How Microchip Identification Works
Microchip identification of animals, whether that’s dogs, cats, horses, rabbits or parrots, is integral to the modern veterinarian’s practice. Microchip identification allows individual animals to be identified with certainty, provides proof of ownership and access to contact details for the legal owner. For stories involving a lost pet, or a stolen animal, it’s vital to understand how microhchips and the system works.
The microchip itself is around the size of a grain of rice, and coated in glass. The glass it very sturdy and non-reactive to living tissue, so after the initial implantation the animal should have no irritation from the chip. It has a very small frequency receiver and only one piece of data: a fifteen digit number, eg 981000000XXXXXX.
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