If you have had pets in your lifetime, you have undoubtedly shared the fear of losing them to the great outdoors—an innocent mistake like leaving the door ajar can leave your family devastated and your pets unprotected on the streets…

Dogs often wear identification tags, and if the loose dog permits a kind stranger to get close enough to read the tag, your pet could be in luck… but that is not always the case.  Tags and collars can be lost and information on tags may not be current- especially in cases of emergency evacuations- when pets are separated from their owners and owners are forced to leave the location on the pet tag…As for cats, they do not often wear id collars— as collars would interfere with their playing and bird catching and could be dangerous.  Mr. Gary MacPhee, director and general manager of HomeAgain,  a microchip company for pets discusses everything there is to know about pet identification systems  with us and shares a great reunion audio of Gypsy, the miracle dog, returned home from over 500 miles with the help of her HomeAgain microchip!

Questions or comments? Email Dr. Levitan at: thepetdoctor@petliferadio.com.