Pets at Home vets are doing microchipping for £10 this weekend.

[Fluffycloudland77]

So go and get it done.

YY everyone go and get this done. It is so important.

Thanks for the tip, Fluffy. Such a small price for such a large benefit.

Thanks for letting us know, will make sure I pass it on!

I was able to get my cats chipped & snipped at reduced cost (thanks to the Cats Protection voucher scheme) but if I'd not been eligible I'd've scraped together the cash somehow because I think it's so important.

I did the same as Zebra, both mine got done when they were spayed and snipped :).

Will definitely let others know though as it's certainly worth doing. Is it just for cats or does it include dogs also? (I have a few family members with dogs and I know it's going to become compulsory to get them all chipped soon.)

Even with mine having since decided that they are indoor cats I'm still glad they're chipped just in case they decided to go leaping off one day...

I can't find any info on the Pets At Home event, but Dogs Trust are doing [http://www.chipmydog.org.uk/?page_id=107 free] microchipping sessions, Winter, so perhaps they would be interested?

Gah. That would be free microchipping. Fail, self, fail.

Thanks Zebra will pass this on to family. :)

It didn't specify but there was a picture of a cat and a dog

Thanks Fluffy. If it shows both then I guess it should apply to the pair - otherwise it's a false advertisement and should specify which one.

All the references on the net are to 'pets' so I guess dogs are part of it.

Got my girl done when she was spayed. Seemed better to do it while she was under the GA somehow!

You're welcome Winter

Dido - it is a bloody great needle for the chip so our vet recommends you have it done when they're under the GA for neutering!

The Lodger never even noticed. The chief vet nurse showed him a treat while the needle was going in and he's so nice-food-focussed that he wouldn't have noticed a marching band going past.

Am imagining a marching band parading through a veterinary surgery. There IS a Music In Hospitals project at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals Trust (rheumatology appointments are so much more fun with live harp music just outside the consulting room, yes) so maybe we will see this yet...