How Does My Pet Get Microchipped?

Microchipping your pet is a simple medical procedure and should be performed by a Vet or Veterinary Nurse only. The microchip is injected under the skin using an implanter. It is no more painful than a typical injection, although the needle is slightly larger than those used for injection. No surgery or anaesthesia is required. A microchip can be implanted during a routine veterinary consultation.

The New BackHome Super Mini Microchip

The BackHome Super Mini Microchip is an even smaller transponder and smaller needle resulting in less pain. The Transponders are made in Germany and are ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 compliant. Manufactured according to EU standards. The Super Mini Transponder chips start with the number 992.

What the BackHome microchip does not do

The BackHome microchip is NOT an animal tracking device but a permanent form of identification. The BackHome microchip contains a serial number unique to your pet. This microchip serial number is stored on the BackHome Pet Owner database. A handheld scanner is used by Vets and Welfare Organisations to scan and read the chip and displays the microchip serial number. The Vets and Welfare Organisations search for the microchip on the BackHome Database in order to find the pet owners details. The pet owner is then contacted to collect their pet. All pet owner details are stored on the BackHome database behind a safe and secure log in interface. The BackHome database complies with the latest POPI regulations.

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Keeping your personal information updated

As it is important to microchip your pet, it is just as important to keep your personal contact details up to date on the database. If you move house or change your phone number or email address you need to update your personal details, so you will still be contactable in the event of your pet becoming lost/straying.

What to Do if Your Pet Gets Lost

Please follow these steps if your pet is lost and has a BackHome microchip.

• Log into your BackHome profile and send a missing pet alert immediately. This will notify all Vets and Welfare Organisations registered on the BackHome database, within a 50km radius.
• Notify all Vets and Welfare organisations in your Community.
• Put up Missing Pet posters on Community noticeboards and post boxes.
• Place Missing Pet notifications on your Facebook page and Pet Community Facebook pages.
• Notify everyone you have contacted or interacted with, when your pet is found.

What to do if you are emigrating

Should you be emigrating to another country and taking your pets with you, here are some pointers to assist you with the immigration process. This is a complex procedure and it is recommended that you consult with a Pet Transportation company that is a member of IPATA (International Pet and Animal Transportation Association).

• Check the regulations of the country that you are immigrating to
• Speak to your vet and ensure that your pets vaccinations and deworming are up to date
• Ensure your pet is microchipped and that the chip is read prior to any procedures required for immigration
• Log into your BackHome profile and ensure all your and your pet details are updated
• Print or download your pet certificate directly from your Pet Owner dashboard

Once you have emigrated please ensure you do the following:

Our BackHome microchips are ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 compliant and can be read by scanners worldwide. We highly recommend that you register your pet on the local pet microchip database, and update your details with the local vet in your new country of residence, as we are not linked to the International Database. This is where people will search should they want to look for contact details on a missing pet.

Special features on the Backhome Website and App

BackHome offers a number of features to make your life easier.

Pet Owners

• Update your own details
• Register new pets
• Add alternative contact details such as when they are on holiday
• Send Missing pet alerts
• Managed ownership transfer of pets (to protect you and your pets)
• Set annual health check reminders
• Set vaccination reminders
• Set dental health check reminders
• Set tick and flea treatment reminders
• Efficient and friendly support team

Welfares

• Register and update Pet Owners details
• Register new Microchips
• Register batches of blank Microchips and assign them to owners as they are used
• Search for existing microchip numbers to find pet owner details
• Immediate online capturing of new owners and pets
• Managed ownership transfer of pets (to protect owners and their pets)

Support our Going Green Initiative by using the following feature :

• Download registration forms
• Print registration forms
• Order registration forms and Tags online
• Efficient and friendly support team available to assist you

Veterinarians

• Register and update Pet Owners details
• Register new Microchips
• Register batches of blank Microchips and assign them to owners as they are used
• Search for existing microchip numbers to find pet owner details
• Immediate online capturing of new owners and pets
• Managed ownership transfer of pets (to protect owners and their pets)

How to upload batches of chips

Support our Going Green Initiative by using the following feature :

• Download registration forms
• Print registration forms
• Order registration forms and Tags online
• Efficient and friendly support team available to assist you