Pierre: Hey, everybody. Did you know that May is National Chip your Pet Month?
Ashton: Chip your pet? Where? When can we start? I love corn chips! Potato chips too!
Pierre: They don’t mean corn chips. they mean microchips, Ashton. You have one, and so do I. They are to help us in case we get lost. The American Humane Association (AHA) estimates that over ten million dogs and cats are lost or stolen in the United States every year. One in three pets are lost during their life at some point.
Ashton: Those are scary numbers! I don’t want to be lost! I’ll miss the potato chips!
Pierre: A study by the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association shows:
- 52% of microchipped dogs were reunited with an owner versus 22% of unchipped dogs
- 38% of microchipped cats were reunited with an owner versus 2% of unchipped cats
Ashton: So having a chip means that a lost cat or dog has a better chance of getting home again?
Pierre: It does. We shouldn’t rely on it alone. The AHA recommends that pets wear collars as a primary means of identification. It says right on their web page: “All cats and dogs need to wear collars with ID tags, rabies vaccination tags and city or county licenses (where applicable).” Collars let anyone who finds a lost cat or dog to help them get home by just reading the tag and calling the number on it.
Ashton: So microchips are a like a backup for a collar and tag, since they don’t fall off, and they last a lifetime?
Pierre: That’s right. Even if your we are completely indoor cats, unexpected disasters can strike, like scary weather. Many pets were reunited with owners after hurricane Katrina only because of the microchips they carried. Some as many as five years later!
Ashton: What are people waiting for? They should get microchips now. And potato chips, too.
Pierre: Many shelters, humane societies, and veterinarians have special pricing on microchips for your cat or dog during May in honor of Chip Your Pet Month, so if you’re thinking about getting a chip for your pet, this could be a cost-effective time to do it. Just remember that getting the chip inserted is the first step, and registering the chip is the second step. Without doing both, no one knows how to call you if your pet is lost.
Ashton: And if they don’t know who to call, your cat can never get home in time for potato chips.
Pierre: I think this diet has gone to your brain.
That’s an impawtant reminder ! We wrote a blog post about it too. Purrs
Dat’s wunnewful. Meez and sis Lexi awe boff chipped. 🙂 Hav a Pawsum day!! 😀
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses ♥♥♥
Dezi
That is some good info. Probably a good idea to get the animals Chipped. Sure hope you have a great Thursday.
Chips? Did someone say chips??????????
The Florida Furkids
The mom has said for ages that she is gonna get us chipped…and she hasn’t! We better get her moving on this!
such an important reminder…
You guys look super cute… and are the perfect spokescats!
Ohhhhh I love chips too. Your pictures are beautiful!!!
Hugs madi your bfff
U are so right! Microchipping is an excellent way to protect pets. 🙂
Being chipped is really, really wise. Oh, we do like potato chips too!
Good post – it always helps to have a microchip!
We were rescues and were microchipped by the RSPCA before we came to live with our Mum.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
Great advice…that’s something we need to do too.
I was “chipped” by Feline Rescue of St. Paul before I came home (my home here). They took care of me and made sure I was healthy. And couldn’t have babies. They even gave me a toy and some healthy food when I adopted Mommy and she came to get me. Yup. The place Glogirly mentions all the time on Katie and Waffle’s blog is where I lived waiting for Mommy to come. It is one cool place with lots of love!
And I’m chipped!!!
It’s really important to register your chioped animals too. Some peeps miss that part of the deal. Thanks for trashing our house! We can return the favor next week! Our mom is so excited about meeting some of her favorite bloggers, including your mom!
Pierre, is that your new collar? I’m microchipped and have a rabies tage but ain’t noone putting a collar on me.
Pierre and Ashton that is a very good PSA and reminder to everyone! Now we need to pass the potato chips.
We don’t like collars at all, but my mom keeps all important stuff in an emergency bag, and if it came to that, out would come the collars she keeps in there! We have chips, too, although I’m pretty sure Caroline’s is a Cheez-It.
I feel so ashamed. Dakota IS chipped, Cody isn’t. I need to take care of that!
I need to get all of my kitties chipped! Delilah is, but the other four aren’t… I know, I know. I’m embarrassed. But May sounds like a great month to do it! Thanks for the reminder.
Don´t think we have a Chip your pet mounth in Sweden , but we should have !
Me have a chip in my neck and that is good 🙂