One of the best ways to ensure your pet stays safe and can be found in the event of wandering off or getting lost is to have them microchipped. In the UK, all dogs older than 8 weeks have to be chipped, which has significantly improved the recovery of lost dogs.
Microchips, which are about the size of a grain of rice, are inserted just beneath your pet’s loose skin just between the shoulder blades – a painless and quick process which normally takes no more than a few seconds.
Once the chip is in and your pet is chipped, they can be scanned at any vet and even at certain animal shelters to be identified and returned safely to you.
When your pet passes away and you choose cremation for processing their remains, the microchip will remain in their bodies throughout the process and be incinerated during the cremation.
Because they don’t have batteries or moving parts, there is no danger in cremating the microchip along with your pet’s remains, and it will simply melt away into the ashes.
Once you have your pet’s ashes you can choose how you’d like to remember them, whether that’s by scattering the ashes, putting them into a memorial garden or planting them under a memorial tree or similar or keeping them in an urn in your home.
To find out more about dignified pet cremation services please speak to one of our staff today on 01604 740864 or email enquiries@pcsonline.org.uk.
