Most Irish dog breeders inject the chip between the ages of five and eight weeks. The procedure can also be done at any time after that. The same rules apply for Cats.

All Kittiary kittens are microchipped prior to going to their new homes. The new owner's contact information is listed as well as our contact information. This gives our kittens a better chance of being identified and returned home if they are ever lost or abandoned.

YES and NO! We used to microchip every puppy born at Bullistik whether they remained here with us or were placed with a new family. However, we soon realized that the new puppy owners were not taking the necessary steps to change the microchip registration information after they purchased their puppy from Bullistik.

Yes, it can, but the young animals tend to be destructive. Whenever a young animal is in his Homestretch? crate he should have some toys to play with or chew on and above all, supervision. He should not be left in his Homestretch? crate alone until he is trustworthy.

YES! We use AVID microchips and no puppy leaves home without being positively identified for their safety and yours.

We get our animals from various sources. Some come from shelters where they are scheduled to be killed, some come in as strays and some are surrendered by their families who no longer want them.

Most of our adoptive home are found through posting our animals on www.petfinder.com. We also have adoption days at the Mechanicsburg, PA PetsMart the first Sunday of every month. Additionally, there are various events held each month at which we have adoptive animals.

You should take your puppy for its first vaccinations when it is 6 weeks old. Kittens begin their vaccinations at 6 weeks as well. Puppies have vaccinations at two-week intervals, while kittens get their second set of shots at 9 weeks. These vaccinations are crucial for the pets' health. Your vet may follow a different protocol, but the main thing is to get them to the vet at 6 weeks of age.

The first step is to send us an e-mail and inquire. Please, include information about yourself, and others who will be living with the kitten, along with information about pets you now own, or have previously owned. BACK TO TOP

A microchip is for identification purposes and can never be removed. It is a small chip that is placed underneath the skin of your puppy between the shoulder blades. Say for instance, that you lost your puppy and someone picked him/her up. Every vet office, shelter, and rescue clinic will have a scanner. Your puppy will be scanned, and the information stored in the little chip will have all of your contact information listed because you are the owner.

Birds can be injected at any age, but you may want to use your judgement or consult your avian veterinarian depending upon what type/size birds you have. As with all Microchipping, it is good practice to read the chip in the implanter both prior to and after implantation. Check that the number displayed on the reader / scanner corresponds to the bar coded stickers included in the blister pack. Yes, goats, sheep pigs, etc. can and are being chipped for breeding and food traceability purposes.

Yes. Microchips are the perfect method of identification for snakes, lizards and even alligators, turtles and toads. Microhips are used for pets, breeding facilities, laboratories, and for research studies on endangered reptiles. Think "ESB Salmon and Eel conservation programme in Ireland"...

Yes! FRONTLINE® has been tested on puppies as early as 2 days old and on kittens as early as 7 weeks old.

The mother must be licensed in order to sell or give away puppies or kittens. All forms of advertising must contain the current license number and the name and address of the buyer or recipient of those animals must be reported to Metro Animal Services. The other options are to obtain a Breeder, Dealer or Kennel Permit. Section 91.

No. There are no medical benefits associated with an animal have a litter or puppies/kittens prior to being spayed. In fact there is an increase risk of developing mammary tumors with each heat cycle. What is the normal gestation length for dogs/cats? The gestation period (length of pregnancy) on average is 63 days.

Yes. We have many toy breed customers in Ireland who chip their puppies/kittens as early as six weeks. The same sized microchip and needle are used in animals even smaller than yours, including mice, birds, and even salmon and eel.

Puppies and kittens get their baby teeth at 8 weeks and fall out gradually. At 6-8 months, the permanent teeth should all be in.

We rescue abandoned and stray dogs and cats. We are also work in partnership with several animal shelters throughout Ohio. These shelters are overrun with abandoned dogs and cats, and surplus litters, that irresponsible pet owners create. Shelters take in far more animals than they could ever hope to adopt out. We bring these deserving dogs and cats into our program to find them the homes they so desperately deserve.