[color=red]Edit: The answer to my question below was found and a comprehensive list of vets which can I.D. chip and vaccinate animals can be found close to the base of this page.[/color]
I swear I searched and searched before posting this and I’m so sure it’s in here already but is there a list of all the vets that can chip pets that someone can post up here?
I’m in Chungho close to SHowlang bridge which would take me to Hsin DIan. I would like my dog chipped and have only found out that only registered vets may perform this tagging. But where are they all?
I just called to ask the doctor who checked out the mini-mutt’s chip and he puts AVID chips. However, he’s got limited hours, so I’d advise you to go after Monday, if that is Ok with you and your doggie.
The name of the place is Taipu Veterinary and Beauty Parlor. It is located on Beixin Street, section 1, number 345. The doc is in 10 to 11, 1:30 to 6, then 7 to 9. Phone number is 8665-8580 It is a stone throw away from the Xindian City Hall Station
Thanks for the information. I had already been pointed to a place in Taipei city where I had mine chipped today. I’m not sure of the chip but it cost 1,300 for the chip to be fitted plus another 200 for his rabis jab. Is it true that they must be vaccinated against rabis every year or is it just the once? Maybe I was misunderstanding and that it is some other kind of jab once per year.
For NT$1,300, the vet must have registered the dog with the government on your behalf - a wise move. That costs NT$1,000, and NT$300 for a chip is about right.
Rabies vaccinations are yearly by law; the 8-in-1 shots can be given every five to seven years (don’t listen to your vet telling you they must have it yearly; antibodies have been found to be present in sufficient numbers seven years later or more).
Having said that, research seems to suggest that it’s better to get two shots within the first year, or within the first month for puppies.
Some suggest testing for antibodies yearly instead of vaccinating.
Thanks Straydog. Yes, he was registered with the government here. I am wondering though, I now know that his chip is a Watron type which is what the vet said is becoming most commonly used in Taiwan at this time, but will this chip be readable in the U.K. which is where we may finally end up? It’s not a big deal really as I can always find out once I am there, but just in case anyone already knows.
The next question is that if the dog is all rabies vaccinated and has his book stamped up to date then can he simply fly to the U.K. and come out of the other end or is there a lot of red tape?
One vet in Hsindian suggests that the U.K. is quite vigorous about rabies and that the dog must have blood tests submitted to the U.K. for analysis before he is granted a three month window to get to the U.K. without ending up in quarantine.
I was pointed by animals Taiwan to the page of 24 hour vets which can be found below after first installing a firefox Chinese-English plugin which will translate every charactor for those that can’t read much.
[quote=“sulavaca”]Thanks Straydog. Yes, he was registered with the government here. I am wondering though, I now know that his chip is a Watron type which is what the vet said is becoming most commonly used in Taiwan at this time, but will this chip be readable in the U.K. which is where we may finally end up? It’s not a big deal really as I can always find out once I am there, but just in case anyone already knows.
The next question is that if the dog is all rabies vaccinated and has his book stamped up to date then can he simply fly to the U.K. and come out of the other end or is there a lot of red tape?
One vet in Hsindian suggests that the U.K. is quite vigorous about rabies and that the dog must have blood tests submitted to the U.K. for analysis before he is granted a three month window to get to the U.K. without ending up in quarantine.[/quote]
Better to have a locally popular chip here but change to an ISO chip when preparing to move abroad - or check that your chip is readable by the quarantine office at destination. In the UK, they boast their readers can read “99.9 percent of all chips”; one way to check is to send a similar chip to that office and ask them to see if they can read it and email you the results. You need to have a UK-readable chip in your dog at least 6 months before you travel, if you want to avoid quarantine.
Is Watron 15 digits? If so, it’s ISO readable, or at least should be.
