>Has anyone microchipped their ferrets?  I would be interested in hearing
>pros and cons.  Is there one particular brand which is more universal
>that the others?
 
I have microchipped all of mine, and quite a few others.  The ferrets have
not seemed to mind it - none were done under anesthesia, and usually their
noses were stuck in a puddle of Ferretone, and they couldn't have cared
less about getting the chip implanted.  I have seen no problems from the
chip - either in ferrets or in other animals.
 
As far as types of chips - most of them nowadays are readable by any
reader, so that's not as much of a problem as it used to be.  Personally I
use the AVID chip, and have been pleased with the company's database and
support when animals have been located - my clinic got a call last year
about a dog that we'd chipped who was found running down a street in Las
Vegas.  We're in Pennysylvania.
 
Dr. Ruth
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Save lives - spay or neuter your pet.
[Posted in FML issue 3652]