Not quite. It's something that your dog is fully awake for, and so as far as the pain with it, it's just the initial injection....
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They should....
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Overall, they're pretty secure. Even though your dog has a microchip, it does not have a direct association with your contact information....
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It’s always between the shoulder blades at the back of the neck. If it were a dog or a cat, that's where we put it....
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Only if the company will be contacted....
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Just like with everything technology wise, it can fail. Although very rare, we have had to put another chip in or replace that microchip itself....
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It doesn't ensure it. As with anything else, it depends on the honesty of the finder....
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So no, not quite, as you do have to have a universal microchip scanner. Again, it’s a number that they're scanning....
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You would think it would be but it’s not. The needle is a little larger than our vaccine needle, but dogs don't complain much at all....
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Just as with any other needle it doesn't feel the best, but most of our dogs tolerate it very well....
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Dogs can live on vegan diets. First, let me define a vegan diet. That’s a diet that does not have any animal products in it....
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The microchip is going to be an identification source for them....
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It's unusual, but I have seen that happen....
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No, it is not painful at all. And laser therapy can decrease your pet's pain....
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You can give doggy NSAIDs to your dog....
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I think it's a good idea....
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So it varies, as it depends on what you're using it for, but most of the time, we're going to be using it for something like arthritis....
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I cannot say for sure if there are. I'm sure that there are, but I don't know what they are, and I definitely don't recommend them.
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Again, what the dog presents for will dictate what we have to do....
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We use a cold laser, so this is a machine that is not going to cut or anything like that like you may be familiar with with laser surgery....