Microchip details reminder
A microchip only helps if the registry has your current phone and address. What to check, where to look it up, and a reminder once a year.
What to check
- Find the chip numberIt is on the adoption or vet paperwork, or any vet or shelter can scan for it.
- Find which registry holds itThe AAHA Universal Pet Microchip Lookup names the registry for a chip number.
- Check your phone and addressLog in to that registry, or call it, and make sure both are current.
- Add a second contactSomeone who can answer if you cannot.
- Update it after any changeA move, a new phone number, a new owner.
On the American Animal Hospital Association site. It shows which registry holds a chip number; your details stay with the registry.
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Questions
Can a microchip show where my pet is?
No. A microchip holds a number that a scanner reads when your pet is found, and the registry links that number to your contact details.
Why check it every year?
Because a phone number or address changes and the registry is not told. The chip can only lead back to you through the details the registry has.
Do you keep my chip number?
We never ask for it. The reminder is made in your browser and carries no chip number.