Simon&Sophia Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Had a letter through from the manufacturer of the brand of chip that Qilaq has, saying that there has been several chips in the same batch as hers develop a fault. Whereby, the chip fails to read. So we should take her to the vets to have it tested. So we did, and it didnt read. So she had another one free of charge - didnt move or blink. She's such a tank! It was the brand Virbac, with the batch prefix "9000880" and surrounding batches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Thanks for the *heads up*. Don't they get scanned after being implanted (or even before?) to check that the chip is working? Especially if done by a vet who will have that equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon&Sophia Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Thanks for the *heads up*. Don't they get scanned after being implanted (or even before?) to check that the chip is working? Especially if done by a vet who will have that equipment They do, yes. These chips apparently fail over time. So i have to return to the vets in a few weeks, and then months to see how this chip is doing. I asked about a possible rupture/degeneration of the silicone casing to the chip and apparently this wont have been the problem and shouldnt be a problem gong forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 glad they didn't re charge you - hopefully people will take heed and get their pets scanned and checked x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon&Sophia Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Im not sure how popular a brand/manufacturer of chip this is -- but anyone who's dog has one, id check just to be sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 It may be worth asking your vet every year at booster time or whenever to rescan the chips our dogs have to make sure they are still active. Although none of mine have that brand of chip, it makes you think - thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 God glad u found out imagine if she went missing n you didn't know her chip didn't work! :-o good of your vets to do it free ov charge Sent from my ST18i using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I've heard of chips migrating around the body before but never failing. We pop into the vets to get Bear/Ice weighed and scanned occasionally to check the chips still in place and see how much of a Heiffer she's become (Bear, that is) lol. Thank goodness they sent you a letter to warn you is all I can say because god knows what could of happened if she'd escaped without a working chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon&Sophia Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Yeah, my vets scan everytime i go in for something If they forget, ill remind them from now on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon&Sophia Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Yeahh, the vets didnt lose out, the manufacturer provided the new chips for free. (or the vet sent of a tear off from my letter to reclaim the costs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvinandmommy Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 We have to get Calvin rechipped. His chip migrated to under his arm. I'm pretty mad. Now I have to pay $50 to get him rechipped. At least they sent a letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Jones Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 i had one of those letters when I got back after my holiday last week and took Brooke on Saturday to have her chip tested and all was OK they never said about checking it again but thanks for the heads up on that as now each time I go to the vets I think I'll ask them to just check the chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketcase687 Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Yes,thanks for the tip.Definititely worth checking my 4 next time we visit the vet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Our vet checks the chip as standard. It's part of their check up at booster time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingspanner Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 We got a letter to get Storm's checked too, taking her in tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingspanner Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Storm's has been checked and is fine, however I did find out a little nugget of infro. The chips that failed apparently did so when they warmed up to the dog's body temperature. If they have been checked subsequently are found to be OK, then they are no more likely to fail than any other chip. This obviously shouldn't be taken as gospel, and you should still have them checked if requested to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon&Sophia Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Im wondering if they changed production technique in that case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraB Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 That's a good idea to have the vet check at annual visits. I'm going to have to ask for that from now on or do it myself (my mom has one of those scaners for her rescue). As for the chips moving, at least at the shelter I was at, they check all over the dog's whole body looking for the chip. It's not very hard to scan the whole body and with chips migrating being common knowledge, I'm sure (at least I hope!) all vets and shelters check the whole dog and not just the shoulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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