Microchipping

[liza]

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should as breeders microchip our puppies before rehoming as i had to microchip all three of the pups that are going to their new homes on the new owners requests

 

[Hula]

My vet doesn't like to microchip them before they are 4 months old as he has had problems with the microchip moving when he has done really young pups :blink:

 

[Ridgesetter]

Law here in my state in Australia. I've been microchipping pups at 6 weeks of age for quite some time now. A chip has moved on only one of my whippets and our Saluki, but the rest of our dogs are fine. However, my dog chiropractor HATES them. They are more obvious on whippets/greyhounds as the skin is thinner.

In defence of chips, they are great if a dog gets out or lost as if picked up, the dog is quickly returned to the owner. :thumbsup:

Over here, the legal owner is the person who is shown as the owner on the microchip paperwork. The canine control registration paperwork and any DNA paperwork doesn't hold up in court. Believe me, there have been instances of dogs stolen and they must be returned to the owner as listed on the microchip paperwork.

Also, we have to chip any dogs that are imported or exported. Don't think it will be long before it's a world-wide requirement. :- "

Cheers

 

[shenace]

Will be interested to hear other peoples experiences on this.

My litter born in March 2008 were the first litter we had to microchip due to local council changes, had my 2 done at 12wks - it was not terribly pleasant Austyn screamed his head off & bled like a stuff pig, Mya didn't really object, but I did feel a bit :x after it, such a huge needle & such a brutal jab

Our freedom of choice to microchip if you wish has been taken away, I just struggle with the thought of 8wk old puppies being microchipped... yeouch

 

[Foxglove]

We had our last whippet Tina chipped but she was 16 months old at the time. She yelled her head off too and the vet nurse couldn't even get the needle to pierce her skin so we decided to wait a couple of weeks until we had her spayed and get the chipping done whilst she was asleep under the anaesthetic :b

I think we'll do the same with our new girl Diva who's a lot smaller than Tina was

I know thoroughbred racehorses are chipped within 24 hours of birth.....but there's a teensy bit of a size difference between a newborn foal and an 8-week-old whippet pup!!!

 

[Ridgesetter]

I hear what you're saying but in all honesty, our lot don't make a sound. We chip at the same time as their first needle at 6-7 weeks of age. Our vet is a 'breeder vet' and also an accredited government vet so she's chipped many thousands of dogs. We stopped taking dew claws off as they screamed much more with that procedure than they ever have with the microchipping.

 

[shenace]

I was typing as Toni's reply was being posted, totally agree with being a brilliant source of contacting owners when dogs are lost.

We have to chip dogs now prior to 3mths of age (that is when you have to register them with your local council). At first I was annoyed at the legislation, the law abiding owner who registers all their dogs now also has the added expense of chipping a dog (NONE of our vets discount for a litter or more than one dog - it is about $50 to chip a dog). They say up the sale price of a puppy... yeah ok.... that will work in the small pet market we have :angry:

Then we have the issue with databases, not all of our councils have the same database or access to it :blink: There are a couple of options......... go figure that! Clearly we are a bit behind the 8 ball here in NZ as it has only been compulsory for a couple of years, so teething problems will occur.

However, should I have the misfortune to lose a dog (none of mine even though they are council registered wear a collar or their tag) at least I have the comfort that somehow, they are identifiable thru a chip - one way or other.

Lynda

 

[shenace]

I hear what you're saying but in all honesty, our lot don't make a sound.  We chip at the same time as their first needle at 6-7 weeks of age.  Our vet is a 'breeder vet' and also an accredited government vet so she's chipped many thousands of dogs.  We stopped taking dew claws off as they screamed much more with that procedure than they ever have with the microchipping.

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Wow... that is interesting regarding stopping taking dewclaws off :unsure: I do the dewclaws on my babies at 2 - 3 days depending on birthweight & I often get maybe a tiny flinch, but never the blood curdling scream & bleed that Austyn went thru with the microchip... but then, he was my first boy to be done & maybe he was just being a sook :- " :blink: Maybe girls are tougher (w00t) The person who did them was a qualified implanter, having said that, I have other friends with bigger breeds who have chipped their dogs as babies & they haven't even noticed - there must be an art to it :thumbsup:

 

[liza]

I was typing as Toni's reply was being posted, totally agree with being a brilliant source of contacting owners when dogs are lost.
We have to chip dogs now prior to 3mths of age (that is when you have to register them with your local council).  At first I was annoyed at the legislation, the law abiding owner who registers all their dogs now also has the added expense of chipping a dog (NONE of our vets discount for a litter or more than one dog - it is about $50 to chip a dog).  They say up the sale price of a puppy... yeah ok.... that will work in the small pet market we have :angry:

Then we have the issue with databases, not all of our councils have the same database or access to it :blink:   There are a couple of options......... go figure that!  Clearly we are a bit behind the 8 ball here in NZ as it has only been compulsory for a couple of years, so teething problems will occur.

