Comments on: Making the Most of Companion Identification Methods

By: jenna

jenna — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:51:03 +0000

Thanks for letting me know Kevin. I’m glad it helped and I’m even more glad that you keep your dog’s chip registration information up to date!

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:27:55 +0000

hi just thought I’d leave a comment to let you know that your blog post helped me find the phone number for pet trac for my dog’s avid microchip. We moved and I couldn’t find anything online with a phone number to call (even the avidid.com website!). Every website wanted me to sign up with them and pay $21 just to change the info. In reality, it only costs $6 and they’re charging $15 for their service. I wish they would at least come out and say that. Anyways I called avid and they were super friendly and updated my info for 6 bucks…thanks again

By: jenna

jenna — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:56:01 +0000

Colin – I didn’t realize the Trovan chip (which I did include info on in the post above) wasn’t readable by many scanners. Thank you so much for that information!

I agree that is a problem. This is definitely an area where standardization would be useful. Hopefully, one type of chip will win out soon.

By: Colin Phelps

Colin Phelps — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:20:36 +0000

On a slightly different note I believe microchips should have a standard and that should be based on the Avid and Home again, the most used. I am now hearing the AKC is promoting a chip (Trovan) which is on a different frequency 128 KHZ which is not readable by a considerable number of shelters ,vets and pounds

By: jenna

jenna — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:42:40 +0000

hi Leigh Ann, thanks for the compliment on the new site!

I completely agree that using every means of identification available is the best way to go. You can never be sure what may fail (collar lost? no scanning at shelter?) and which could be the one that reunites you with your pet!

By: Leigh-Ann

Leigh-Ann — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:59:47 +0000

I'm totally late on this discussion (love the new website, though!). I wanted to comment because our local Las Vegas shelter was recently in the news in a story about overcrowding due to foreclosures, and a shelter employee made the statement that they (the staff) "don't have time" to scan found animals for microchips. I've got all of my cats microchipped, but I don't have collars on all of them, and apparently, the collars and tags are what could save them from death row if they ever managed to escape from the house. I'd heard anecdotes from pet owners saying that the shelter hadn't scanned their pet for a chip when it had been picked up by animal control, but this is the first time it's been stated as policy that the shelter doesn't scan. Depending on where you live, I think both collars/tags and microchips are necessary. It's really too bad that we can't get a uniform policy which would make the microchips more reliable. Leigh-Anns latest blog post..Talented kitten