Using microchips for maximum pet security
Is your pet really protected from getting lost? No matter how watchful we are bad things can happen, and one day we may find out that our beloved pet is missing.
According to different researches a really low percentage of lost dogs and lost cats ever find their way back to their owners. A lost pet not always has the chance of being rescued by someone who wants to keep him and if taken to shelters but their owners can't be found in time, the pet may be euthanized in a few days.
Tags and collars are a good way to identify your pet but they aren't 100
percent dependable as tags can fade, rust, or get scratched, making them
impossible to read and collars can tear or slip off, or get caught on something
while our pet is wandering. Hence, a smart idea to keep trace on our pet is
with a microchip.
Implanting a microchip to our pet will not hurt him. The veterinarian has to inject a tiny chip about the size of a grain of rice just under the pet's skin between the shoulder blades. The number on the chip is then entered into a database matching the name and phone number of the pet’s owner and when a lost pet is found, any animal hospital, shelter, or humane society can use a special handheld microchip scanner to read our microchip's unique ID number.
But if you ever realize that your much-loved pet is missing and it doesn’t have the microchip, here are some tips to help you find him.
- As soon as you notice your pet is not at home begin your search in your neighbourhood. Walk around the streets surrounding your home and talk to your neighbours, even your mail carrier. To leave your phone number and a recent photo or description of your pet is a good way of involving them in your search.
- If your pet has a favourite toy with a squeaker, bell, or any other noise maker, you can use it while you're calling out his name. Dogs and cats have superior hearing and may be able to hear you from a great distance.
- They also have an extraordinary sense of smell so it is a good idea to place a recently worn item of clothing somewhere outside your house. Their fine nose may lead them back home.
- It is advisable to search your neighbourhood during quieter hours, alternating between calling your pet's name and quietly listening for any familiar sounds or replies, such as barking or the sound his ID tag makes against his collar.
Hope your pet never lives the stress of getting lost :)