Brown County residents can bring their cat to Bean Blossom Clinic with no appointment needed on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8 to 11 a.m. or 3 to 4 p.m. for a free microchip implant with another service. If no other service is needed, there is a $10 technician fee. Regular price for microchips is $37.50.
That horrible panic feeling is overwhelming when your beloved pet gets lost.
Maybe you just gave her a bath and hadn’t put her collar and tag back on. Maybe a delivery person left the door open a few minutes too long and out went the cat. National statistics indicate that one in three pets become lost at some point in their lives and yours could easily be one of them.
It can happen to anyone. One of the most effective ways to ensure your lost pet makes it back home is to have him microchipped.
A microchip is a small electronic chip with a unique number enclosed in bio-compatible material. That code links your pet to you through a registration database. The microchip is about as big as a large grain of rice and is injected under the skin between the shoulder blades of your dog or cat.
If your pet goes missing veterinary offices and animal shelters can scan your pet for a microchip. If a chip is found, it’s just a matter of a phone call and you will be reunited with your pet. It’s that simple!
Microchips can be implanted at a veterinary office. It is a simple procedure, much like getting a vaccination shot. No anesthetic is required and there is little discomfort during the procedure. Microchips are safe for use in dogs and cats.
Registering the microchip after it is implanted is as important as getting the microchip in the beginning. The registration process ties your contact information to the microchip number in your pet. Failing to register your information or not updating it when your contact information changes is the most common reason that microchipped pets aren’t reunited with their owners.
Last year, Brown County Humane Society (BCHS) quickly reunited 31 stray dogs with their owners because they were microchipped. However, only 2 of the 133 stray cats that arrived were returned to their owners thanks to a microchip. BCHS wants to help increase that number for 2022.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Brown County Lion’s Club, and with the partnership of the Bean Blossom Animal Clinic, BCHS has launched a free microchip program for Brown County cats.
Brown County residents can bring their cat to the Bean Blossom Animal Clinic with no appointment needed on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 to 11 a.m. or 3 to 4 p.m. Microchip implant will be free with another service at Bean Blossom Animal Clinic. If no other service is needed, there is a $10 technician fee. Regular price for microchips is $37.50.
At this time, the program is limited to the first 50 cats, but could expand if additional funding is secured.
— The Brown County Humane Society
