We provide a quick, painless pet microchipping service at Rose Avenue Vets in Coffs Harbour and Toormina Road Veterinary Clinic. Microchipping your pet is vital. A microchip is a permanent form of identification, and should your pet ever get lost, it significantly increases the chances of your pet being reunited with you. Microchipping benefits apply to all pets and companion animals, from birds to horses.
Microchips have become very small, smaller than a grain of rice. In cats and dogs, chips are implanted just under the skin, between the shoulder blades. Each chip has a unique number that is detected using a microchip scanner. The microchip number is recorded on a database registry with details about the animal and owner. So, should your pet stray or become lost, most vets and local councils can scan your pet for a microchip and contact you via the database.
It is crucial to keep your contact details up to date on the microchipping database. Therefore, if you move house or change your phone number, you will still be contactable should your pet end up at a vet or the pound.
Microchipping for cats and dogs is mandatory in NSW. By law, your pet cat or dog should be microchipped before you purchase him or her. However, as this does not always occur, we advise you to check with us on your first visit so that we can ensure that it is all in order.
Also, when a pet is transferred to a new owner, the new owner must ensure their contact details are recorded on the database.
