Microchipping

A microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is injected underneath your pet’s skin, usually on their back between the shoulders. It can be done during a normal consultation. The microchip is embedded with a code unique to your pet and is the most effective form of permanent identification. This code is placed onto a national computer database, so it is particularly useful in the return of lost pets. They can also assist where the ownership of an animal is in dispute. In NSW microchipping is compulsory for all pets.

If you move address or change your contact details, make sure you update your pet’s entry on the pet registry.

If a pet is ever lost and is handed in at a veterinary clinic or animal shelter a microchip scanner is passed over the animal to reveal the unique code. The vet or animal shelter can then refer to the database to identify the name, address and phone number of the owner, so they can be reunited.

If your pet is not microchipped please give us a call to make an appointment to have one inserted. 
If you find a lost pet please call us to arrange for us to scan the animal and hopefully reunite them with their owner. Please note however that it is illegal for us to hold stray animals on the premises as we are not a licensed impoundment facility. See the Port Stephens council website for further information.