The Vet Practice

If there ever was an event that highlighted the value of a Microchip then the recent bushfires were just that.

All animals bought in to us for treatment were scanned for microchips to help us locate their fretting owners.

Those which were microchipped identified them as "owned" pets as distinct from those which may have been strays.

In most cases those pets that had been microchipped were reunited with their owners.

Sadly, most of the patients we did see were not microchipped making our job of matching missing pets with their owners much more difficult.

We urge all pet owners to seriously consider microchipping all your pets as it doesn't need a tragedy like the fires in order for them to become lost.

Microchipping is a cost effective and efficient way of reuniting lost pets with their owners - for life.