Microchips are a wonderful tool in lost pet recovery, resulting in thousands of successful reunions each year. But since many microchip companies compete in the same marketplace, it can be difficult to quickly identify the microchip brand.
- If you do have internet access, a useful tool is the AAHA Microchip Look up tool.
- If you don’t have internet access, keep this microchip guide from Petlink nearby. It shows the unique identifying format of the top microchip companies with the corresponding toll-free number to call.
Print and keep this guide handy with your scanner so that you can quickly get a lost pet back to his/her family.
The reverse side shows the Keys to Effect Scanning. Follow these directions to make sure you don’t miss a microchip!
Thank you to Petlink for this useful guide to help more lost pets get home!
Here is the pdf file of the guide: PetLink Microchip Guide_New_2016