Snoozer Travelon 3 in 1 Pet Car Seat
It’s a car seat, suitcase, and pet bed all in one. This is one of the best I have seen. If you are like me, the more organized and less to pack the better. This takes all the gear and packs it all into one whole package! Very cool. I just wish there was one a little bigger. 
Do you have a burrower?
Dog-e-Tag is a digital dog tag. Worn in a similar fashion to a common metal identification tag, it contains a high resolution digital display that is activated when either of the two scroll buttons are pushed. Dog-e-Tag is user programmable and with 40 lines of text, dogs can be returned faster, and with less stress to both the pet and the owner. The lens is scratch resistant, and the display automatically illuminates once a button is pushed. This makes it easy to see at night or under any low light conditions, such as in an alley or garage. Dog-e-Tag is securely attached to the dog’s existing collar, and is easily viewed without removing it from the dog. Unlike conventional tags, where several of them may be needed to convey the necessary information, Dog-e-Tag provides a silent solution to the constant clatter of metal tags. Of course, our product can easily be moved from pet to pet. Find it Here
Find one of these Engraved Pet ID tags
Or even Stainless steel
From what I have read the risk to pets seems to be insignificant in the study. I believe, at this point, the benefits out way the risks of cancer. I mean, what’s next? Should we all go live on an island somewhere where there are no cellphones, plastic containers, computers, TVs, foods and even the air that we breathe, which are all linked to causing cancer.
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/unleashed/2007/09/microchips-and-.html
The Associated Press is reporting that a series of studies dating to the 1990s–and largely unpublicized –indicated a possible link between microchips in some lab mice and rats and cancer. Some 2,000 microchips have been implanted in humans worldwide, but millions of dogs and cats have been microchipped, raising worries about the implants’ safety (as well as how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting the chips in humans in 2005.
VeriChip Corp., the Florida company that makes the chips, says they are safe. Chairman and CEO Scott Silverman says management wasn’t aware “of any studies that have resulted in malignant tumors” in lab animals. He also pointed out that millions of pets have had chips implanted without reports of significant problems.
But the AP has found several studies that do show an increase of tumors that were attributed to the chips.
Dr. Cheryl London, a veterinarian oncologist at Ohio State University, says that veterinary pathologists haven’t reported a jump in cancerous tumors from the chips. She suggested, though, the need for a 20-year study of chipped dogs. And Dr. Chand Khanna, a veterinary oncologist at the National Cancer Institute, concurred with that recommendation, saying current evidence “does suggest some reason to be concerned about tumor formations.”
After reading the AP story, do you have second thoughts about getting your pet microchipped?
Praised as an innovative new technology upon their invention, microchips containing an individuals medical history seemed the wave of the future. However, after being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the chips have been linked to cancer in a series of recent studies. Many of these chips, called radio frequency identification, or RFID, have been placed in animals as a tracking device, to help retrieve lost pets. Both the manufacturer and regulator failed to disclose that toxicology and veterinary reports from the mid 1990’s showed that the chip had “induced” cancerous tumors in lab animals. In the studies published in veterinary journals from 1996 to 2000, it is reported that malignant tumors were found in mice and rats injected with the microchips. Most of these tumors were found encasing the implants. Dr. Katherine Albrecht, founder and director of Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering, said that her organization “would like to see microchipping become like 
smoking. If a person desires to have a chip implanted they should have the right to, but should know they are potentially unhealthy.” According to ISU professor of Politics and Government Bob Bradley, the ethical debate over whether chips should be implanted in humans, focuses on one central question, “What will be used with the obtainable information?” Bradley elaborated about the tracking capabilities of RFID, “it cuts into the notion of self-autonomy, or the idea that we can do what we want, when we want to do it.”CASPIAN is currently working towards introducing a bill in state congress’ called the “Bodily Integrity Act.” This bill aims to establish laws making mandatory chip implants illegal, and tracking of an individual illegal without expressed consent of that individual. The chip itself is about the size of a grain of rice and can be injected easily without any anesthesia. Each chip has its own unique number, and can never be altered. In animals the chip sends out its unique signal, which can be used to help locate lost animals.
