I heard the old chips would migrate; I heard the chips cause tumors. What have you heard about the chip?
2007-10-30 15:22:21 · 14 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Pets ➔ Cats
My dog has been chipped for 11 years and hasn't had any problems with it at all.
Ask your vet what their recommendation is.
2007-10-30 15:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by kflan2000 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The new chips are designed not to migrate. There are only a very few rare instances where the chips caused tumors, from being implanted incorrectly. My dog and three cats all have microchips. Cats are all now 2 years old and dog is 5 years old. No problems ever. I feel better knowing it's not only a means of being contacted if they are ever lost, but also proof of ownership.
The implant of the chip is similar to getting a vaccine. The syringe is preloaded from the chip company with the chip and is sterile. The needle is pretty large, but the majority of pets don't even seem to notice. If your pet will be undergoing surgery or having anesthetic soon, that would be the best time, but the chip can also be implanted while the pet is awake.
I highly recommend microchipping.
2007-10-30 22:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by bioluminate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MicroChipping is a very safe idea. I personally recommend it to any of my pet parents! :) My dogs, cats, and Congo African Grey are chipped. YES, you can chip a bird! I implanted them myself. It's a heck of a lot safer than a collar just being "tossed off". My dog has done that quite a few times!
The tumor thing is mainly media, but in a FEW cases out of billions have turned out that way! They can migrate in the general area of the chip's location.
2007-10-30 23:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by Wendy D.V.M. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The benefits of microchipping far outweigh the risk. The tumor scare is mostly the media... The company HomeAgain has a statistic that with over 4 million chips in dogs & cats, they have only had 3 reportedd tumors. The tumors you hear about on the news have been found in lab rats, and rats are very succeptible to tumors
2007-10-30 22:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by California Vet Tech 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MicroChips have been proven to be a safe and efective way to help insure your pet is returned home to you. Most of today's microchips have a "bioadhesive" area in which the tissue actually "grows" to.preventing migration. As far as tumors are concerned, a recent study from DOW chemical sugessted "microchips in rats could potentially result in tumors." However as to date, not a single dog or cat has been reported to have developed tumors from microchipping. Your pet has a much greater risk of becoming lost than developing a tumor from a microchip. For more info, check out: www.homeagain.com
2007-10-30 22:44:50 · answer #5 · answered by ahmmrgrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All my families pets are microchipped. They can migrate, but it doesn't hurt anything. Anyone who scans for a chip knows to scan the entire body in case it moved. They do not cause tumors, possibly a badly inserted one might form a bit of scar tissue around it, but that's not likely either.
2007-10-30 22:39:25 · answer #6 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microchips are great to get your animal back if it is ever lost. They can migrate, and even sometimes fall back out through the initial insertion point. For the most part though they are a great tool to identifying lost pets. I would only hold back if you have a very small animal, because it is a pretty big needle for a little kitten or toy puppy.
2007-10-30 22:36:43 · answer #7 · answered by Kris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i have 3 dogs and 2 ofthem are runners and i have them all chipped. i love my dogs dearly and the last thing i would want is not to know where they are. i have the chip for a while now and so far i have absolutly had no problems with it
2007-10-30 23:20:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kitty came to me micro chipped. I believe that it is a safe thing to do, otherwise shelters and humane societies wouldn't do it to kittens. So far he seems fine, and at least it's reassuring to know that if he was ever lost or stolen, I'd know exactly where he'd be and also that he'd be returned to me safely.
2007-10-30 22:30:27 · answer #9 · answered by jocey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of our pets are chipped. We haven't had any problems.
2007-10-30 22:26:50 · answer #10 · answered by Dan H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