Pet Safety With Microchipping Philadelphia Veterinary Hospital

A Microchip is only about the size of a grain of rice, and yet it can provide a permanent and capable means of identification for your pet. The procedure for microchip insertion is safe, swift, simple, low-stress, virtually painless, and highly effective. A chip containing an ID number is injected into the back of the neck between your pet’s shoulder blades, into the tissues beneath the skin, by means of a hypodermic needle. Your pet experiences no more pain or discomfort than you would in a simple vaccination, so anesthesia is not a necessity for this procedure. An ID number can be read by a scanner, which most veterinary hospitals, animal control bureaus, SPCA’s, and other organizations likely to receive stray animals routinely use to scan cats and dogs whose owners are unknown.