Bloomington veterinarian Dr. Greg Tackett DVM, of the Eastland Companion Animal Hospital, stated that his clinic had implanted hundreds of AVID chips over the years and had not seen any malignancies result to date. Though the AVID chip is not the chip being investigated, the proprietary technology of that chip and the VeriChip, which is being placed in humans, is the same. According to Jennifer Wake, shelter manager for the Humane Society of Central Illinois, the most common problem associated with the chips is a “migrating” chip, or a chip that has come out of place. The Humane Society, located in Bloomington, has been implanting animals for the past two years. In research for the Associated Press cancer specialists indicated that tumors in animals do not necessarily mean the same will happen to humans. Additionally, they cautioned against using the technology without further research.Only a small number of people have been implanted with RFID chips, about 2,000 worldwide. These chips, when scanned, send their unique number to the scanner, which retrieves the carrier’s medical history.
I have the same question come up all the time….to microchip or not to microchip.
I understand that there are some ideas and issues going around that it is harmful and unethical to place a microchip inside of a living being.
I would highly recommend microchipping your pet. Although the percentages of pets being returned home by the microchip, near nine percent on average, which is about one out of every 11 microchipped animals. It is just one more base that is covered should some saint that has found your pet takes it to be scanned. The microchip also provides proof of ownership. Which might be vital should you become involved in a dispute that your neighbor down the street has your pet with intent to keep him/her.
And yes there are some serious issues that need to be resolved concerning the microchip which include the problem with several different systems/companies for micro-chipping pets, and the scanners used to read one company’s microchips can’t always read chips made by other companies.
“There are some shortcomings to the micro-chipping system at this time,” said Dr. Rosemary LoGiudice of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
“If an animal is scanned with an inappropriate reader that doesn’t read the frequency of the chip that’s implanted in that animal, it may either indicate that there’s a microchip present but it can’t read the number or it may not indicate that there’s a microchip present at all,” said Dr. LoGiudice.
“We must have a global scanner and they must be in significant numbers at all shelters and veterinarian offices have them,” said Snyder. Some microchip companies disagree- Avid’s manufacturer says, ” This is not the answer, but to standardize the chip frequency instead of requiring a global scanner”. Congress is getting involved to help resolve the issues at hand. They are trying to have the USDA come up with a regulation to make chips readable under all circumstances. That’s great and all, BUT this does not include family pets. Only facilities like animal research and breeders….?….HUH!
Point being…Please take the necessary actions to cover all pawsabilities in bringing your pet back home where they belong!
Here is a picture of what the microchip looks like…
PetSafe Micro I.D. Rescue Collar for Dogs (Small; Fits Necks Up To 16″; 3/8″ Width; Black)
The First Pet Identification Rescue Collar System PetSafe Micro I.D. Rescue Collar, is a complete pet care and lost pet prevention system. The PetSafe Micro I.D. Rescue Collar isn’t just a collar, it is the ultimate pet protection system with convenient features even today’s best micro-chipping system can’t offer. Never before has a little collar offered a pet owner so many benefits. Hidden inside each lightweight collar is a simple “memory stick” or USB flash drive that stores all of your pet’s personalized data. If a pet wearing the PetSafe Micro I.D. Rescue Collar is ever lost, the memory stick can be plugged right into any computer to identify the pet in the rescuer’s home-no need for an inconvenient vet visit to scan anything! While contact is made with the owner, a rescuer can access pet care instructions to follow in the mean time. Compatibility: USB port compatible Windows XP SP2 Windows 2000 SP4 Windows 98 SE* Macr OS X (10.3.9 and later) Does not support Windowsr Millennium.
The single most important preparedness you can take, in order to gain a higher likelihood in the return of your lost pet is, their collar with identification attached. There are thousan
ds of different collars, leashes, and ID tags on the market today, but the one thing they should all have, is your phone number in some form or fashion. Although this is not a guarantee your pet will be found and returned, it definitely has made a huge difference in a lot of lost pet cases.
Most feel that because their pet is an indoor only pet, they do not need to wear a collar. This idea is shared by many that have indoor only cats, because they are never outside to go to the bathroom, as an indoor dog would be, but I have had countless calls about indoor only cats that have accidentally escaped outside.
Another excuse I have heard, is that the tags that are attached to the collars make too much noise. There is a solution to this too, but if your pet gets lost, the sound that the tags make, are just another way to guide you to your pet.
Furthermore, I have heard owners say, that it is just too uncomfortable for their pet to wear all the time. Although I once shared this belief, I now feel much differently.
Then, there is the concern for indoor/outdoor cats, that they could possibly be strangled by their collar, should they be caught by something while on one of their adventures. I have worked cases where this has occurred, but in my experience, it is very rare. I believe it is always best, that your pet wear a collar and identification at all times.
This is one of my favorite Identification Collars
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