im guessing the dog aint yours? what breed is it? and where did you get it from?

My shelties are microchipped even the non ckc one. I've never lost the dogs but if they were ever stolen I could easily prove they were mine and no one elses. The collie is tattooed but will be getting a chip as most not all animal shelters have chip readers and all vets around here check to make sure on suspuect dogs. It's easy for a tattoo to be unreadable but a chip all the info is there way easier for you to be reunited and prove ownership...Jill

Blo0oming Heck!! I am glad you hadn't got the dogs ear tattooed.. Hate to think what might be on the agenda!

The cost implications would be quite high i would imagine even if you found a vet willing to carry out the procedure , and if you did find a vet i would be worried about the morality of carying out an unecasary op on a healthy dog . Firstly there would be a consultation fee then anaesthetic fee, then an x ray to locate it , then the operation fee , and costs for any other meds needed as a follow up for infection controll , then another fee for removal of stitches , i would imagine this cost would run into hundreds of pounds as it isnt a medical reason insurers would not cover this type of op as it would be voluntary such as speying or neutering . Also there are risks associated with anesthetic and recovery as with any proceedure that requires sedation , a full anesthetic would be needed due to the need for x rays and the simple need for the dog to be perfectly still .
In my opinion ( and i know you didnt ask for it but your gonna get it anyway ) i would leave well alone its not doing any harm the chances of it doing so are millions to one , and the benefits simply out weigh any mumbo jumbo about not wanting it tagged on the inside , this of course is your dog to do with as you see fit , but as we are gifted with the pleasure of caring for our four legged friends its our duty to thenm to make the right choices for them also , and i think removing a micro chip is rediculous due to your belife that it no longer serves a purpose . sorry to sound opinionated but if it touches a nerve it was meant to .

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I know you want to get it removed, but please reconsider.

Nothing bad can happen from keeping it. You don't have to pay for it. It'll help you a lot if your dog so happens to run away.

It is his dog.

hi there,

i am a vet nurse and can quite honestly say I have never heard anything so bizzare, a few very quick little points I would like to make,

anaesthesia, withing 24-48 hours and effect will have worn off, are you telling me a wound won't hurt even a little bit after this? basically a pet is unable to feel pain, but also be unaware of sensation, two very different things though they sound the same. We can not ask an animal, therefore, no guarantees.

Cancers, I can't say I or my colleagues have ever heard of microchips causing them, sometimes vaccination sites in cats can, but this is ridiculously rare. Also if there was any risk removing it would only increase skin trauma, thus allowing for several risks to occur,

infection,
physical trauma
and loss of original skin structure, to name but a few, all of which can cause tumours. If a chip was to cause any such thing removing it would not remove the problem.

also migration, especially in dogs chips migrate, the bigger the dog the more the migration, my cocker has her chip in her leg, it was given in her scruff, it was there within 6 months of her being chipped, but even though it should be in the skin finding it would be incredibly difficult. There is little doubt even a chip that hasn't moved would require a lengthy anaesthetic, muscles and even bones may become involved.

How many of you owners can feel thier pets micro chip? can't feel it it's deep in the skin then, where they are designed to sit.

Theft is the only reason I can see to remove such a device, but to be honest you may as well just go out and buy a pedigree, you are talking at least a grand, cos lets face it, vets will charge what they like for a procedure that is so dubious and carries such risk, infant thier professional conduct may even come into question.

rant over!

for now!!

I cannot understand why anyone would want to remove a microchip They are there for the safety of your dog. Unless your dog is changing ownership that is and even then you can just amend the information and address!

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Can't belive you would want the chip removed and as anaesthesia is risky anyway in BC why put your dog at risk i know someone who have lost their Border collie recently under anaesthesia and he was only 4 and was only in to have a cut pad stiched

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erm why has this thread revived?