Veterinary Services
Pet Microchipping at Best Friends Veterinary Center in Grafton, WI
Best Friends Veterinary Center in Grafton, WI, provides reliable pet microchipping to ensure your pet’s safety and help reunite lost pets with their owners.
Pet Microchipping in Grafton, WI
At Best Friends Veterinary Center in Grafton, WI, we understand that losing a pet can be an overwhelming experience. Pet microchipping is a valuable service that significantly helps facilitate the identification of lost pets. Unlike traditional collars and tags, which can be removed or lost, a microchip provides a permanent form of identification.
Benefits of Pet Microchipping
Microchipping offers several benefits that can help protect your pet and provide peace of mind:
- Permanent Identification: A microchip offers a lasting solution for identifying your pet. If your pet becomes lost and their collar is missing, the microchip ensures they can still be traced back to you.
- Improved Reunification Rates: Studies show that pets with microchips are more likely to be returned to their owners. The microchip helps animal shelters and veterinary clinics quickly identify lost pets and contact their owners.
- Cost-Effective Solution: By helping to reunite lost pets with their owners, microchipping can reduce the need for extended shelter stays, which can be costly.
- Travel Requirements: In some countries, a microchip is required for entry. It is also often linked with up-to-date vaccination records, simplifying travel with your pet.
Book appointment to microchip your pet and enjoy these benefits.
The Microchipping Procedure
Microchipping is a straightforward and minimally invasive procedure. At our veterinary center, we typically perform microchipping during a routine visit or during an anesthetic procedure. The process involves:
- Implantation: The microchip, about the size of a grain of rice, is injected under your pet’s skin, usually between the shoulder blades. This is done using a needle and syringe; no anesthetic is needed but topical lidocaine is used.
- Minimal Discomfort: The procedure is similar to receiving a vaccination and causes only minimal discomfort when lidocaine is used. Most pets experience no significant pain or stress.
- Scanning and Registration: Once implanted, the microchip can be scanned to reveal a unique identification number. This number is linked to your contact information in a national database, making it easy for shelters and veterinary offices to reunite lost pets with their owners.
How Microchips Help Locate Lost Pets
When lost pets are found, they are usually taken to a veterinary office, animal shelter, or animal control center. The facility will scan the pet for a microchip using a radio frequency identification (RFID) scanner. The scanner reads the microchip’s unique identification number, which is then used to access your contact information and any relevant details about your pet. Once the information is retrieved, you will be contacted to arrange the retrieval of your pet.
Book a Microchipping Appointment
Microchipping is a simple and effective way to protect your pet. If you have questions about the microchipping process or wish to book appointment, contact Best Friends Veterinary Center in Grafton, WI. Our team is here to provide the support and services you need to keep your pet safe.
We are proud to offer pet microchipping services to the communities of Grafton, Saukville, Port Washington, Cedarburg, Thiensville, and the surrounding areas.