The only people that can scan the microchip are healthcare providers that have microchip scanners. Anyone with a scanner can scan a pet for a microchip, but it's just a database that you go out to that's going to have the information that you put into it regarding that pet's microchip.

It's just the number. Once the number is searched within the microchip database, the only information retrieved will be what you provided. This typically includes your name, address, phone number, and possibly your pet's name. For instance, you might have entered 'Fluffy' as your pet's name along with the chip information. No sensitive information beyond this is stored in the database. For example, it won't include your credit card number or social security number. The microchip is solely a means to help your cat find its way back to you.

The information from your cat's microchip works in the following way: First, the microchip is sold to the pet hospital or rescue shelter that purchases these microchips. Once we implant the microchip into your cat, we provide you with information, either in the form of a brochure or by assisting you in visiting a website to upload the microchip number. This number is a unique identifier for the microchip we implanted, consisting of sixteen digits. You then enter your information into a database, which typically includes just your name, address, and phone number. This simple process allows you to associate your information with the microchip so you can be reunited with your cat if needed.

No, your dog will not stop running away because you neuter them. If your dog wants to run away and it's an intact male, it's running away because it's wanting to find other dogs or it's fun or might get a smell of an estrus female somewhere and that's why it's running away. If you neuter that dog, that dog still knows the taste of freedom and running wanting to run away is still going to be an issue. We would like to prevent your dog from even wanting to just apt to run away in the first place by getting them spayed and neutered at the appropriate age but I would never tell a client if I neuter your dog it's going to stop it from running away, that's absolutely not going to happen.