Microchipping Your Pet South Philadelphia Veterinary Hospital

There are several advantages to using a Microchip compared to other pet identifying techniques. Collars and tags can be removed or become separated from a lost pet. Tattoos or other identifying markings can fade with time and do not account for an owner’s change of phone number or if a pet is readopted to another home or family. The batteries in microchips are only activated when a scanner is placed above them, so they should last for the life of the pet.