“What progress has come to, unprecedented miracles,” someone will think. And someone will say: “Why this whim ?!” What kind of microchips are these and why are they needed, especially for animals? Let's try to figure it out.
What is chipping and why is it necessary for animals?
In our time of technological progress, when the highest value is information, chipping (identification) is gaining popularity.
The chip is essentially an electronic passport of an animal that contains a unique identification number. In civilized European countries, the presence of a chip in an animal is mandatory along with a passport in humans. Thus, each animal must be chipped.
In Russia, animal chipping is only becoming relevant. At least because it will be impossible to bring an animal into the territory of any European state without the presence of a chip in a dog or cat. And our citizens love to travel, including with their favorites. And as a maximum for security reasons. Indeed, thanks to the chip, you can easily find your lost tailed friend.
Chipping Procedure
Electronic microchipping of animals is an implantation of an electronic chip (capsule) under the skin. Most often, he is implanted at the withers. The capsule is so small that it will be completely imperceptible to the animal. It is created from materials that are biologically compatible with body tissues and do not cause rejection and allergic reactions.
The chip is injected using a special syringe. The procedure is absolutely painless. It does not cause special discomfort in the animal.
Getting under the skin of an animal, over time, the chip overgrows with connective tissue, which ensures its immobility. Outside, the chip cannot be felt, so only the pet owner will know about its presence.
It is best to chip animals as early as possible (the conditionally set minimum age is 5 weeks of life). An earlier introduction guarantees maximum safety to the pet throughout its life.
Information storage system
There are fair questions about animal chipping. How can chip information be read? What guarantees of storage and reliability of information exist?
To store information from the chips there is a special central storage base (electronic storage). It contains all the information about installed animal chips. Large veterinary clinics use additional storage facilities. The main thing that veterinarians pay attention to when choosing a repository is reliability, operational efficiency, the ability to enter data into a central database and international repositories, and the ability to add additional information.
In order to read information from the chip, you need a special scanner. You can use the stationary device installed in the clinics, you can use portable portable or even pocket. The scanner is a mandatory equipment, without it it will simply be impossible to obtain information from the chip.
The information stored on the electronic microchip is unique and is entered once. Electronic storages guarantee absolute data privacy.
Dog Chipping
Dogs are active animals and most of the time they are moving. Therefore, the need for electronic identification is obvious. The dog chip ensures that if the animal runs away, gets lost or is stolen, it will be easier to find it. Thanks to the information entered about the owner, you can easily contact him, just by clicking on the scanner at the alleged location of the microchip.
Also, when crossing the border with the animal, there is no need to carry extra paper documents with you. After all, they can be forgotten or lost, and the chip for dogs is always on the animal.
For dogs, the chip is inserted into the left side of the neck or in the middle of the withers, subcutaneously. The administration procedure is quick and painless. The preparation for chipping is exactly the same as for a regular injection.
Chipping cats
Cats, as everyone knows, love to walk on their own. Sometimes such walks end in failure - the animal is lost or falls into the hands of attackers.
Recently, volunteers and owners practice chipping cats. This procedure allows you to protect the mewing fluffy and guarantee him a return to his usual place of residence.
Also, if you enter the veterinary clinic, the animal will be scanned, and the doctor will immediately receive the necessary data. To enter information about the animal and the owner is best maximally deployed. If you need to change the data you need to contact the veterinarian who introduced the chip.
Despite the fact that cats are small animals, the introduction of the chip does not cause them discomfort. It takes just a few minutes.
Chipping cats guarantees pet safety. The chip is installed for up to 25 years, that is, once and for a lifetime.
Where are the chips installed and how much does it cost?
Animal chipping is carried out in veterinary clinics by experienced professionals. It is best to choose a clinic that installs EU standard chips. They are read both on the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad.
After installing the chip, the data is entered into the storage base. The owner is issued a certificate of installation of the identifier, a sticker with a bar code and chip number.
The average cost of chipping from 600 to 2000 rubles. The price includes carrying out the procedure and a microchip. The maximum price is indicated taking into account the veterinarian’s departure to the house
For a calm life of the owner and pet, for the return of the animal in an unforeseen situation to his home, for unhindered export abroad, chipping is relevant and necessary. The procedure is safe, fast, simple. It is better to devote a couple of hours to the trip to the vet than to spend a lot of time, money and nerves afterwards, solving problems that could have been avoided.