The Animal Hospital of Waynesboro offers the Home Again microchip.  In the last 7 years, Home Again has returned well over 107,000 lost pets to their owners.  Although no pet owner likes to think about it, too many dogs and cats become lost from their homes each year.  Permanent identification of your pet is crucial to maximizing his or her chances of returning home to you if your pet becomes lost. 

Identification tags that attach to a pet’s collar are a good start, and should include your name and address.  However, too often, the animal loses its collar with the I.D. tag.

Microchip identification is a permanent identification for your pet that cannot be lost.  The microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is implanted under the skin of your pet’s shoulders.  This is done while the pet is under anesthesia for surgery, such as at the time of spay or neuter, or with a local anesthetic during an office visit.  Your pet’s information, microchip number and your information are added to a national database.  Most veterinary clinics and animal shelters have scanners for these microchip I.D.’s.   You can get more information about Home Again at their website:  www.homeagain.com