Two years ago Dusty came to live with us. She had been hanging out on our patio for several weeks - maybe even months - before my husband saw her licking the barbeque grill, and decided she was hungry. There were 2 reasons we ignored her for so long. 1. She ran away every time we tried to approach her, and 2. She had a collar on (no tag) and she had been spayed so we thought she had a home.
Anyway, she was very hungry and ate anything we gave her - old lunchmeat, moldy cheese, cheerios - anything. So we bought some cat food, and after we started feeding her, she decided she wanted to be friends. Gradually we got her inside, got a litter box. Now she is a full member of our family, and we love her to pieces. She is our baby.
So here's the dilemma. We have no idea about her background, but are sure she fended for herself for weeks and maybe months before we took her in. Because she is still a part-time outdoor cat (during daylight only), I have her tagged with breakaway collar. I would like to get her microchipped for added protection. BUT, what if she already has a chip from her previous family? I couldn't bear to part with her now.
Do I get her chipped and run the risk of discovering that someone else did that over 2 years ago, or do I just go with the collar and tag ID solution?
Anyway, she was very hungry and ate anything we gave her - old lunchmeat, moldy cheese, cheerios - anything. So we bought some cat food, and after we started feeding her, she decided she wanted to be friends. Gradually we got her inside, got a litter box. Now she is a full member of our family, and we love her to pieces. She is our baby.
So here's the dilemma. We have no idea about her background, but are sure she fended for herself for weeks and maybe months before we took her in. Because she is still a part-time outdoor cat (during daylight only), I have her tagged with breakaway collar. I would like to get her microchipped for added protection. BUT, what if she already has a chip from her previous family? I couldn't bear to part with her now.
Do I get her chipped and run the risk of discovering that someone else did that over 2 years ago, or do I just go with the collar and tag ID solution?