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Home Again Microchip
Did you know that 10 million pets get lost every year and without ID 90% don’t return home. Unfortunately, collars and tags can be lost. With HomeAgain microchip over 7,000 pets are recovered each month and reunited with their owners. HomeAgain has recovered over 500,000 lost dogs and cats. Microchipping can be done at any age, any time and we highly recommend it for both dogs and cats. This is a permanent form of identification that is injected underneath the skin to enable lost pets to be recovered quickly, and is not an expensive procedure.
We can microchip your pet with a 10 minute office visit. We shave a small area in between the shoulder blades and inject a local anaesthetic to numb the area. The microchip is then injected under the skin where it will stay. You will fill out a short registration form and return it to the receptionist who will handle the registration for you.
When you report your pet missing Homeagain notifies their network of rescuers with a “Lost Pet Alert”. They send out e-mail alerts which include a flyer with your and your pet’s information complete with your pet’s picture, if available. If your pet gets lost and is found either a humane society or a veterinarian can scan your pet. The information they get when they scan the pet tells them what type of chip and the number on the chip. They call the correct chip company who in turn contacts the owner. With HomeAgain you also have a lost pet medical insurance available at no cost, but you have to call and activate it initially and with each renewal. If your pet is injured while lost, the insurance covers up to $3,000 with a $50.00 deductible. Several of us at Shadow Lake Animal Hospital have had a pet recovered because of the microchip. Check out their web-site at www.HomeAgainId.com.
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