A chip, barely larger than a grain of rice, is placed beneath the skin of your pet's scruff as part of the permanent ID system known as "rabbit microchipping."
Your contact information may be easily retrieved from the central rabbit microchipping database since each microchip in a rabbit has a unique number that can be read by a portable scanner. Most veterinarians, including Peak Veterinary Practice, local governments, and rescue homes, have access to these scanners. You can get back in touch with your lost pet by phone once their microchip has been read and recognised.
Microchipping Your Rabbit
We can find out whether your rabbit has a microchip when they visit our Sheffield Clinic for their first yearly health examination. If not, anaesthesia is not required for the insertion of the rabbit microchip, which may be completed at a standard session and produces very little discomfort. We can make arrangements for a Peak Veterinary Practice staff member to scan your pet and look for a functional chip. You may be confident that before implanting a new microchip, we always make sure the previous rabbit isn't wearing one.
Implanting for Rabbits
You will be required to fill out a registration form at the time of implant, after which a member of the Peak Veterinary Practice staff will submit your information to a nationwide database. Your information is stored in the database for the duration of your rabbit's life, and the cost of implantation covers this service.
Changes in Your Details
Any changes to your contact information should be updated as soon as possible. Since all of Peak Veterinary Practice's microchips adhere to the International Standard (ISO), they may be used in the Animal Health Certificate program and be identified by scanners overseas.
Microchipping For Rabbits
Not only can we microchip rabbits, but we also microchip cats, dogs, ferrets, snakes, parrots, tortoises and horses. The staff at Peak Veterinary Practice highly recommends this service. All dogs must now be microchipped legally, and before ownership is transferred from the breeder, pups must have had their vaccinations by the age of eight weeks. Should your dog not have a microchip, you risk a fine of up to £500. It's also important to remember that your pet has to obtain a pet passport and be microchipped if you intend to take them overseas.
Contact Us
For more information, please speak to one of our friendly team members at our practice by calling the branch most local to your home address.
Peak Veterinary Practice
36 Olivet Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8QS
Tel: 0114 250 7733