I am doing a identichip microchipping course in may which qualifies me to chip cats/dogs/ rabbits and ferrets. has anyone done this and do you think offering a home chipping sevice would be worth doing? would you prefer someone to come to your house to chip if it was reasonable as vets seem to close by the time most people finish work, plus the stress and hassle of going to the vets??
any thaughts?

Hmmm most poeple get their dogs chipped when they are inoculated when they have to go to the vets anyway.

I am quite happy to travel to get my dogs tattood. Prefer NOT to have strangers come to MY house.

I am sure lots of people would like it though

Yes, I agree vets generally will chip at the time of the second innoculation, so personally I would not call anyone in, even if you were £5 or so cheaper, vets sometimes have promotions where if done with innoculations it is half price etc, once at the vets it is convenient aswell to be done at the same time, I wouldn't bother having a second appointment with a microchipper.

But a point that tohme made, I would for a tattoo which a vet does not generally offer, can you do a course on this too? It would be much easier particularly for breeders with a new litter for someone to come to your home. So if you are doing the course to go into business and not just personally for yourself, I think that tattooing is the way to go. :-) I know I would be interested.

I chipped & tattooed the litter that Wukee came from & the tattooes are clear & the chips are still in place(as are the ones I put in my two cats & Jessie)I did a lot of research before chosing the company I did the course with & they use the chip with the best record for staying where they are put.

My Rjj's chip moved from between his shoulders, to the end of his ribcage & is now in the front of his chest, I had to get the vet to change is Pet Passport

Most vets use Bayer chips & these have a bad record for moving

There is a chap who lives locally, who works for the Cats protection league, he micro-chips from his home, charges £8 which is quite a bit cheaper than my vet would charge, he's done all my girls so far.  He said the chip costs around £5 and the other £3 goes to the CPL........compared to the £30 my vet charges!!!

My friend did a microchipping course and she chips all her own puppies and those of some other breeders as well. She also offers microchipping at her breed club's fun day. She thought about offering it as a business, but decided it wasn't worth it - you have to think about things like insurance, travel costs and so on. I think a lot of breeders do chip their own puppies nowadays. She charges £10 - when it's at club events the profit goes to the club - my vet charges £28.

I did it to be able to chip my own animals and those litters I breed. It wasn't worthwhile trying to make money from it. So much time and money is wasted in travelling, and it is a huge outlay to buy in the chips to start with. I normally only buy 10 at a time which comes to around £80 (the biggest discounts come if you buy 50 or so), if I were to have chips at home all the time in case anyone wanted me to chip for them I'd need £500 to start with. (That's quite apart from the initial costs of buying the scanner etc.)

Also if you do it for other people you are meant to take out insurance. It was all too much hassle. Now when I do mine and buy small amounts it works out at £7 or £8 per animal.

the only reason i did the course was to do my litters before the go to their new home one l;ess thing to thing but for the new owners.

it a second income there alot a poeple out there that dose it now plus vet have lower their price to come in line with mirco chipper like me,
the insurance about £130 per year.then the cost of the course and kits.lots of dog to do to get that return back again

friend of mine does it and sets up a small stall at local open shows.

I did a microchipping course. I chip my own litters and friends puppies. I run a grooming salon so i get  lot of custom from people bringing in their dogs to be groomed who just notice a poster on the wall. Also, every so often i do all the new pups at ringcraft. Like others have said, the travel aspect to and from customers with the price of fuel these days would mean you having to charge a fair bit for chipping. Much more convenient for you to have people come to you if thats possible, but you will need insurance!
mel.

> compared to the £30 my vet charges!!!

ouch i'm going for the wrong job...vets and dentists cashing it in!