To ship to the UK, the dog needs to be chipped, then vaccinated against rabies, then blood taken two weeks later and sent to a DEFRA recognised lab to be tested for sufficient levels of antibodies. If the blood passes, you can ship the dog into the UK no sooner than 6 months after the blood was taken (keep up to date with boosters - check on the DEFRA site for how often would be necessary). One month before departure, you need to book the dog on the plane, having purchased and sized up a suitable crate (one where the dog can sit up without his or her ears touching the roof). Less than 10 days before departure, get a health certificate from a govt recognized Taiwan vet, and take the dog and your travel docs and the cert to the govt quarantine office for an export permit.
That’s a brief summary - I think random has posted the finer details elsewhere on Forumosa.
By the way, is this for the pup that you took in a while back and were adamant about not keeping? Hats off to you, mate. :bravo:
Yes, it is and the damned thing still lives with us. My son loves it though, but I’ll never let anyone know that I enjoy it from time to time when I’m not cleaning up after it and spending all my money on it. Bloody hell it’s expensive!
My son is three and 1/2 now and between him and the dog I don’t know which one needs training more when they are both together. It’s like watching a no holds barred fight between the pair of them. I think if either one has learned to become more like the other though it’s my son who now rolls on the floor in retreat with his legs in the air now that the dog is more skilled than him at getting him down. It’s better than watching TV that’s for sure! The dog is brilliantly behaved and everyone, even dog owners keep telling me. He does what he’s told and always seems very appreciative for the fact that he hasn’t been kicked out on his arse after all. He never bites and the only training I ever forced was that he should always assume that no food belongs to him. He growled for a while when I was training him and once lurched, I put him into submission and since then he never eats if anyone is close and will even back off if anyone approaches or takes his food away. I feared that food might be the cause of some violence between him [Ba] and my son and since that training things have been great.
I even have my son feed him once in a while and then he seems to appreciate us all for feeding him and not just myself.
Today I wouldn’t say happy. I smacked him twice, once for wrecking the balcony plants which he got access to after chewing through the fence and then again because he was playing too rough with my kid. He really seems to enjoy being belted. Either that or dogs are way stupid. Some days I just want to throw him out, he’s a pain in the arse.
Do you belt your kid when he doesn´t know how to behave? I´m sure you don´t, as you know that would just lead to more problems with him later. For the same reason, we don´t hit our dogs. If he gets more aggressive, it will be your fault.
If he got to the plants, that´s your fault. You´re supposed to be the one with common sense; he´s supposed to be a playful pup. If he´s learned to play rough, that´s also your fault. Teach yourself and your kid how to let the dog know that rough play is not acceptable (clue: don´t be rough with the pup, for one, including smacking).
Get a book on how to train a dog, or, better, one on how to be your dog’s leader. The key is to teach him what he should do, not what he mustn´t do.
Right now, your dog doesn´t see you as a leader; that you hit him tells him that you lose control easily. You need to work on that. It´s not difficult, and the rewards of learning how to lead a dog instead of beating him will soon become apparent.
You forget that I didn’t want him in the first place. Don’t think that I have that much patience for him as I don’t. I’m not murdering or even injuring him anyway, I smack him as I smack my child when he knows he has done something wrong, And he does know his boundaries very well. It’s obvious that he knows he has done something wrong by his immediate submission when I simply take first glance at him after he has done something wrong, often laying on his side with his ears flat and tail between his legs, and he only ever does this once he has done something wrong, he isn’t stupid as much as incapable to think beyond his actions it seems. Perhaps he suffers from the occasional lack of attention as he can be outside on the large balcony most of the day without getting to play with anyone until I get home, but that isn’t something I can do anything about as I can’t adjust my schedule.
Do they use the same kind of chip for cats and dogs?
I ask because the vet showed me this humongous needle, wide enough to drive a truck though -well, you get my meaning- and he said they must sedate all cats before putting in the chip as it was quite painful.
Has this been your experience with dogs? Or is it just cats?
I am wondering if I can find a smaller one. That bite must ache for ages…
