Safeway is running a fundraiser where you can get a microchip implanted
into your animal for $15 per chip.  $4 of that goes to the Dowey clinic
for low-income pet owners.
 
There is one catch.  You must have a Safeway Club Card.
 
All clinics run from 1:00pm to 5:00 pm.  Price includes the chip,
implantation, and registry into the national database.  Almost every
veternarian, animal shelter, Humane society and PAWS has a chip scanner.
This dramatically increases the chance of recovering our michevious little
fuzzies.  Think about it.
 
Dates & Locations
June 5th: Aberdeen, Maple valley, Lynnwood, Port Townsend, Seattle
(California Ave store).
* June 6th: Aberdeen, Maple Valley, Kent, Oak Harbor, Shelton
  June 12th: Issaquah, Olympia, Shoreline, Kirkland, Renton, Tacoma
**June 13th: Bellevue, Issaquah, Port Orchard, Renton, Shoreline, Spanaway
 
*  WSFA Meeting
** OFA Ferret Party
 
The chip is injected sub-dermal into the scruff of the ferret.  The chip
itself is about the size of a grain of rice.  Adverse reactions include
swelling & tenderness.
 
This is a good thing.  We plan on having Carrot, Gidget and Matrix chipped.
Wuly was chiped when we adopted him from Cascade Ferret Network.  For frame
of reference, a local vet clinic was going to charge us $85/ferret to have
them chipped.
 
Anyone know where I can buy a chip scanner at?
 
For the love of the ferrets,
Bryan Lipscy
WSFA: http://www.daft.com/~wsfa
[Posted in FML issue 2686]