Posted on 08/12/2022 2:14:17 PM PDT by fwdude
I’m not getting an animal microchip. If I can’t find my way home . . oh well. Maybe some rich widow woman would adopt me.
I’m not aware of vets routinely scanning animals that are brought to them for care. They might do it if the person bringing them indicates that they found the animal.
This should probably asked of a good vet - I’m not sure we have one here on FR.
Cats like to get lost. That’s what they do....or run in front of a car.
I don’t know if they are obligated. I just know they tend to
I don’t know...think the doc needs a warrant....privacy issue.
Coyotes and owls don’t check, that’s for sure. I doubt there’s a cat thief working your neighborhood.
I would think that it be best to notify the prior owner for them to come get the pet. If they dont, I would think its your pet if you want it.
I would guess it be like lost and found property.
If you lost cats..I generally say forget about it. Foxes, owls, coyotes, coons, and whatever can get them.
I think when they implement the mark of the beast that scanning will be mandatory!
“ I’m not getting an animal microchip. If I can’t find my way home . . oh well. Maybe some rich widow woman would adopt me.”
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I’m sure you’re just adorable but...
She may want to fit you for a shock collar. /s
Vets aren’t obligated to scan, and not all vets have them. If somebody just “street adopts” a lost pet then it’ll probably stay theirs. It’s really for the folks who bring a lost pet to the vet and say “I found this can you see if it’s chipped?”
They are generally scanned by police departments. I would imagine that a vet would scan them on a “first visit”, but not afterwards.
We’ve had our cats microchipped but never have had to use them. But we never, EVER, let our cats outside. We did worry that they might get lost during a natural event like tornado and thought chips might come in handy. So far, so good.
Cats just think they own the night.
Well, you know, people who got the VAXX are shedding microchips and bionic seamonkeys all over the place and
they will surely get onto your pet, which you call “it”.
It’s the neutering year should worry about.
When you hand over an animal for a medical inspection, you’re pretty much giving permission.
All my dogs are microchipped. I’m not aware of any obligation for vets to report microchips. However if a pet is lost a scan can detect the microchip. Animal shelters scan for microchips routinely.
I recently found a cat which was microchipped. The first vet scan did not detect it. Another vets scan did. I’m sorry I found the owners because they were complete dummies. The cat was lost again because they couldn’ t be bothered to transport it safely.
Chances are the chip will be found in a pile of coyote poop.
“Lost cats in a limited area can be a owl in the neighborhood.”
Raccoons, too.
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