I want to get two of my dogs chipped, previously all my dogs have been done when they have been in for surgery but the last two need to be done so I am taking them in next week.
Does it hurt the dog as they will not be sedated, I just worry because we have always been told to get it done whilst the dogs are under for surgery.

Although it is a big needle, my boy didn't make a sound. It is over really quickly.

My boy squealed slightly, but then he is a big girl's blouse and a total wuss. :rolleyes:

I had my 2 puppies done last week ages 10 and 11 weeks, not a sound from either, it is a big needle but I think it's over before they've realised what happened.

Had each of my dogs done around 12 weeks and no sound from either of them - slight 'yip' but then it's done and they got their cookies!!

Like everyone else say, needle looks big and scary, but is over in a second.
Wendy

I got my little Yorkie done a while ago and she was too excited meeting nre people to even notice it was done! She wagged her tail thw hole time!

Mine carries on like she's being murdered when we bring her in for vaccinations. :rolleyes:

Would it be fair to think it could hurt more the smaller the dog is?

Sandie,

It doesn't hurt

and if you are interested the NCDL are doing it for £9 per dog just now.. call them and you will get your nearest centre

Pam

Hiya
I have done loads of microchips.
Yes, the needle is very large...but, it is going into subcutaneous tissue so they dont really feel it.
If it went into muscle it would hurt like hell, but because it merely goes into the huge flap of loose skin at the back of their necks....it isnt very painful.
You may get a yelp, or squeak...but to be honest, for the security of having the dog chipped for life ( make sure you get it scanned every time you go to the vet. It keeps the chip active and also it ensures that you know where it is, often they move around the body under the surface of the skin) far outweighs a few seconds of pain.
hope this helps
steph
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I must admit, i had my dog chipped when she was under being spayed, as i didn't want her to associate the vet surgery with any thing bad....just me being a bit protective really ;)

Lindsay

We had Moose our two year old Lab chipped a few weeks ago and my husband said she did wince a little bit but it did catch a vein and bleed quite a lot but she was non the worse for it ! It is just like I suppose getting your children vaccinated ! Not a thing we like to do but it is better that it is done and if there is any pain it is only everso slight and over in a flash !

Lucy

Now don't lets say it does not hurt, of course it does, dogs do not wince or cry it it does not hurt. The thing is, do you think it worth the pain?

I got my Jack Ruseel chipped, and he didn't even whimper. (he likes to think he's a tough boy lol). Vet said to expect him to yelp a bit..(think I was more scared about it than Rocky was).. so I fussed and talked to him throughout. And as everyone else has said, it's over before they realise what's going on. And even if it DOES hurt, it's far better to be done.
Steph xx

Better done as a puppy as the skin is a bit thiner I think..

I got 9 done one after another ( 6 pups and 3 older) and think one 1 yelped and yes it was a male..

Pam

Boys, eh?! :rolleyes:

When mine had his done the chip wasnt going in properly, the vet had to have 3 attempts :( my dog doesnt like the vets anymore.................

i just done a course on chipping,you all say it a big needle it not it the size of the one if you give blood or had a opertion,half the vets dont know how to chip well and and the reason it was not going in or saying was he was not holding the skin when the needle was coming out,i did 3 dogs at wood green at huntington last thurday,all this dogs were under great stress due to coming into the centre and not beening in their home ground,out of 16,1 chip didnt going it was laying on the surface of the dogs skin,beacuse a it was a 12years dogs with hard skin,and the chipper didnt hold the skin right,not one of the dog cry beacuse of the pain,it just like having a booster,again it should be place in the centre line of the shoulders,not in the loose skin on the neck,well i could go on but at the end of the day i would still chip than tattoo beacuse two of my dogs were and that was painfull,and you got to watch that the green dye dose not rub of foe a couple of days after,and just for a second of chipping it is worth it at lease if the dog gos missing hopefull you too be back to together quickly.

Im a vet nurse and have done hundreds of chips. The need IS big. Especially if it is going into a small dog. However, it IS necessary, and compulsory if going abroad with the dog.

The needle IS BIG!! I'm diabetic and inject daily, but it's no where near as big as the chipping needle! I certainly wouldn't want to use one that size daily............lol.

This must have happened to my boy too. At my vets, they take them in the back to have it done. Ever since then, he shakes when we go into the exam room. :( My girl was fine though ...

i saw the size of the needle got very dizzy and was sat in the waiting area after going grey. bradley however was totally unfazed. There was a little blood on his neck (again i went grey) but no winning.
The chips value outways a little pain. (or dizziness in my case).
em

my vet said that the larger dogs shouldnt be chipped until they are older as they have too much skin to grow into and the chip could get lost very easily.

he said to wait until their skin fits them properly :D

well tehya was chiped at 7 weeks know she 16 weeks still in the same place as well as the other dogs which are 9months 2,4 6 years old,

they can move around though...they start off on the shoulders but can move to the belly, down the back etc. especially in loosely skinned dogs. if you find a lost dog and take to a vets to check if it has a chip make sure they scan all over the dog - just in case :-)

I rescued a beautiful Labrador Retriever, 9 months old, who had already been chipped. When she was being checked over by the kennel boy on the day I collected her, he was having trouble tracing the chip (using a scanner type thing - I hasten to add she had also been thoroughly checked over by the Rescue centre's vet). The kennel boy did find the chip - eventually! and said it had slipped to the shoulder .... just wondered if this is ok? I do hope it isn't hurting. I must admit I would probably have been in two minds about having a dog chipped (Poppy also has a name/address tag - 2 in fact!).
Anyway it was interesting reading all the comments about chipping.
Best wishes,
Val

Hi Sandie
The benefits definetly out weigh the small bit of pain your dogs going to feel and it is over in a second!
Though saying that i had my large boxer boy done and he cried like a baby!!! It just depends on the dog, and my boy happens to be a big soft mummys boy!!!
Jannine

All is well for the first one he didnt even flinch, our vet was abit stressed though, he doesnt like doing it unless they are under, however Barney was fine and its Sam's turn next week.

That's just silly (the vet not wanting to do it unless under). Would he rather see dogs without permanent ID?? Savannah is 2.5 years old and has never had an op, and I don't intend any in the near future (or at all if possible) so should she be without one because I won't risk her life by putting her under unnecessary anasthetic!!

Sounds like the vet is pretty undeducated if that's his preference (either that or wants the money from the OP procedure!).

At least you talked him round.

Wendy

I agree Wendy, I certainly was not going to put my dogs under just so our vet could chip them, if he had insisted I would have gone elsewhere. I think what he was trying to say was he prefers to do them when they are in for surgery but who knows when that could be, its not something you plan not with vets prices as high as they are.

Hi

Had Sal chipped not a whimper. She was a baby puppy then. Also had the two cats chipped and not a move from either of them. So I would say no it can't hurt too much.

Karen

Very young pups do not seem to feel pain too much, there seems to be some sort of mechanisim that stops pain in the early weeks of their lives. May be cats are the same as far pain in the early weeks is concerened. The only trouble seems to be that some people think that chipping young is not a good idea as the chance of the chip moving is more that if the chipping is done at an older age.

I don't know about the dog but when I saw the size of the needle I was nearly sick, and needles don't bother me at all!

Charlie didn't complain when the needle went in, but his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I don't need to worry about bad associations with the vet anyway, the first time he had his temperature taken took care of that! Every time we go in now he makes sure that his bum is as far away from the evil vet as possible.

That's my big tough boy....

Jo