Electronic chipping of animals: safety above all

"Up to what progress has reached, to unprecedented miracles", someone will think. And someone will say: "Why this whim ?!" What kind of microchips are these and what are they for, especially an animal? Let's try to understand.

What is chipping and what does it need for animals?

In our time of technological progress, when information has the highest value, chipping (identification) is gaining popularity.

The chip is inherently an electronic passport of an animal that contains a unique identification number. In civilized European countries, the presence of a chip in an animal is necessarily on par with the passport of a person. Thus, every animal must be chipped.

In Russia, chipping animals just becomes relevant. At least because to import an animal into the territory of any European state will be impossible without the presence of a dog or cat chip. And our citizens love to travel, including together with their favorites. And as a maximum for security reasons. After all, thanks to the chip, you can easily find your lost caudate friend.

Chipping procedure

Electronic chipping of animals is an implantation under the skin of an electronic chip (capsule). Most often it implants in the withers. The capsule is so small that it will be absolutely not perceptible to the animal. It is created from materials that are biologically compatible with the tissues of the body and do not cause rejection and allergic reactions.

The chip is injected with a special syringe. The procedure is absolutely painless. Does not cause any special discomfort in the animal.

Getting under the animal's skin, over time, the chip overcomes the connective tissue, which ensures its immobility. Outside, the chip can not be groped, so only the owner of the pet will know about it.

Carrying out the chipping of animals is better as soon as possible (the conditionally established minimum age is 5 weeks of life). An earlier introduction guarantees maximum safety for your pet throughout his life.

Information storage system

On chipping animals arise just questions. How can the information from the chip be read? What guarantees of storage and reliability of information exist?

To store information from the chips there is a special central storage base (electronic storage). It gets all the information about the installed chips. Large veterinary clinics use additional storage bases. The main thing that veterinarians pay attention to when choosing a storage facility is reliability, operational efficiency, the ability to enter data into the central database and into international stores, and the ability to add additional information.

In order to read the information from the chip, you need a special scanner. You can use the stationary device installed in the clinics, it can be portable or portable. The scanner is mandatory equipment, without it it will simply be impossible to get information from the chip.

Information stored on an electronic microchip is unique and is introduced once. Electronic stores guarantee absolute confidentiality of data.

Chipping Dogs

Dogs are animals active and most of the time they are in motion. Therefore, the need for electronic identification is obvious. A chip for dogs is a guarantee that if an animal escapes, is lost or stolen, it will be easier to find it. Thanks to the information on the owner, you can easily contact him, just by clicking the scanner at the intended location of the microchip.

Also, when crossing a border with an animal, there is no need to carry extra documents in paper form with you. After all, they can be forgotten or lost, and the chip for dogs is always on the animal.

A chip is inserted into the left part of the neck or in the middle of the withers, subcutaneously. The procedure of administration is fast and painless. Preparation for chipping is exactly the same as for a conventional injection.

Chipping cats

Cats love to walk by themselves. Sometimes such walks end badly - the animal is lost or falls into the hands of intruders.

Recently, volunteers and owners have been practicing chipping cats. This procedure allows you to protect meowing fuzzy and guarantee him a return to his habitual residence.

Also, if you get into a veterinary clinic, the animal will be scanned, and the doctor will immediately receive the necessary data. Enter information about the animal and the host is best maximized. If you need to change the data, you need to contact the veterinarian who injected the chip.

Despite the fact that cats are small animals, the introduction of the chip does not cause them discomfort. Takes just a few minutes.

Chipping cats guarantees the pet safety. The chip is installed for up to 25 years, that is once and for life.

Where are the chips installed and how much does it cost?

Chipping of animals is carried out in veterinary clinics by experienced specialists. It is best to choose a clinic that installs the EU standard chips. They are read both on the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad.

After the chip is installed, the data is entered into the database for storage. The owner is issued a certificate of setting the identifier, stickers with a bar code and chip number.

The average cost of chipping from 600 to 2000 rubles. The cost includes the procedure and microchip. The maximum price is indicated taking into account the departure of the veterinarian to the house.

For the quiet life of the owner and pet, for returning the animal in an unforeseen situation to his home, for unimpeded exportation abroad, chipping is actual and necessary. The procedure is safe, fast, simple. It is better to spend a couple of hours traveling to the vet than to subsequently spend a large amount of time, money and nerves, solving problems that could be avoided.