I don't know if you all know this or not, but all imports must be chipped prior to registration with the AKC. If all the registering bodies required chipping prior to registration of all dogs, it would be a quick, relatively painless way of insuring that the dogs are identifiable in the case of an emergency. Myra Savant
>From: Carol Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Microchipping >Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 10:38:44 -0500 > >For pet owners, I think the best idea is to have their dogs microchipped >while being spayed/neutered. That is usually at 6 mos., and the dog >doesn't feel a thing. (Of course, if the breeder has already done it, >that's great, too!) Madeleine was microchipped at that time, and I just >had my puppy, Nick, microchipped at that time, too. My vet uses Home >Again. Also, I have my vet scan them once a year to make sure the >microchip is still there. > >I had decided to have my cats microchipped, too, even though they are >indoors only "just in case." My cat's vet (cats only clinic) said that >while microchips seem to do well for dogs, they seem to micrate in cats and >often you can't find them. This has happened with her Clinic cats, and >also to several clients' cats. I thought that was odd. Does anyone here >have their cats' microchipped and scanned at a later date to see if they >were still there? > >Carol Richards >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ > >"My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." > Edith Wharton > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
