So how does this microchip thing work?
Once your pet is microchipped, you register them on a registry, like the FREE one found at Found Pet Registry. Often your vet’s office or adopting shelter will register the microchip for you.
If your pet gets lost (we hope not, but it does happen!), once they are found and brought to a shelter or vet’s office, they get scanned for a microchip. Using the ID number on the microchip, the shelter or vet’s office reports your pet as found and you are alerted via the registry.
You and your pet are happily reunited, and you both go home for treat, belly rubs, and a round (or three) of joyous uglycrying because your furbaby is back home!