At what age can pups be safely chipped?
How early to microchip?
Brent McDowell
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At what age can pups be safely chipped?
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my wife chips all pups at 6-8 weeks
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What's the best way to handle the EIC testing process with dew claws and microchipping since one is done within the first week and the second is handled much later? Any advice from someone who's been through this process would be appreciated. Thanks,
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My pup was tested for EIC via dewclaws but was not microchipped until 8 weeks of age. She is EIC Clear! I will have the EIC test redone so that the results will be "official/verified" and posted on OFA. That's the only way around it if you want to post verified results. Otherwise if the test results are only for you, you don't have to spend the additional money to retest.
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My vet advised against microchipping until they had a reason to be sedated b/c the needle is so large and puppies are so squirmish....so he advised waiting until nuetering/spading or some other surgery.
I just had mine chipped about a month ago at age 5months when she had to have a foreign object removed from her stomach.
I just had mine chipped about a month ago at age 5months when she had to have a foreign object removed from her stomach.
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I just posed the question on a breeders list that's mostly show breeders. One replied that a friend of hers started chipping and removing the dewclaws on the day born and has had no problems. I plan to chip them and EIC test with dew claws, will be talking with the vet on what she recommends. I don't think this mom would leave collars, since I'm paying for it, I figure it may as well be done right the first time. I know I don't want to retest.
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Cedarswamp,
Let me know what your vet has to say about this. I'm in the camp of 'do it once and be done' as well if it's okay on the pups. Of the two vets I've consulted with, both prefer to wait until at least 8 weeks to microchip. I'd love to have another viewpoint to discuss with them on this. Thanks,
Brent
Let me know what your vet has to say about this. I'm in the camp of 'do it once and be done' as well if it's okay on the pups. Of the two vets I've consulted with, both prefer to wait until at least 8 weeks to microchip. I'd love to have another viewpoint to discuss with them on this. Thanks,
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I will let you know. I'm thinking to wait until the day we do the dew claws. The breeder that did it did them herself, shots and chips I'm ok with, not brave enough to do the dews myself. Her thinking/reasoning is the horomones from mom during labor lessened the pain. I prob won't talk to the vet until x-ray next Sat.
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I spoke with a couple of vets after hearing from a breeder (breeding for 20+ years) that she no longer microchips all of her pups prior to sending them to their new homes. She told me that she had problems with the chip migrating. The vets I spoke to recommended waiting until the pups were at least 7 weeks old.
I have been microchipping all of my litters at 7 weeks of age for years and have not had any problems with migration to my knowledge. I have had opportunities to check the microchip when the pups have come back to board or attend our Open House here at the kennel. I plan to chip my current litter at 7 weeks of age. I use Home Again chips.
I have been microchipping all of my litters at 7 weeks of age for years and have not had any problems with migration to my knowledge. I have had opportunities to check the microchip when the pups have come back to board or attend our Open House here at the kennel. I plan to chip my current litter at 7 weeks of age. I use Home Again chips.
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I microchip all pups at six weeks at the same time that they receive their vaccinations. I have had one case where the chip migrated down the right shoulder but still consider microchipping before pups leave my home to be very important. Frankly, I don't believe most puppy purchasers would bother and I also like the fact that, as the purchaser of the chip, I will be called if the puppy owner fails to register the chip or can't be located and the puppy is lost. I would not want to microchip earlier because of the migration issue and the size of the needle.
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I've been microchipping with Home Again for over 15 years. I've only had one migrated chip reported back to me and that was in a litter 9 years ago.
I just purchased a dog that was chipped with Avid by previous owner's vet as a three-year old just a few months before purchase. When my vet scanned for the EIC test, the Avid chip had migrated from the between shoulder blades to the loose skin at the side of the neck. Vet advised that the chip's location shouldn't cause any problems.
My vet chipped 12 three-week old pups last year for CNM carrier litter testing. As of 7-8 weeks when pups went home, all chips were still in place as I checked them weekly. The female I kept still has the chip at the original implant site at 1 year of age.
Surprisingly to me, the three week old pups seemed less affected by the procedure than the six week old pups.
I normally microchip at 6 weeks.
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Thank you all very much for your input on this. I'm not going to have a litter until later this fall, but I want to make sure I can plan for the things that can be planned for. There will be enough to worry about once the labor starts, I'm sure. Thanks again.
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We decided to x-ray today...expecting a minimum of 9-10 (she had 9 first litter). The vet said she saw no problem with microchipping them to do the dew claw submittals for EIC. She said if it were small breed pups, she might would be hesitant to say yes at that age, but since they're labs and likely to be close to a pound each, she thought it would be fine. I'll do the chips, but the dew claws I'll leave to the vet. They also like to do the dew claws day 2-3 but said as late as day 5-6 would be ok if need be depending on when they're born/weekend/etc.
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