However, should I have the misfortune to lose a dog (none of mine even though they are council registered wear a collar or their tag) at least I have the comfort that somehow, they are identifiable thru a chip - one way or other. 

Lynda

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my pups didnt cry and there was no bleeding i have never had a dog or pup microchipped before as i am not a great believer in micochipping i only had it done for my new owners i would rather have it done here so i could see the pups were ok and it was done right as i have heard of some bad results with microchipping done at vets

 

[05whippet]

Our experience of chipping was intially just with the TB's foals but we have decided to microchip our entire last two litters at 10 wks at the same time as they get their first vaccs and have had no probs with any of the pups objecting,they don't make a sound.

Originally we only had to chip the ones that were being exported but then decided that we might as well just do the lot at the same time and then more recently the Irish KC now want all puppies chipped before registration & as we show in the South of Ireland,we needed them reg'd there.

I have to say that I think chipping is a good thing and that the benefits far outweigh the negatives.

 

[Noise]

when I took Eskil to get microchipped he didn't make a squeek, the vet was great.

in a lot of countries pups have to be microchipped before anything else (vacinations) take place.

funny how hard it is to bring a dog into the UK according to DEFRA - first it has to be microchipped, then vacinated, then antibodies test and quarantine. yet here, when people buy a pup all they have is the word of the breeder that the pups are actually vacinated - seeing that it could be any pup on the vacination card.

 

[liza]

my pups are having their first injection tomorrow morning before they leave they will have a vacination card to prove they have been done by my vet

 

[Noise]

my pups are having their first injection tomorrow morning before they leave they will have a vacination card to prove they have been done by my vet

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yes, and it will say ''whippet'' and it's colour. the way it is now just leaves the window of opportunity open for dishonest breeders. I could go and steal a puppy, get him microchipped and by law it will be my puppy, the breeder has nothing to prove that I stole it.

I believe compulsory microchipping is for the best for both new owners and breeders. if not compulsory at least it could be something all good breeders could agree to do IMO

 

[liza]

yes it will say whippet but they have got their pet names on their' microchip and the same name on the card pet name and kc name and number on the microchip and mums d n a is at the kennel club

all three have super homes as a breeder i carnt do anymore to protect them

 

[Seraphina]

I have been microchipping my pups for year, even before it became compulsory, and many of the chips have moved. I do my litters at about 8 weeks. Basically I leave it till the last moment before the first pup is ready to go, accounting for bit of time to get the VCA registration papers.

Also in the past couple of years we have here something called "breeder's microchip registration form". Instead of filling individual forms for each pup, I have forms for litter, and the registry then keeps my particulars on all the dogs entry. Should any of them become lost and unclaimed (the owners moved and did not update their info) I will be contacted.

Last year my vet was away when I needed my pups microchipped and the large vet clinic I went to did not know about the breeders' registry; only after a long argument and when i threatened to walk out, they called the Central Registry and had the form faxed to them.

I would prefer to have a choice of tattoo, but I have come to terms with the chip.

 

[Noise]

yes it will say whippet but they have  got  their pet names on their' microchip and the same name on  the card pet name and kc name and number on the microchip and mums  d n a  is at the kennel club all three have super homes  as a breeder i carnt do anymore to protect them

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yes, if you already know where the puppies are going. I am in no way doubting you personally.

Seraphina, yes it is the same system in my home country Latvia, often a lost dog finds their owner much quicker due to the breeder recognising the microchip number for their litters. Many breeders do both - chip and tattoo.

I got Popsy done after I got him at around 9 weeks, his chip has moved a little but it's not deadly, it's still under the skin, I have not heard of a case when the chip breaks through the skin or travells and is passed out.

 

[ingsay2000]

3 out of 5 of my whippets chips have migrated down their shoulders. These 3 were chipped under 12 weeks. The other two were chipped at 4/5 months and they have stayed in the correct position.

 

[whippetsrus]

Rebus will be chipped at 8 weeks with his 1st vacs if the vets consider that he's big enough otherwise he will be done at 10 weeks.

 

[dessie]

I don't like microchips but I had Sophie tattooed after she went 'walkabout' last year. I have just had her puppies tattooed and it has been recorded on their KC registration.