Whale-ista
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How chipping your pet may save both of you
I hadn't considered this before- but it's certainly useful, especially for someone who travels solo in Baja and beyond.
Don't just chip your pet for their safety- do it for both of you. If you are ever injured and unable to provide contact information to first
responders, an up-to-date chip in your pet may be a link to help them get assistance for both of you.
https://www.wired.com/2015/09/know-dog-owner-needs-help/
Please pass this info along to other Baja travelers, and also first responders you know. If they ever transport an injured person with a pet, and have
trouble getting contact info, this might be helpful for them also.
I don't know how common chip readers are in Baja- has anyone had experience with that? Do many vets and rescue operations have chip scanners, as they
do in the US?
If not- might be worth donating a few for this purpose- the life it saves might be your own, or someone dear to you.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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mtgoat666
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Quote: Originally posted by Whale-ista  | I hadn't considered this before- but it's certainly useful, especially for someone who travels solo in Baja and beyond.
Don't just chip your pet for their safety- do it for both of you. If you are ever injured and unable to provide contact information to first
responders, an up-to-date chip in your pet may be a link to help them get assistance for both of you.
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why not chip yourself?
Put a tattoo over it so ER doc knows you are chipped.
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AKgringo
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I have the 'Home Again' chip in my faithful (but stubborn)companion! In addition to the chip, a tag was provided that gets you to the same code
number.
As long as she has her collar on, there is no scanner needed. I also have a metal dog tag with my ATT GoPhone number on it, good in Mexico and
Canada.
I never thought about it being used to help me instead of her!
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BajaBlanca
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That is a really good idea.
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Udo
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I did chip my parrot.
Udo
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