Microchipping Canada

ameezers · May 4, 2019

My mentor has her vet do the microchips (she said the cost is about $45 per kitten at her vet which is like 3 hours away). My vet charges me $70+ tax per kitten to microchip. Which is quite expensive (he offered to show me how to do it properly should I decide to chip them myself)

I was speaking with a breeder in the US that uses NanoCHIP ID | The NEW Microchip you get 10 microchips for $40 US. Has any one in Canada (I am in Ontario) used these microchips and with good results? It says that they are world wide standard, but I don't know how to ensure that they will be compatible with Canadian scanners. I checked other Canadian microchip companies and most say they are ISO FDX-B compatible, which is the same as the nano chips so I am assuming that they are probably compatible.. But not 100% sure.

Any info or other suggestions on where to purchase bulk microchips in Canada would be greatly appreciated!

ameezers · May 4, 2019

Nvm apparently they're only available in the US

Willowy · May 4, 2019

Do the local shelters do microchipping? They might get snitty about a breeder using their services, but $70+ is just excessive. The shelters here do it for around $25.

Graceful-Lily · May 4, 2019

I live in Ontario as well and shelters normally do it for a lot cheaper.

For example, in the city of Toronto, you can get your cat chipped for $25.

Edit: This is unrelated to cats but might be helpful. My dog's microchip is registered with PetLink. They have a breeders section on their website. Maybe you could contact them and see if they could help you find cheaper chips.

Register Breeder - PetLink

ameezers · May 5, 2019

I will call my local shelter, I never thought about contacting them about microchipping to be honest.

I've contacted a few Canadian companies over the weekend so hopefully some one will get back to me this week

Thanks for your replies!

Graceful-Lily · May 6, 2019

I contacted PetLink for you and they do in fact sell microchips in bulk to breeders. If you're interested, just let them know that you are a breeder seeking microchips.

ameezers · May 6, 2019

Thanks

Graceful-Lily I appreciate that!

I got a return email from the company my vet uses, they charge $16.75 per chip or if I am willing to purchase at least 20 a year with a 5 year contract, they cost $9.95 each lol which is a far cry from the $70+ my vet charges to do it!

zed xyzed · May 7, 2019

ameezers said:
My mentor has her vet do the microchips (she said the cost is about $45 per kitten at her vet which is like 3 hours away). My vet charges me $70+ tax per kitten to microchip. Which is quite expensive (he offered to show me how to do it properly should I decide to chip them myself)

I was speaking with a breeder in the US that uses NanoCHIP ID | The NEW Microchip you get 10 microchips for $40 US. Has any one in Canada (I am in Ontario) used these microchips and with good results? It says that they are world wide standard, but I don't know how to ensure that they will be compatible with Canadian scanners. I checked other Canadian microchip companies and most say they are ISO FDX-B compatible, which is the same as the nano chips so I am assuming that they are probably compatible.. But not 100% sure.

Any info or other suggestions on where to purchase bulk microchips in Canada would be greatly appreciated!

where in Canada are you? you can try this Possibly the Cheapest Microchip Clinic in the Toronto Area! - Animal Guardian

ameezers · May 7, 2019

Ontario, about an hour and 45 minutes North of Toronto

bear · May 21, 2019

I'm not sure if this will apply to breeding.
For the cats and kittens I rescue, we use the same microchips that the local shelters use. This is important, since having a chipped animal that can't get read at the shelter could end poorly after a few days. It also helps should a natural disaster occur. Any rescue group that comes into the area will know to have readers that read the local shelter chips.

ameezers · May 21, 2019

That makes sense, I looked into the chips my local shelter uses but I emailed the company and they never got back to me.

So I have gone with the same chips my vet uses and they agreed to do it for me and charge me an "injection fee", so I will do that until I get comfortable enough to do it myself.
Thanks for getting back to me!

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