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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2005Vino got microchipped!
Yesterday we took Vino in for microchipping and to get all his vaccinations up to date. He was such a good boy in every way, we are so proud of him! He did escape from his carrier in the car by pressing his face up against the zippers until they separated and he climbed out. We decided to just let him explore the car while I made sure he didn't get into the drivers side area. He was really funny, going back and forth across the back seat looking out of every window. He didn't really have his "car legs" and toppled over a few times during corners or bumps. But he was perky eared and looked excited. No yowls at all. At the vet clinic, he sat on the table with Dennis holding him while he suffered the indignity of the thermometer. But that was soon over and he indicated he'd just rather get on with things and never mention it again. After that, he had the rabies vaccine and the feline combo vaccine. Again, not a peep out of him. Once that was done, they brought out the huge needle for the microchip. OMG, I felt queasy even looking at it. Dennis had to do the holding again because I couldn't be too close. I thought for sure he would scream to get such a big needle inserted, but not a word! He really was amazing and we're so proud of our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap because we're in Thailand? On the way home we had to make a quick stop to get a picture framed. He came in the store with us in his carrier. He was more subdued this time and made no escape attempts. On the drive home, he lay in his carrier but didn't sleep. He just looked around. When we got home, he went straight into his begging for treats routine, so we gave him some Pounce and lots of hugs and kisses. I thought he would be feeling kind of out of it for the rest of the day, but he seems pretty much normal. This morning he meatloafed on the couch with me while I watched Extreme Makeover. I told Vino he could use a tummy tuck but he said he's proud of his modesty flap. He's such a confident cat! :-) -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for the > microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap because > we're in Thailand? I think it's over $100 here. > use a tummy tuck but he said he's proud of his modesty flap. He's > such a confident cat! :-) He's a total cutie! :)  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for >> the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap >> because we're in Thailand? > > I think it's over $100 here. I think I was charged $50; then there was a $12 registration fee when I mailed my address, etc. to the organization. But I could be off on the numbers. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for >>> the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca It is possible to get it done in England for about $18, normally though it's nearer $35 SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for the >> microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap because >> we're in Thailand? > > I think it's over $100 here. I want to get Boyfriend microchipped soon, but I am waiting until my vets get the one that can take their temperature as well. I mailed them to tell them about it and said I wanted Boyfie done with this new one - instead of having to have a nasty thing pushed up his bum and could just be scanned for his temperature. They acknowledged my post and said they only had the ordinary microchips just yet. When they get the new ones, I shall have him done. Normal microchips cost about 20-25 quid here 35 dollars (ish) I expect this fancy one will be more. Tweed >>> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for >>> the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Tweed Why would you have him fitted with a chip that takes temp? I thought the purpose of the chip is in case they wander off and can be tracked back to you when found and taken to a vet or shelter? The first thing they checked for when I first took Persia to the vet and said she was a foundling was to see if she'd been previously chipped. Jill >>>> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for >>>> the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Jill This chip both traces them if they wander off, like a normal chip, and takes their temp too if they are scanned. It's a fairly new thing. I think it would be nicer for BF to have a tracking chip that would enable him not to have a thermometer shoved up his orifice every time he visits TED. This chip would make it redundant. Tweed >>>>> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for >>>>> the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Tweed I realized that after I posed the question. Don't know what I was thinking, except that I wasn't thinking! Jill >>>> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for >>>> the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Jill Bagheera has one of these new style chips, they work just like a standard chip for identifying an animal but have the added advantage of being able to take its temperature instantly with no discomfort. This is thge chip Baggy has: http://ww1.identichip.co.uk/information/biothermal.cfm SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >>>>> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for >>>>> the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > This is thge chip Baggy has: > http://ww1.identichip.co.uk/information/biothermal.cfm I phoned my vet yesterday. I said I would like to get my cat microchipped with one of the chips that take their temperature as well and had they got them in yet after I emailed them a few months ago, drawing their attention to this wonderful new thing? They said they had not got them and had no plans to do so :-( That was not good enough for me. I emailed the firm that supplied them and asked them if they knew of a vet in my area that had them. They mailed back and said they could supply me with a biothermal chip to take to my vet to have implanted for £14.88 including VAT etc, should I want one. Which I do. I wondered how happy my vet would be if I arrived with my own chip which would cut out a lot of their profit :-P So I asked. They said the vet should be okay with this. I also asked if my vet's scanner would read the temp. They asked me for the postcode so they could find out what scanner they had??? That's amazing that they can find out such a thing. There is no point getting this fancy chip if my vets scanner won't read it. I would never change my vets. I have been with them since I was a child with pet rabbits. Their surgery is now a veterinary hospital. Body scanners, on-site blood tests, all the lot. I have to admit they are expensive. Although, you can now find out pretty quickly what is wrong (albeit what you don't want to know) instead of the earlier days of guesswork. Try this, and then try this, and this and this. Cost as much to lose your pet then as now. This way cuts out the uncertainty. Tweed >>>>>> our boy. We were really surprised at how cheap it was, US$20 for >>>>>> the microchip. Is that how much it costs or is it just so cheap [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > > Tweed Talk about tests for pets. Rusty had blood tests for kidney and liver functions twice already. Both time results were normal. But I never had blood tests for My liver and kidney functions. Of course my doctor probably didn't order these tests for my checkup because she didn't see any reason to do so. Winnie > I phoned my vet yesterday. I said I would like to get my cat > microchipped with one of the chips that take their temperature as [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Tweed I find it strange your vet has no plans to get the new chip, that may change in the future if they become more popular. I went to a RSPCA dog show last week, there was a vet there microchipping dogs for £10. I asked her if they were the new ones, she said no but she uses the new ones at her surgery and they don't cost much more. