With a microchip, you can be confident that if your pet ever gets lost, you will be able to find them. BetterVet Portland, Mobile Vet Care advise all pet parents to microchip their animals. In the comfort of your home, our physicians may easily implant a microchip. A tiny microchip is injected under the skin between your pet's shoulder blades. The chip is about the size of a grain of rice and is made of glass. When scanned, the chip emits a unique identification number that can be registered with an international database and used to match your pet with its owner. Microchips are safe and painless and do not affect your pet's health or behavior. You should always keep a piece of updated contact information with a veterinarian near me so that we can contact you immediately in case your pet gets lost or stolen!