Pet's return leaves owners feeling just Dandy
Issued June 2005
A Cheltenham cat owner was left feeling just dandy after being
reunited with his pet cat recently, thanks to Petlog, the Kennel
Club's pet identification service. Dandy, a four-year old black cat
is extremely lucky to be alive after spending almost two months
trapped under the floorboards of a house near his home.
Clive Newman had registered Dandy with Petlog to help to get him
back in case of an emergency, and was glad he had after Dandy
disappeared in March. Fortunately he was found recently when the
owner of a house a quarter of a mile away heard a scratching noise
coming from under the floorboards. After emergency veterinary
treatment to save his life, Dandy was scanned for a microchip to
discover his identity. By quoting the unique reference number on
the microchip in Dandy's neck, Petlog was able to reunite him with
his delighted owner.
"We love Dandy to bits and were concerned when he didn't come
back," said Mr Newman. "It's a miracle that he survived his ordeal
and we're so grateful to Petlog for helping us get him back.
Without the microchip we gave him, there would have been little or
no chance of him returning."
"He was very dehydrated and weak when he was found but he's now
back to full health and has managed to put the weight he lost back
on. It's just such a relief to have him back home safe and sound
but it we'd have never had such a happy ending if we hadn't had him
microchipped," he added.
The incident is the latest example of the success of the Petlog
scheme. Almost 3,000,000 pets have been microchipped as part of the
scheme, which is integral to helping a large number of lost and
stolen pets to be reunited with their owners.
The latest development in pet retrieval technology is the
introduction of a mobile texting service for Petlog Plus customers.
This allows the owner to text a message informing Petlog of a
missing pet and thereby triggering an e-mail to authorised agents,
including vets, dog wardens and rescue kennels in an approximate 30
mile radius.
It isn't just owners that can make use of the new service. The
authorised agents can also scan stray animals that they find and
then text the microchip text number to Petlog which then sends the
owner's details back to the agent who can return the pet to its
rightful owner quickly and easily.
To submit your own re-unification story, please e-mail us at petlogadmin@thekennelclub.org.uk
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