How do I find my pet’s microchip details?

Contact your usual vet, who may have recorded the number on their client records.
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There are quite a few places that you might find the MicroChip number:
  1. A certificate from the pet MicroChip database.
  2. Pet passport, if you have one.
  3. Pet insurance documentation.
  4. Your pet’s veterinary records.

What do I do with my pet’s microchip number?

To be safest, we recommend that you register your pet’s microchip both with the manufacturer’s registry and with the Found Animals registry. Found Animals: This registry is “universal” & completely free and is part of the Found Animal Foundation, a non-profit working hard to help more pets stay in their homes.

How do you check a dog’s microchip?

To tell if a dog is microchipped, gently feel the dog’s skin between its shoulder blades and its neck. See if you can feel a small, hard object about the size of a grain of rice just beneath the skin. If so, the dog is microchipped. If you can’t feel a chip, however, the dog may still have one.

Can you change the information on a dog microchip?

There’s usually no charge to do this. They’ll give you the company information so you can go online and amend contact details such as address, phone number, and email. Only the chip service can update microchip information, not your vet or other organizations.

Can you scan a cat microchip with your phone?

Unfortunately, no. A smart phone can not and will not ever be able to read a pet’s microchip. There are no apps for iphone or android that do this and there never will be.

Can I Changing microchip details without previous owner?

no it may not be proof of ownership but the name the dog is registered in with the vets, and who makes the decisions is, and actually the person owns the microchip, so they have ownership of that. No vets should change the owner of the animal without the owners express permission.

How do you change ownership of a microchipped dog?

You will need the pet’s microchip number and exact date of birth to transfer the registration online. If you don’t know the date of birth, you can ask the previous keeper to start the transfer from within their account. They will need your email address and phone number to start the transfer.

What information is stored on a dog microchip?

Each microchip contains a registration number and the phone number of the registry for the particular brand of chip. A handheld scanner reads the radio frequency of the chip and displays this information. An animal shelter or vet clinic that finds your pet can contact the registry to get your name and phone number.