Aussie cat info on local cat laws
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Microchip Your Cat A safe and effective way to keep track of your cat is microchipping. The microchip reader functions much like a scanner at your local supermarket. The information stored on the chip includes your name, address, telephone number and your cat's physical details. It is imperative that the owner keeps the information up to date so the cat can be returned safely home if it is lost. If an owner has a change of address or telephone number, this information should be reentered into the microchip and stored so your cat's details are current. This is not a foolproof method, if your cat gets lost in an area where a scanner is not available, your best bet for identifying your cat is an ID tag and safety collar containing all necessary information. If your cat is wearing a safety collar and ID tag, this can help prevent your cat from going to an animal shelter when it is lost. The ID tag will ensure that your cat will not be considered a stray and the person who finds it can more easily return it to you.
Microchipping is not an expensive procedure, in most areas the cost of this safety precaution is $50 AU. Each year, 10 million or more pets are lost and about 75% of cats have lost their collars by the time they reach an animal shelter. There is some controversy regarding the microchipping process used to identify your cat. Some microchips are scanned at a higher frequency than others, depending on the scanner. Find out more information from your veterinarian or local animal shelter about the frequencies used in the microchip that is provided for you and your cat. If a scanner cannot scan the information on your cat's microchip then the microchipping process is futile. Shelter workers may assume there is no microchip in your pet and will not be able to contact you if your cat is lost and ends up at the shelter. Mark Clayson is a professional, home business entrepreneur, mentor and speaker. Visit Start Work at Home for more information on starting or developing a home business or his official site to find out more. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dr._Mark_Clayson
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"Microchips" are small computer chips, approximately the size of a grain of rice. The veterinarian imbeds the chip under your cat's skin, usually in the scruff of the neck, to give your cat a unique number that is used to identify your cat if it gets lost or goes missing. This minor procedure is as painless as an injection or vaccine and most cats have no reaction when they undergo microchipping. The number and information stored on the chip is used when your cat is lost and can be scanned by a microchip reader at veterinarian's offices, animal shelters and animal hospitals.
Contact your local vet for prices and services for microchipping, the average cost in WA is around $50 AU including registration. Cats invariably work out ways to get their collars and identification tags off so be smart and get your cat microchipped as well. My cat Sooty managed to get his new collar and tag off three times in the first week of wearing it! If your cat is constantly wriggling out of its collar try a leather one instead, my cat Sooty has not managed to get this one off at all in comparison to the lightweight fabric one he had first up.