i've lost my cat. is it possible to track her microchip from over the internet?

Question

i've lost my cat. she is microchipped and i was wondering if there was some website that would allow me to locate her through the microchip

Answer 1

i'm sorry, I really don't know, but I hope you find your cat soon.

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Answer 2

GPS Tracking of Lost Pets
A new GPS tracking device for dogs has come on the market, and all indications are that a similar device will be available for cats as early as next year.

A tiny modem, which is attached to a dog's collar, sends out a text message to a cellphone, PDA, or other two-way wireless device, whenever the dog leaves any predetermined boundaries. Not only is the owner notified, but the receiver gives directions, and even maps, with certain cellphones, for finding the dog.

This device is far superior to the clunky Mobile Locator I featured a couple of years ago. But until the unit for cats is available, it behooves us to identify our cats with microchips and collars, and we will still need to do some door-knocking when a cat turns up missing.
Suggested Reading:your cat is lost, all is not lost. Take the following measures to recover her and bring her back home.
Instructions
STEP 1: Walk very slowly and call out your cat's name. A lost cat will probably not come out of hiding, but will whimper and cry. STEP 2: Make familiar sounds likely to attract your cat: Shake a box of her favorite dry cat food or open a can. STEP 3: Search your neighborhood thoroughly late at night, including your old neighborhood if you've recently moved. Be cautious around cars and garbage cans. STEP 4: Place fliers that give a good description of your cat around your neighborhood. STEP 5: Check the Found Cats section of the newspaper daily. STEP 6: Check with your local animal shelter and humane society. STEP 7: Place familiar-smelling items such as T-shirts you've worn and not washed in a cardboard box, then place the box in your yard, as far away from the house as possible. Regularly check it late at night and early in the morning. Tips & Warnings
To help prevent losing your cat in the first place, put a tag or microchip on your cat to increase the chances of recovery. A microchip is an identification device inserted beneath your cat's skin. All humane societies and agencies have scanners to read the chip.

New Age GPS Systems

Answer 3

Unfortunately, no. You cannot track them that way.
Microchips operate by sending and receiving radiowave signals. Therefore they function at a particular frequency. In the United States the accepted and used radiowave frequency is 125 kHz. The chips most commonly used in the United States companion animal industry are AVID® and HomeAgain™. Shelters know and trust these microchip companies to provide fast recovery services for lost pets.

In the mid 90's, shelter groups asked microchip companies to provide shelters with a "universal" scanner that could read both chips. Since then, rescue groups, shelters and humane societies can use a single scanner to detect any 125 kHz microchip.

The AVID® scanner sends a safe radio wave signal to the microchip. When the chip receives this signal, it sends data (the microchip number) back to the scanner to be displayed in a viewing window. AVID® scanners emit helpful audible beeps, display descriptions of actions in progress, and have a low battery message. Small handheld scanners are held close to the implant site while scanning. They have a reading range of about 3 inches. Larger, more powerful scanners can be used for various commercial and research applications. Read ranges vary from 6 to 20 inches depending upon specifications.

Answer 4

Its good news that you have her microchipped. But you can not just track her on the internet. Do all the following and increase your chances of getting her back:
1) Call up all the vets in your area and report her missing, say shes been microchipped (you should have the paperwork with her unique number on it), then any cats they get in can be matched to your details.
2) Also call RSPCA, Blue Cross etc etc in case they get any cats reported.
3) Make up lots of posters, put on a photo of her and put them on lamp posts, notice boards, shop windows, and through local letter boxes. This is how I got my cat back.
4) Place an ad in the paper.
5) Also drive round and call for her, she is probably pretty close.
6) Place her bedding, food etc outside the house by the road (cats can smell familiar scent and follow it home)
Do all these and you might get her back, best of luck.

Answer 5

Microchips don't have GPS on them (some of them might I'm not sure) so no you won't be able to track your cat, what you can do is to put up posters with your cat's picture and description and your contact info and if you can offer a reward, put those up ALL AROUND and take them to ALL animal shelters around even to police stations and firestations even Radio stations and tv stations. they can maybe broadcast your lost cat report and you can have more exposure for your cat to have people looking for it.

Good luck and I hope your cat is found safe and sound.

Answer 6

How dreadful for you.
I would phone your local vet and ask them. also do you have the chip documentation notes as they may have useful info on them.
My sisters cat went missing last summer and she printed off cat details in poster format and then pinned it to the local shop windows lamp posted and hand delivered to each house within a 3 mile radius of their property.
The irony was that her cat was found next door and was there for 4 days!!!!!!
i hope you find your cat

Keep us informed. Am not sure if you are from UK or US

Answer 7

You should know the answer to your question if you had her microchipped. Call the place where you had her microchipped, and they should be able to answer all of your questions. Good Luck!

Answer 8

Can't you go to your brand of microchip site and look up the number and it can tell you what shelter the cat is at? I think so.

Answer 9

A micro chip only works to identify an animal when it is scanned by a reader and matched to an existing data base. Have you notified authorities that the cat is missing and possibly stolen ?

Answer 10

Well, Im not sure, but I think not. If she gets into a rescue service like the RSPCA or something by them finding her and thenthey will scan her to see if she has a microchip. They will then see her name and address and hopefully bring her back to you!

Answer 11

If the vet or some one like that finds her they will call or return her to you safe and sound but no you can not find her over the Internet i am really sorry about that :( because my last Kitten ran away and i never found her again until the vet called and said we found your kitten then i was happy again:) yay me i hope you say yay me to your self when you find her.