Problems Related to Microchip

[michaelundinaeichhorn]

Originally Posted by wildenmorgen

Hello,

In reading the news today, I read an article that claimed there were studies that revealed cancer related to microchips made by Verisign in mice and rat studies, although of course, these don't necessarily translate to other animals. Both of my dogs are microchipped. Some people are microchipped as well (mostly disabled, or people with alzheimers)! Just curious - has anyone ever had problems with microchipped dogs?

Marcy

Microchips are used in race horses since quite a long time and in dogs and cats too. I have never heard of any case of cancer and other problems are extremly rare compared to the large amount of chipped animals.
If you look at studies, expecially on american ones it is extremly important to look at the conditions of the study. What kind of microchip was used, what kind of mice and rats (there are cancer breeds in both), how many animals have been in the study and so on.
I also can´t understand why the used rats and mice when there are so many chipped animals around that you could use for a clinical study under normal circumstances.

Ina