. Security and privacy issues (real or imagined) put a number of hospital owners I know off this. So whatever HomeAgain says about an enhanced network if your vet isn't playing ball, you're not getting anything special.
If the Pet Recovery System is important to you make sure you ask your vet if he's participating.
With Avid chips, I've heard the complaint that they have a tendency to migrate to other parts of the body.
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