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Okay. Deep breaths. :eyeroll:
Chisum was microchipped by his rescue before we got him. They gave me registration paperwork for AKC reunite so that is where his microchip is registered.
My cat Friday was microchipped last week. He has previously been a farm cat, but as I am moving around January and intend to take him with me, I wanted him chipped. I believe the vet used a Home Again microchip.
Sophie was microchipped this morning (depending on how Chisum handles "town" she may be coming with me as well and he may have to remain on the farm). I'm not sure what brand was used.
So, I liked the AKC reunite because it was easy to register and it has a flat, one-time fee. Home Again appears to charge yearly, which isn't ideal but would be fine if it were somehow "better".
But I have no idea what is truly "better", if that makes sense. I'm reading all kinds of things that say if my pet is lost they may be able to read the chip but may not be able to find the registry and so I could be SOL. Others are saying that if I don't register with Avid or HomeAgain I'm wasting my time.
Sophie has a collar with two phone numbers and the words "microchipped" attached so as long as she didn't theoretically lose her collar too she'd be okay...Friday doesn't wear a collar. He could, but I'd like for it to be a breakaway collar which would be far easier for him to lose.
I'm sure I'm coming across as paranoid but I'm very concerned with keeping my creatures safe, especially when it comes to the big, bad "town".
What are my options? Is there really one company that is better than another?
Chisum was microchipped by his rescue before we got him. They gave me registration paperwork for AKC reunite so that is where his microchip is registered.
My cat Friday was microchipped last week. He has previously been a farm cat, but as I am moving around January and intend to take him with me, I wanted him chipped. I believe the vet used a Home Again microchip.
Sophie was microchipped this morning (depending on how Chisum handles "town" she may be coming with me as well and he may have to remain on the farm). I'm not sure what brand was used.
So, I liked the AKC reunite because it was easy to register and it has a flat, one-time fee. Home Again appears to charge yearly, which isn't ideal but would be fine if it were somehow "better".
But I have no idea what is truly "better", if that makes sense. I'm reading all kinds of things that say if my pet is lost they may be able to read the chip but may not be able to find the registry and so I could be SOL. Others are saying that if I don't register with Avid or HomeAgain I'm wasting my time.
Sophie has a collar with two phone numbers and the words "microchipped" attached so as long as she didn't theoretically lose her collar too she'd be okay...Friday doesn't wear a collar. He could, but I'd like for it to be a breakaway collar which would be far easier for him to lose.
I'm sure I'm coming across as paranoid but I'm very concerned with keeping my creatures safe, especially when it comes to the big, bad "town".
What are my options? Is there really one company that is better than another?