Where is the microchip implant location?
In dogs and cats, chips are usually inserted below the skin at the back of the neck, between the shoulder blades on the dorsal midline. The chip can often be manually detected by the guardian by gently feeling the skin in that area. It stays in place as thin layers of connective tissue form around the biocompatible glass, which encases it. Horses are microchipped on the left side of the neck, half the distance between the poll and withers, and approximately one inch below the midline of the mane, into the nuchal ligament. Birds’ microchips are injected into their breast muscles. Because proper restraint is necessary, the operation requires two people – an avian veterinarian and a trained assistant. The microchip has no power supply, battery, or moving parts. It is designed with an operating life of over 25 years and is guaranteed for the life of the animal. The chip requires no care. It does not pass through or out of the body. What is the recovery system of a mircochipped animal? Effe