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > After that, he had the rabies vaccine and the feline combo vaccine. > Again, not a peep out of him. Once that was done, they brought out > the huge needle for the microchip. When I had Persia 'chipped, they took her out of the room, ostensibly to weigh her. When they brought her back she was 'chipped! THEN the vet showed me the needle. OMG! He said he does it this way because so many people freak out when they see it. He also said Persia was very good and didn't utter a peep. And IIRC it only cost around $20, maybe $25, too. Jill >> After that, he had the rabies vaccine and the feline combo vaccine. >> Again, not a peep out of him. Once that was done, they brought out [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >people freak out when they see it. He also said Persia was very good and >didn't utter a peep. And IIRC it only cost around $20, maybe $25, too. That sounds like a reasonable price for a microchip. I mean, for $25, you could buy a Pentium III. :) Vino does *not* need any kind of a makeover, he is purrr-fect just the way he is (and I'm glad to hear he knows it). It is a wonder he is not exhausted after the day he had. Purrs and best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Yesterday we took Vino in for microchipping and to get all his > vaccinations up to date. He was such a good boy in every way, we are [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Before you get your cats chipped, make sure your local shelters can read the type of chip you are getting installed. That was an issue here as the county animal control shelter had a scanner that read the "Home Again" chips, but places like PetsMart were selling a different brand that the standard scanners wouldn't read. The last I heard they were trying to get scanners that would be compatible with both brands. All our cats have the "Home Again" chips. They cost $20 each which included the registration. For an extra $12 we registered with the AKC database which has a more efficient notification system. > Before you get your cats chipped, make sure your local shelters can > read the type of chip you are getting installed. That was an issue here [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The last I heard they were trying to get scanners that would be > compatible with both brands. Be VERY careful when getting your cats chipped! Banfield, the vet hospitals that colocate with Petsmart, started selling microchips that use the 134 KHz European standard instead of the 125 KHz standard that AVID and Home Again use. It's fine to adhere to standards, but when doing so means that maybe 1% of animal shelters across the country can read the microchip imbedded in your pet, it's much less of a fine idea. I personally can see no valid reason to start using the 134 KHz devices when the 125 KHz devices work just fine, and vets and shelters all across the country have AVID- and Home Again-capable scanners. I have written to Banfield and Petsmart management and informed them that I will not be giving Banfield any business of any sort as long as they insist on selling microchips that are useless in the current market. I have no stock or interest in AVID or Home Again (aside from having interviewed - unsuccessfully - for a programming job with AVID), but absolutely and whole-heartedly recommend their products. Dan >> Before you get your cats chipped, make sure your local shelters can >> read the type of chip you are getting installed. That was an issue [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Dan I was under the impression that all *new* scanners could read both types of chip. As scanners are replaced this should become less of a problem. If this is not the case, surely it wouldn't be to difficult to make it so. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I was under the impression that all *new* scanners could read both types > of chip. As scanners are replaced this should become less of a problem. > If this is not the case, surely it wouldn't be to difficult to make it > so. It would definitely be worth asking. If anyone reading this group has a pet that was microchipped by Banfield it might not be a bad idea to call local vets, shelters, etc and ask if they have scanners that will read both types of chips. It would be better to find out now than in an emergency. Dan >I was under the impression that all *new* scanners could read both types >of chip. As scanners are replaced this should become less of a problem. >If this is not the case, surely it wouldn't be to difficult to make it >so. Probably right, new scanners probably read both types. But I'd still check around, since your local shelters may wel be underfunded and using old stuff which works most of the time instead of all the time. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > Before you get your cats chipped, make sure your local shelters can > read the type of chip you are getting installed. That was an issue > here as the county animal control shelter had a scanner that read the > "Home Again" chips, but places like PetsMart were selling a different > brand that the standard scanners wouldn't read. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > included the registration. For an extra $12 we registered with the AKC > database which has a more efficient notification system. Well, over here in Thailand, it was difficult enough even finding a place that does microchips at all. We have to do this in order to prepare Vino for his big move. But I did find out that they use the Avid system and it's registered on the Pettrac system. At least I think that's what I found out, you can never be too sure here ;-) -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Yesterday we took Vino in for microchipping and to get all his > vaccinations up to date. He was such a good boy in every way, we are > so proud of him! Vino is such a good gentlecat. I think Sonya is interested in him. Pam S. Pamela Shirk wrote: >> Yesterday we took Vino in for microchipping and to get all his >> vaccinations up to date. He was such a good boy in every way, we are [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Pam S. Woo hoo, there's a girlkitty interested in Vino :-) I think that's great, but Vino doesn't seem to like other cats, he prefers hoomins. Little does he know that I'm already planning to get him a brofur or a sisfur when we get to Australia. I am so mean!!! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Yeah Vino - concatulations on your microchip! Your humans must love you very much to get you one. My meowmie tells me that I need a tummy tuck too but I think that I'm very noble. Otis Susan and Chester > Yesterday we took Vino in for microchipping and to get all his > vaccinations up to date. He was such a good boy in every way, we are [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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