NOTICE: Save This Life Microchips
Save This Life Microchip, used by our hospital and many others, has abruptly shut down without notice. As a result, "Save This Life" microchips will no longer help reunite you with your pet if they go missing until you re-register your microchip with a new company.
**Please note: the physical chip itself is a universal chip and is still safe and functional**
HERE ARE THE STEPS TO TAKE:
Step 1: Locate your pet's microchip number
Step 2: Copy it into the AAHA national microchip lookup database to see if it is registered: www.aaha.org/for-veterinary-professionals/microchip-search/
(Save This Life Microchips will not be registered)
Step 3: If the chip is registered, it will display the company information and you do NOT need to re-register (However, we do recommend contacting them at some point soon just to ensure that your information is up-to-date, as addresses and phone numbers may change over time.) If it shows "no results" however, you'll need to re-register the microchip.
Step 4: To re-register a microchip, visit Free Pet Chip Registry www.freepetchipregistry.com/ or any other company of your choosing. You typically need to set up an account with your information, your veterinarian's information and your pet's basic information. If you want to confirm that your microchip has been re-registered. After giving it a few moments you may re-check it in the AAHA database to confirm. It should indicate that it is registered with the company you chose to re-register it with.
**Please note: the physical chip itself is a universal chip and is still safe and functional**
HERE ARE THE STEPS TO TAKE:
Step 1: Locate your pet's microchip number
Step 2: Copy it into the AAHA national microchip lookup database to see if it is registered: www.aaha.org/for-veterinary-professionals/microchip-search/
(Save This Life Microchips will not be registered)
Step 3: If the chip is registered, it will display the company information and you do NOT need to re-register (However, we do recommend contacting them at some point soon just to ensure that your information is up-to-date, as addresses and phone numbers may change over time.) If it shows "no results" however, you'll need to re-register the microchip.
Step 4: To re-register a microchip, visit Free Pet Chip Registry www.freepetchipregistry.com/ or any other company of your choosing. You typically need to set up an account with your information, your veterinarian's information and your pet's basic information. If you want to confirm that your microchip has been re-registered. After giving it a few moments you may re-check it in the AAHA database to confirm. It should indicate that it is registered with the company you chose to re-register it with.
