Microchipping

Cat & Dog Microchipping in Kane County

A loose collar, a frayed leash, a door ajar or a momentary distraction. Sometimes, that’s all it takes for a pet to go missing. And while an updated ID tag on your pet’s collar can help, tags can also fall off and go missing, or be easily removed. On the other hand, a cat or dog microchip is forever; it can’t be removed, misplaced, or dropped. At Dundee Animal Hospital, we recommend that every pet be microchipped to give them the best chance at returning home.

How Pet Microchips Work

A cat or dog microchip is not a miniature GPS system, so it can’t track your pet’s movements and location. However, it does contain information that connects them to you. Each individual microchip contains a unique ID number, and when you register your pet’s microchip as directed, their chip can be scanned anytime for its ID number, which is then entered into a universal database to bring up your contact information. Animal hospitals, shelters, and some police stations have microchip scanners available to check for microchips in pets.

Benefits of Microchipping My Pet

Microchipping your pet provides a secure and permanent form of identification, significantly increasing the chances of a safe return if they get lost. It serves as proof of ownership and helps in reuniting with your beloved companion swiftly. This simple and painless procedure offers peace of mind, ensuring your pet’s safety and protection.

Will Microchipping My Pet Be Painful?

Pet microchipping is not painful and can be done very quickly at any of our three locations. The microchip is placed just under the skin between the shoulder blades, where your pet can’t scratch. Once in place, the microchip will remain there for life and cause no discomfort to your pet. The microchip itself is about the same size as a grain of rice.

Register Your Cat or Dog Microchip

An unregistered cat or dog microchip will be of no use to you or your pet. When your pet gets microchipped at Dundee Animal Hospital, we take care of registering their microchip ID number into the required database with all your contact information. If a shelter or other animal hospital finds your pet, they can just scan their chip, enter the ID number into the database, and find your contact information.

If any of your contact information changes, be sure to update it in the database.

To learn more about East Dundee microchipping or to book an appointment, simply give us a call at (847) 428-6114!

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Nancy Clemens

We have gone to Dundee Animal Hospital for decades and always great group of doctors and receptionists. Our dog hadn’t been pooping but liquid and the Vet checked him over, put him on some meds and food and he’s doing much better. Thank you!

Chris H

I don't remember the intake nurse or the doctors names for that I apologize they worked with my Abby and they both provided a warn welcoming atmosphere both people talk to you and not at you like other vets. Meds were a little high priced but we'll worth being able to set a same day appointment without the emergency fee attached. 4.5 stars.

Jessica

I’m grateful for the team at Dundee Animal Hospital Elgin, and Dundee. I never thought to use them for standard veterinary services due to using Dundee a handful of times for after hours euthanasia services and the sadness it brought being at the clinic, but after taking my young dog to a “specialty clinic” and was given a 7k + estimate, for extreme services. I called around the same night and Elgin got me in same day, Dr. Larson took a less invasive approach and was able to send part of my dogs abnormal growth away for testing without removing an entire digit like the specialty wanted too. They were all very kind and treated Millie with love and were not afraid to handle her. They made eye contact with me and were transparent about the process. When I had a question about my dog’s medication dosage on Saturday, I called Dundee after hours and while it was not a true emergency the tech was kind and provided me the information I needed. Thank you for saving me THOUSANDS and for saving Millie’s foot.

Kaitlyn Braun

It is always a pleasant time at Dundee Animal Hospital. We brought our cat Lenny in to get neutered and we also had them check for polyps and they found two big polyps that they were able to remove and everyone was just as excited as we were. Lenny has been having respiratory issues for a while, so we were ecstatic to hear this amazing news!

The staff is also so knowledgeable and always answers our questions if we have concerns. They followed up to ensure Lenny was doing well this morning and answered some concerns that I had and made me feel so much better.

Thank you for being such a great animal hospital!