Pet Microchipping from Your Veterinarian in Grand Prairie, TX

The escape or theft of a beloved pet is one of the saddest events an owner can experience. The most effective choice to help find lost pets is microchipping. Our Grand Prairie, TX veterinarian indicates that it takes only a few minutes to microchip a pet at our Parkway Animal Hospital.

Why Choose Microchipping?

Microchipping offers three important benefits. It helps locate a lost pet quickly, provides proof of ownership, and is permanent identification.

Our veterinarian notes that of the roughly 8 million animals taken into shelters every year, only around 20 percent of dogs and just 2 percent of cats return home. Microchips, which last longer than a pet’s lifetime, greatly improve the odds and are convenient for owners. All an owner must do after chip insertion is register contact information with the manufacturer and make sure that information stays current.

A microchip is far more effective than a detachable collar. Some owners prefer the combination of a microchipping plus a breakaway collar with identification tags as the optimal protection for a cat or a dog.

Our veterinarian inserts a microchip under the skin between a pet’s shoulder blades using a syringe like one used for vaccinations. Each chip is roughly the size of a grain of rice and bears a unique manufacturer-assigned identification number.

The staff at a veterinary practice, police station, or animal shelter can scan a pet with a special wand to determine whether it has undergone microchipping. If it has, the unique chip number will display, allowing the process to reunite the pet with its owner to begin.

Schedule an Appointment with Our Grand Prairie, TX Veterinarian

Our Parkway Animal Hospital in Grand Prairie, TX is a full-service animal hospital that provides both routine and emergency care for pets. We offer an environment that is calm and relaxing to both pets and their human families. To schedule an appointment with our veterinarian for microchipping or other care or to ask any questions about our services, call us today at 972-263-7277.