English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

I got both of my animals from the SPCA and they were automatically chipped upon adopting them. I'm now hearing that the chips can cause cancer and I want them removed from my animals immediately. Is this a possiblity?

2007-09-12 10:54:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets Dogs

18 answers

If you read the articles carefully, the studies pertained to a low percentage of cancer in mice only (not cats and dogs) that were chipped and were being injected with other substances as part of laboratory testing for those substances. Mice are far more suceptible and sensitive to carcinogens than dogs and cats. There is no established link between cancer in dogs and cats from microchips and over 10 million animals have been chipped in the past decade.

The risk of having your dog get lost and not recovered because of no microchip is far higher than any possible risk of cancer.

You also put your dog at risk by going through a surgical procedure to remove a chip. The dog will need anesthesia and the risk from that is far higher than leaving a chip in place.

My dogs and cat are chipped and will remain that way. My elderly dog died at age 15 after being chipped most of her life - and not from cancer. And I'll continue to chip my future animals unless they come up with far more convincing evidence of a risk.

2007-09-12 11:15:41 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2 6

For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/axUYz

I think that $50 is a good estimate for an average cost. Regardless of what chip you go with, make sure that your information is registered. With some chips like AVID or Home Again, you need to pay an additional fee for your information to be registered. It is pointless to even microchip your animal if you are not willing to do this! Every month, we get 2-3 dogs at my humane society who aren't registered but have a microchip. Makes it that much harder to find an owner! I don't know about trends, but I personally had my animals microchipped because I would want them back had they managed to sneak out on me. I have a french bulldog who is deaf, so I can't exactly call out for her to come back. As a breed, they are not one you see a lot in my area. I know they are expensive and I'm afraid that someone would try to steal her just because of that. This is one way that I can prove my cats and dog are my animals. Tags and collars can easily be removed. Micro chips have to be surgically removed

2016-04-04 22:14:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Yeah, all dogs and cats have to be microchipped. Laws, regulations etc cause they have so many feral ones and like the more dangerous types that attack other animals and people they need to know where they came from and why their owner hasnt taken proper precautions. Well i got my cat desexed and microchipped for around $123. Im thinking getting a dog microchipped would be roughly the same so probably around $30-40 to get it done properly at a vet. That way you can trust it is done the right way with the right stuff!

2016-03-13 03:18:13 · answer #3 · answered by Veronica 4 · 0 0

Yes, it can be removed surgically. That's one way you can get it done by your vet.I'm not sure if it causes cancer but I've never heard of that before. The chip is there for reasons, to help your dog/cat. If you lost it you can always get it back if it's micro chipped and they check for that. Collars can always get off the dog. Once inserted it will be under the dogs/cats skin and will be safe from coming off, weather,getting lost and such. Here's a link that tell's you much more about it and how it is taken out. Good luck.

http://www.toybreeds.com/microchips.htm

Also, my dog has been micro chipped for years and there has been nothing that has been wrong with him. Again, Good luck and it's your decision, Do some research on the microchip and cancer if it can cause it I would suggest. I'm not exactly sure it's true or not but you do want the best thing for your dog or cat. Hope this helps :) Kelly

2007-09-12 11:00:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly 3 · 3 1

The study posted was on mice, but I have read another that was on dogs. It is rare, but can happen that dogs get tumorous cancer around a microchip.
The vet can find and remove the chip. If they can scan the chip, they can find it. Since the tumors are so rare, I'd leave it in. More likely would be complications during the surgery to remove it.

2007-09-12 14:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by A Great Dane Lady 7 · 0 1

Yes a vet can do it.

I think it's overkill. All of my dogs are chipped and I have 5. The oldest is 14. My previous dogs had them. All of our rescue dogs are chipped with both organizations I have volunteered with over the years. This amounts to close to 3500 dogs. No one has ever reported cancer as a result of the chips.

We have been called NUMEROUS times for lost dogs that have been found and scanned with the chip. A couple of dogs more than once.

It's your call. I think your dog is far more likely to get lost once in his life than get cancer from a chip.

IF there were ANY possibility this could hurt our rescue dogs (or my personal dogs) we'd stop doing it. It's an expense we don't have to incur but do for the dog's safety.

2007-09-12 11:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4 1

I have all of my show dogs chipped and do not plan on having the chips removed. One of my old dogs is 15 1/2 years and the chip has never caused her any trouble. I have been reading that the person that ran the study has an agenda of her own and may have juggled the results of her testing to her benefit. Who knows, I do know that I am not in any hurry to have my dogs 'un-chipped'. Those micro-chips have saved the life of many dogs and cats and had many successful reunitings even a few years after losing the pet. To me, it is almost mandatory that my pets/dogs have a chip.

