Can you read dog chip with phone? Surprising Answer

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How to scan dog microchip with phone

  • Get the chip number and registration information from your dog’s vaccination records. This has important data that you will need in case of an emergency, such as:
    • owner contact information and address
    • pet name
    • type of animal (dog)
    • breed group (i.e., terrier)
    • Also get any other relevant info like medical conditions or medications your pet is on
  • Make sure your phone has a scanning app. There are many free apps available for both Android and Apple devices. One such app is called “Microchip Scanner”
  • If you have a microchip implant in your dog, there’s a good chance that someone who finds your pet can scan the chip with their smartphone
  • Contact local shelters to let them know about lost or found animals in your area. Include the chip number, breed, and color of your pet
  • If you find a lost dog, take them to the nearest animal shelter. They will scan the microchip and contact the owner if they are listed on the chip registry
  • If you see a stray dog, please try to capture it safely and bring it to your local animal shelter so they can scan for a microchip implant. This is often the quickest way to reunite a lost pet with their family!

    • Update: January 4, 20 Still not pet scanner app for iphone or Andoroid or any mobile device.

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    Step #1: Confirm Whether Your Dog Has A Microchip

    It’s pointless to do any of these if your pet doesn’t have a microchip under its skin. This step only applies if you’re not the one who got the chip implanted. So, make sure the dog has a microchip for sure.

    How to Scan a Pet’s Microchip | Badger Veterinary Hospital

    Despite your best efforts, accidents can happen. Someone leaves a door ajar, an intrepid pooch digs under a fence, and your best intentions go awry: Your pet escapes and gets lost. If theyre wearing a collar and identification tag, chances are good that you’ll get them back.

    To protect their pets, many owners turn to technology, in the form of identification microchips implanted in their pets. Microchips are tiny transponders, about the size of a grain of rice, that can be implanted in your pets skin by many veterinarians and animal shelters; some shelters implant one in all pets they place.

    Microchips are a good back-up option for pet identification, but should never be the main one. Reading a microchip takes a special scanner, one that an animal control officer or shelter will have, but your neighbor down the street will not. And if Fido wanders off, its likely to be a private citizen who encounters them first. Thats why, in the event of accidental separation, identification tags are your pets first ticket home.

    That said, microchips provide an extra level of protection in case your pet loses their collar and tags. Providing your pets with both tags and a microchip can help ensure a happy reunion if the unthinkable happens.