Mobile Microchipping vs Vet Visit: Which Is Better for Your Pet?

When the vet is the better choice

If your pet needs anything clinical at the same time, such as vaccinations, a health check, or a lump looked at, book the vet and get the chip done in the same appointment. A microchipper isn't a vet and can't give medical advice.

When a home visit is the better choice

When the trip is the hard part. Cats that fight the carrier, dogs that panic in the car, a litter of eight, or a household without a car. A home visit takes away the travel and the waiting room, and the chip goes in where your pet already feels settled.

It also helps with numbers. Chipping several pets or a whole litter in one sitting at home is simpler than bringing them all into a clinic, and our prices drop per animal as the numbers go up.

Is someone who isn't a vet allowed to microchip?

Yes. In England, microchips can be implanted by vets and vet nurses, and by people who have completed a government-approved implanter training course. Tony has completed approved PeddyMark training and holds a Certificate of Training & Competence for microchipping dogs and small mammals.

Whoever does it, the chip is the same kind: an ISO-standard chip that any UK scanner can read.

What doesn't change

The procedure takes seconds either way. And either way, the chip only works if the database record is accurate and kept up to date, so check the details carefully afterwards.