Zen wrote:
>>From:    Alicia Drakiotes <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Re: Microchips  (yes,yes,yes))
>>The installation of a micro chip requires NO MORE than an extra
>>innoculation.  This places the permanent ID the skin of the animal(s)
>>above the shoulder blades.
 
>Well sometimes they start there but end up elsewhere.  We've known them to
>slide under the skin down to the belly.  <grin>
 
BIll, I understand your comment it is possible that the inserters of the
chips were not careful as to the placements.  If the microchip is inserted
from behind the animal ( needle pointing toward the head), it is conceivable
that the person administering the chip will overshoot the shoulder blade
area thus inserting the chip in a postition that would cause it to
"gravitate" down into the arm (leg) or chest under the skin.
 
We have found no gravitation and have developed an insertion method (with
the help of the shelter vet) where the microchip is inserted in a postion
from the head (pointing towards the haunches).  This firmly places the
microchip on top of the shoulder blades and it does not tend to gravitate
across soft tissue.  It requires only a few short hours before the chip is
firmly in place as the outer coating of the micro chips are made to attract
the scar tissue.  So we always pick nap time - mid afternoon for micro chip
ID times adn let them go back to sleep-- wghen they come out to play there
is never any problem and the chips stay intact!  Of course we have only
inserted 200-- I suppose by the time we insert 1,000 there may be one or
two that travel <grin>.
 
alicia
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2392]