Tattoo or chip?

Each cat - no matter whether Freigänger or pure flat cat - should be clearly marked and registered. Indeed, even a house cat can be away and will be especially difficult to go home.

But should one of its cat prefers the old-fashioned way a tattoo in his ear bite or rather rely on modern technology, in which a microchip can inject? Both options have their advantages and the best method is still under the motto: Double holds better.

A microchip in the Halsbreich under the skin and then slowly sliding down the neck, in the connective tissue in Schulterbreich be overgrown, holds a stone's life and allows you to truly unique flag of a cat, even after years is easy to decipher. A general anesthesia is not necessary. But even in the "decoding" is the great disadvantage of micro chips. Since its data only with a special device can be read, it is the lay person is not possible, of information about the animal to come and distribute them accordingly (eg to the police, the German Pet Register, Tasso). A walk to the vet or animal shelter is unavoidable in the case, but many people who have a cat zuläuft, not made. Moreover, it is often difficult for laymen to touch, whether an animal has a microchip or not.

A Tattoowierung however, is always recognizable, but fades with time and may be unreadable. At the very least makes a Tattowierung but everyone clearly that this animal is obviously someone who heard or that the animal in the register. Most vets take Tatoowierunge with pliers before. It is important to note that the tattoo with a lot of pressure in a well-purified ear is put to a good durability guarantee. A few veterinarians also create tattoos with a Tatoowierpistole. I know, for example by a veterinarian, so when the cats Schütz Lingenfelder of federal protection Mönchengladbach has done so. These tattoos are much more readable and also much longer shelf life than those with the tweezers applied tattoos.

The advantages of both methods, namely the long reading of the chips and the good visibility of the tattoo, you can easily combine, you should connect by using his cat tattoo and Microchip can provide. Against theft unfortunately none of the methods, because both the chip through an incision as well as the Tattoo removal by the ears (Ouch) can remove, with the latter method is expensive and of course, just when a breed cats means that they are virtually worthless.

In any case should be marked with one of the animals foglenden can register:

Tasso eV

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German Pet Register

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The picture tattoo'd ear was splityarn at flickr under a Creative Commons license.