Will my cat’s microchip stay in place?

Ideally, the chip will stay where it's put, but that's not always true. We insert microchips in the back shoulder region, but they can sometimes move, especially in pets that were microchipped when they were very young and then grew quite a bit. The microchip may end up sliding down the front legs, maybe into the shoulder area or down by the elbows.

The microchip can migrate, but if they're placed in the appropriate area, they don't tend to. However, some do migrate down on the legs or down the back. That's why we perform a scan over the whole pet before and after inserting the microchip to ensure we're not missing anything and the pet doesn't end up with two chips.