2007-09-12 11:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by gringo4541 5 · 5 1

I do not believe that the chips that have been used in animals over the years are the same as what they are talking about. Look here. I do not think that these "verichips" are the same.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 8th, 2007
Dr. Katherine Albrecht
Founder and Director, CASPIAN Consumer Privacy
kma@spychips.com
(877) 287-5854


MICROCHIP IMPLANTS CAUSE FAST-GROWING, MALIGNANT TUMORS IN LAB ANIMALS
Damning research could spell the end of VeriChip

The Associated Press will issue a breaking story this weekend revealing
that microchip implants have induced cancer in laboratory animals and
dogs, says privacy expert and long-time VeriChip opponent Dr. Katherine
Albrecht.

As the AP will report, a series of research articles spanning more than
a decade found that mice and rats injected with glass-encapsulated RFID
transponders developed malignant, fast-growing, lethal cancers in up to
1% to 10% of cases. The tumors originated in the tissue surrounding the
microchips and often grew to completely surround the devices, the
researchers said.

Albrecht first became aware of the microchip-cancer link when she and
her "Spychips" co-author, Liz McIntyre, were contacted by a pet owner
whose dog had died from a chip-induced tumor. Albrecht then found medical
studies showing a causal link between microchip implants and cancer in
other animals. Before she brought the research to the AP's attention, none
of the studies had received widespread public notice.

A four-month AP investigation turned up additional documents, several of
which had been published before VeriChip's parent company, Applied Digital
Solutions, sought FDA approval to market the implant for humans. The
VeriChip received FDA approval in 2004 under the watch of then Health
and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson who later joined the board
of the company.

Under FDA policy, it would have been VeriChip's responsibility to bring
the adverse studies to the FDA's attention, but VeriChip CEO Scott
Silverman claims the company was unaware of the research.

Albrecht expressed skepticism that a company like VeriChip, whose primary
business is microchip implants, would be unaware of relevant studies in
the published literature.

"For Mr. Silverman not to know about this research would be negligent.
If he did know about these studies, he certainly had an incentive to
keep them quiet," said Albrecht. "Had the FDA known about the cancer
link, they might never have approved his company's product."

Since gaining FDA approval, VeriChip has aggressively targeted diabetic
and dementia patients, and recently announced that it had chipped 90
Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers in Florida. Employees in the
Mexican Attorney General's Office, workers in a U.S. security firm, and
club-goers in Europe have also been implanted.

Albrecht expressed concern for those who have received a chip implant,
urging them to get the devices removed as soon as possible.

"These new revelations change everything," she said. "Why would anyone
take the risk of a having cancer chip in their arm?"


To read the story with pictures click below:
http://www.citizensadvocate.net/newsletters/albrechtVeriChipAP.html

To hear Dr. Katherine Albrecht on Ettaro LIVE! on We The People Radio
Network breaking this story click below:
http://restoretherepublic.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&task=view&catid=13&id=49

2007-09-12 11:13:11 · answer #8 · answered by bear 2 zealand © 6 · 3 0

The first thing you need to know is what kind of training you and your dog need. After that locate some good trainers that will take you and your dog, not just the dog. Learn how to train your dog https://tinyurl.im/eqFxG

In this special presentation you'll discover exactly why it's so important to start training your dog the right way. Important for you, important for your family, and, most of all, important for your dog! And It'll give you some great hints, tips, and advice to help you turn your dog into the best behaved, happiest, running, jumping, slipper-fetching best pal you always wanted.

These are the very same tips that I spent years perfecting, the very same tips that have worked for thousands of dog lovers just like you.

2016-04-15 02:23:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Yes, they can remove the microchip- Only your vet can do it and it is a minor procedure. I was about to get my dogs microchipped the other day and then I read that article and decided not to of course. Ask your vet and they should be willing to do it. And the person above said they think it's a myth- no it's not a myth, they found in lab animals it can create a cancerous tumor in the animal directly caused from the microchip. Better safe than sorry.
Make sure and have a dog tag with your correct information on your pets just incase they do get out.

PetSmart also sells a little tube you attach to your dogs collar (where the tag would be) and it contains a rolled up piece of paper (very small) where you can write your information on. I'd still have a dog tag too just incase people don't think to open it :)

2007-09-12 11:00:34 · answer #10 · answered by Madison 6 · 5 5

fedest.com, questions and answers