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May. 14th, 2004 11:42 amTook Cap'n Jack to the vet today. Lo and behold, he's got a chip!
Unfortunately, it was registered to the Hillsboro Animal Shelter (about a 40 minute drive from here, so it's unlikely he just escaped from there). They have pages of notes to go through before they can find where he was supposed to be, but they told our vet's office that he was probably just being fostered by someone and ran away. If he does have a new owner, they never registered with the chip people.
On the other hand, he's recently neutered and his claws have been clipped not too long ago. I suspect they neutered him and sent him with someone to be cared for post-surgery. Dr Steve thinks he's no more than about two years old, which is what I thought, and looks to be perfectly healthy with the exception of some inflamed lymph nodes. That could be from a simple cold or allergies, or it could be from something far more dire, but we're not thinking along those lines.
So I'm sitting and waiting to find out what they might know. If he belongs to someone and they're missing him, hallelujah! they can come get him. If not, I'll get him tested for all the nasties and get him vaccinated if the shelter can't find his records and...
Hey, honey! How does 'six cats' sound?
I found out an interesting fact about the chip, though. They tell me that in most cases with cats (don't know how it works with dogs), the owners never update their addresses and phone numbers with the chip-tracking people. The chips are a great idea, but they usually lead to a very cold trail of forwards and disconnected phone numbers. The tech said they'd tracked a stray cat all the way to Kansas, but the trail ended there and the cat was living happily with its new owners somewhere here in the Portland area.
The Chip People. Sounds like something out of Chip's Challenge; does anyone remember that game or am I dating myself? "Bummer!"
Unfortunately, it was registered to the Hillsboro Animal Shelter (about a 40 minute drive from here, so it's unlikely he just escaped from there). They have pages of notes to go through before they can find where he was supposed to be, but they told our vet's office that he was probably just being fostered by someone and ran away. If he does have a new owner, they never registered with the chip people.
On the other hand, he's recently neutered and his claws have been clipped not too long ago. I suspect they neutered him and sent him with someone to be cared for post-surgery. Dr Steve thinks he's no more than about two years old, which is what I thought, and looks to be perfectly healthy with the exception of some inflamed lymph nodes. That could be from a simple cold or allergies, or it could be from something far more dire, but we're not thinking along those lines.
So I'm sitting and waiting to find out what they might know. If he belongs to someone and they're missing him, hallelujah! they can come get him. If not, I'll get him tested for all the nasties and get him vaccinated if the shelter can't find his records and...
Hey, honey! How does 'six cats' sound?
I found out an interesting fact about the chip, though. They tell me that in most cases with cats (don't know how it works with dogs), the owners never update their addresses and phone numbers with the chip-tracking people. The chips are a great idea, but they usually lead to a very cold trail of forwards and disconnected phone numbers. The tech said they'd tracked a stray cat all the way to Kansas, but the trail ended there and the cat was living happily with its new owners somewhere here in the Portland area.
The Chip People. Sounds like something out of Chip's Challenge; does anyone remember that game or am I dating myself? "Bummer!"
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