2009.04.16
A chip in the shoulder
The Roanoke Valley SPCA is sponsoring a microchip clinic on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The tiny chip is inserted under the pet's skin between the shoulder blades. That sounds worse than it actually is. Even my paper-thin-skinned greyhounds barely flinched when they were chipped.
At the moment of chip insertion, I believe my kitty, Thai, gave the vet a very dirty look, similar to this one.
But hey, he's a cat. That's just how he rolls.
The chip can ensure that your pet finds the way home if he or she ever becomes lost. As careful as we all try to be with our pets, sometimes they just slip away. If your pet is found, that chip becomes your pet's identification card, allowing any animal control officer anywhere to be able to reunite you with your wayward fur baby.
Prove that you adopted your best buddy from the RVSPCA and the fee for the chip is only $15. For all other critters, the fee is $25. If you adopted your pal from the RVSPCA in the last two years, you have no worries; your critter is already chipped.
