Microchipping
Microchips are implantable computer chips that encode a unique identification number to help reunite you with your lost pet. They are no bigger than a grain of rice and are placed under your pet's skin with a needle, not much differently than a routine vaccination. Unlike collars and ID tags, they can never break or fall off. They work by receiving a radio signal from a scanner and transmitting the encoded chip identification number back to the scanner. With the chip identification number in hand, the vital contact information is only a phone call away.
Cats need microchips, too! Especially cats who don't wear a collar. A chipped cat is 20 times more likely to find his home again if he gets lost!
Each chip carries a unique number that is linked in an online database to the name and contact information of the pet's owner. The pet and its owner are enrolled in a database with the corresponding chip number. Owners MUST keep their contact information up to date for the system to work properly. The chip has no battery. It is energized by radio waves of hand held scanners used by animal shelters and veterinarians.
KEY PARTS
1. Microchip holds the unique ID number.
2. Tuning capacitor receives power from an external scanner and sends it to the microchip.
3. Copper antenna coil then transmits microchip's information to scanner.
4. Biocompatible glass capsule- nontoxic and designed to prevent allergic reactions- surrounds components.
Microchips are implantable computer chips that encode a unique identification number to help reunite you with your lost pet. They are no bigger than a grain of rice and are placed under your pet's skin with a needle, not much differently than a routine vaccination. Unlike collars and ID tags, they can never break or fall off. They work by receiving a radio signal from a scanner and transmitting the encoded chip identification number back to the scanner. With the chip identification number in hand, the vital contact information is only a phone call away.
Cats need microchips, too! Especially cats who don't wear a collar. A chipped cat is 20 times more likely to find his home again if he gets lost!
Each chip carries a unique number that is linked in an online database to the name and contact information of the pet's owner. The pet and its owner are enrolled in a database with the corresponding chip number. Owners MUST keep their contact information up to date for the system to work properly. The chip has no battery. It is energized by radio waves of hand held scanners used by animal shelters and veterinarians.
KEY PARTS
1. Microchip holds the unique ID number.
2. Tuning capacitor receives power from an external scanner and sends it to the microchip.
3. Copper antenna coil then transmits microchip's information to scanner.
4. Biocompatible glass capsule- nontoxic and designed to prevent allergic reactions- surrounds components.
