Microchipping For Other Pets

The RSPCA recommends that all cats and dogs are microchipped - but other animals can also be microchipped to help reunite them with their owners should they stray.

With the weather warming up, pets are more likely to be outdoors - increasing the risk of them straying. Animals such as rabbits and ferrets often arrive at RSPCA Branches and animal centres as strays.

Rabbits and ferrets can also be microchipped to increase the likelihood of them being reunited with their owners should they burrow out of or escape from the garden.

Microchipping is as simple as an injection. A tiny microchip - the size of a grain of rice - is painlessly inserted under the animal's skin.

Once in, the microchip cannot move or be seen, but can be read by a scanner. If a lost or stolen animal is found, the code will be revealed by passing a scanner over the microchip. Then it's just a matter of matching the code with the PetLog database.

There are just a few days left of National Microchipping month - with many vets, councils and animal charities microchipping pets at discounted rates.

Visit the RSPCA’s national microchipping month page to find out more about microchipping and events taking place in your area.

source: www.pethealthcare.co.uk