Does anyone on here do microchipping?
(I mean actually do microchipping as opposed to -- do you have your dogs chipped)

Hope that makes sense.
Smudgley.

you can get microchips done at most vets and some pet stores such as pets at home can microchip.it costs anywhere been 20-30 pounds.im getting my husky chipped in a week.i think its definately worth doing!

I am a qualified chipper

schip - can I pm you some q's ?  :)

so am i
terri

Me too.

Marianne

Yes I am a fully qualified and insured microchip implanter to :0)

I was going to ask a similar question!!  I was wondering if there was someone who does microchipping on here that is based in Staffordshire or Derbyshire?? 

Thanks all -
The reason I was asking is I wondered what chips people use & what they prefer. I too chip but at present just for 2 large organisations (a dog one & a cat one) but am considering doing some private chipping. Just not sure where to start & what the implications are as I only currently chip stock belonging to the charities I'm involved with.

Pets At Home microchip??....Think Ill trust my vet first.

I don't see a problem with pets at home microchipping - it's a very basic procedure to do - once someone has been trained - don't see that it matters where they are from - BUT what does worry me slightly is that I when recently asking some of my volunteers which vets they would like to use - they've said that pets at home have a vets practice on site - This can't be right surely?

Our local PAH had one on site - not that I'd ever use them. It's actually a separate surgery at the back of the building.

2 of my dogs are with pets at home, and they are actually not bad. The microchips have been good too and haven't migrated.

I don't think you can judge by the store though, just the vets they have :)

Went to our local Pets at Home yesterday (rarely go), and they were advertising that a new vet practice will be open on-site next week.  It surprised me too.

Our local PAH has had a vets since it opened about 5 years ago :)

Daisy

Pets at Home, like many businesses, offer their premises to other, complementary tenants; At Swindon there is a branch of the Drove Veterinary Clinic as well as a Groomers.

They are not affiliated with Pets at Home just using their premises as another outlet.

Hi Borderpride,
Julie Himms(Vet) at Rocester is doing chips on a special for June. £15.00

I'm based in South Derbyshire now having just moved from North Shrops.

sharon,pets at home have a vets practice within  the store! the vets do the chipping!!!

Hi Schip

Where abouts in South Derbyshire?  We're on the borders of Staffordshire/South Derbyshire.  Do you home visit to chip litters?  What are your charges?  Just wanted a comparable for when I get a price off the Vet (I have a rough idea).  Also, are your chips PetLog or Avid?  Maybe PM me?  Many thanks :-)

im a qualified chip implanter. :)

is it a rearly painful procedur? as i may be getting confused with something else,but i think it was on here were some1 said that its better to get it done wile a dog is under anasetic for another procedur?????? excuse the spelling been up all night the little 1 teething. :) x just courious as ive had meg for nearly 4mths now and i was thinking of getting here chipped.eny1 around liverpool who can do it? :)

They don't even feel it.
It's a little chip that's inserted under the skin & the shape of the needle makes it slide in smoothly - they don't even know it's been done.
I do young pups & never have a problem - Have had a couple of cats protest - but then that's before they even know what's coming - that's just cats for you. (Bit off topic but I currently have a cat on a/b's & to try & get her to swallow a tiny tablet - anyone would think I was trying to poison her) Just making a comparrison between the way dogs & cats cooperate.

I am a qualified microchipper as well

I guess going to Pets at Home for microchipping is a bit like going to the hairdressers for ear piercing!

Maybe so if it is a) PAH staff that are doing it, b) they are untrained (after all, anyone can train to microchip, you do not need any pre course qualifications).  However of course if it is the "on site vets" doing it then there is no problem (providing of course THEY are trained) :D

you may not need any formal qualifications but you do need to be trained and prove you can safely microchip without causing damage to yourself or the animal :) and understand how the chip and equipment work.
I wonder if there is much contenet difference between different courses ??
personally i was amazed by the guy on my course learning the chip ferrets !!

Thanks for all the replys to this thread.
I'm really keen to know what chips people prefer to use. Please can you let me know what chips you use & reasons for choosing that product.
Having spoken to some people today I am now all ready to purchase my chips - just not sure who to go for. "Fors & againsts" would be greatly appreciated. PM me if you prefer.  :)

I have 2 products in mind. (?) but wondered what other people think.

PS - I am trained etc & have all the equipment I need but I only currently chip for 2 organisations I'm involved with & am now going to start to microchip privately as well.

have you heard of the new 'bio-chip' it takes temperature instead of having to use a thermometer?! also,have an 8 wk old husky pup.have been told not to get her chipped untill she's older as it can slide down to the shoulder and cause problems as they grow? this is true in huskies more so than other breeds,is this true??

I've heard of the bio therm chips but not had any experience of them - good idea though
As for the chips moving as the pups grow - I'd say that's not true- All guide dog pups are done at 6 weeks - never had a problem.  :)

i was worried then! i think chipping is a good idea(especially huskies!). what type of chips are there? and are they all safe? i was warned against chipping my pup as the lady had bad experiances with her huskies when they were chipped so young?

They're all the same really - So it doesn't have any relevence what chips are being used when you go to get an animal done.
I'm just curious as there are different manufacturers / different prices / different implanting instruments / different methods for registration etc. that's all - so no real bearing on the process. They are all the same sort of thing that all do the same job.