What is the minimum age that a puppy can be microchipped?
This depends on the size and breed for safety reasons. But a puppy must be chipped by the age of 8 weeks and before they are sold. Unless an exemption certificate is granted by a veterinary surgeon if the puppy is too small or if there are health reasons.
What is the minimum age that a kitten can be microchipped?
We will microchip kittens from the age of 8 weeks.
How much does it cost to microchip my cat or kitten?
The current price for cat microchipping is from £13.12
Why should I get my dog microchipped?
A microchip is a permanent form of identification. As long as the details are kept up to date, you can always be contacted if your dog goes missing.
When dogs are found straying they are collected by the local authority dog warden and kept for seven days. If your microchipped dog goes missing and is taken in by the dog warden, your contact details will be easily found and you can come and collect them straight away, even if their collar and ID tag have fallen off.
But without identification telling the dog warden who your dog belongs to, they cannot let you know your beloved pet has been found. After seven days your dog can be passed to a rehoming charity, such as Blue Cross, to be found a loving new home, or they can be euthanised by the local authority.
Each year we look after many dogs who we know must have come from loving homes as they are friendly, affectionate and have had training. But sadly, without a microchip, we have no way of reuniting them with their owners so we find them new loving families instead, even though we know that somewhere out there a heartbroken owner is missing them terribly.
It’s really important to keep your dog’s details up to date, too. We have rehomed dogs whose owners we could not get in touch with because the details on the microchip were not current.
How much does it cost to microchip a puppy?
Dogs can be microchipped at any age, but it’s more comfortable for puppies if they’re at least seven or eight weeks old before being chipped.