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Permanent Identification
Nobody expects to lose their pet, yet it happens all too often.
A great number of those animals lost or stolen never make it back home.
To maximize the chance of having your beloved pet returned, we strongly recommend you have him/her tattooed or micro-chipped, or even both.
There are advantages to both programs and really no disadvantages to either.
TATTOO
Each Care Pet Wellness Group location participates in a province wide tattoo registration program coordinated by the BCVMA. A series of numbers and letters are tattooed in the right ear while the animal is under heavy sedation (most often while they are anesthetized for their spay or neuter). These are specific to the hospital where the tattoo is done so it is very important to keep your contact information up to date with us. Tattoos have the advantage of being visible to anyone who looks for them but unfortunately can fade over time.
MICROCHIP
In this case your pet would have a tiny microchip (encased in a bio-medical capsule about the size of a grain of rice) implanted with a specialized needle just under the loose skin between the shoulder blades. This microchip can then be scanned by any animal shelter or veterinary office and the encoded information entered into a data base to trace the pet back to its owner. Most animals do not require sedation for this procedure. The data base is North America wide and covers much of Europe as well.
Both of these programs can and should be used in conjunction with collars and tags.
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