As a general practice, we are regularly checking new patients for microchips as a way to help locate lost animals and ensure the owner's pet still has a working microchip in case anything were to happen. My question for clarification is are we suggesting that we need to contact the microchip company to verify the owner of the implanted microchip prior to exam/treatment? If so, what time frame is acceptable because most of the time, that is private information that only the microchip company is privy too. Personally my pets are registered by Homeagain and they will not give out my information to a clinic or shelter to contact me, only home again will contact me. This could severely prolonged patient care, especially in emergency settings.