Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Microchipping Your Dog

Sat, 13 May 2006 12:31:36 -0700

Thanks Deb for the information!
 
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From: "debkobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Here is my microchip story - well 2 - lol.
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> I had an American Eskimo, JC, for 17 years. She passes away this
> Jan. Towards the end, she would disappear when you let her out to go
> to the bathroom. She never took off during any part of her life but
> the last month, she would just disappear for up to 5 hours at a
> time. She didn't walk very well and her sight was poor. Well, my
> niece came and let them out one afternoon and JC disappeared again.
> I was on my way home and she was running late so she called me to
> let me know JC was gone...again. We got home and still no JC. Thirty
> minutes later my mom called me to ask where JC was so I told her she
> was in a crazy stage and took off again. She corrected me - she had
> walked over a mile on busy roads and got hit. Of course the person
> that hit her just kept going but thankfully a nice man stopped and
> took care of her - held her and took her up to the shelter. She
> passed away shortly after he got her there. I would never have known
> what happened to the wonderful creature if she wasn't micro-chipped.
> They knew whom to call after they scanned her. My number was never
> updated when I changed it but mom's was still the same so they
> called her. I am so thankful I had that done 13 years ago. I miss
> her terribly but I was lucky to have for the 17 years. Her
> replacement is Pookie, my first chi (after a sammy and 2 eskies, I
> was so ready for a short-haired dog).
>
> My other story is a bit different - we had a rottie that climbed
> almost any fence she came across. She even jumped the vets fence
> when she got fixed - lol . She was "arrested" for being out and
> about, taken to the shelter and not scanned. Their scanner was
> broken for a long time I guess. The micro-chip was worthless around
> here at that time.
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> I am going to get Pookie chipped in the very near future. I will
> also make infrequent calls to the shelter to make sure they are up
> and running and hopefully let them know how important it is to have
> a functioning piece of equipment.
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