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Celebrate National Microchip Day for your Pets

Celebrate National Check the Chip Day:

The Benefits of Microchipping Your Pet

Pet microchips are an important way to help ensure your pet makes it home if he or she wanders. Unlike a collar and tags (which we still advocate because they can be read by anyone on the street), a microchip cannot get lost or worn down to the point of illegible. It stays with your pet for life; it is designed to keep transmitting a signal well beyond any pet’s normal lifespan (25+ years). Give your pet two layers of security: a current, legible, secure collar and tags and a microchip.

National Microchip Day is August 15

But you don’t have to wait until then (or worry that the day has passed) to take care of your pet’s microchipping needs! Just call us at Woodbridge Animal Hospital today at 703-897-5665 for an appointment!

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