Comments on: What to do when you lose your dog in Mexico — A reunion chronicle

By: Gringo Chris

Gringo Chris — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:38:00 +0000

I live in central BCS with a bunch of dogs, and although it is a small town, I assure you that microchipping is very much a part of the culture for those of us who care about their dogs. I am part of the local vet community and volunteer at the spay/neuter clinics that we put on here and in very remote communities. All the vets I know, and the several volunteer organizations, have scanners for microchips, and the vets are equipped to scan. [Scanners are only a couple of hundred bucks]. I’m not going to enter into a discussion about how, why, and whether the new US APHIS requirement that all dogs, including those associated with US citizens, must be chipped to re-enter the US. You can google your heart out if interested. AirTags are great IF, and ONLY IF, your dog is in a place with cell phones [and of course cell reception] – that’s how the work. No cell service, no AirTag. I find it hard to believe that you don’t have access to many chip and scan options in Veracruz, Sarah. Times have changed. Rapidly.

By: PoMazGal

PoMazGal — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:48:10 +0000

In reply to Ricardo Cabeza.

I feel more comfortable leaving my pets with a trusted friend than boarding them. Sounds like she might have as well!

By: Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 19:33:19 +0000

In Mexico dogs are normally tatoed w/ an ID instead of microchipped. Easier to find when not every vet has a scanner. Ask your vet about getting this added on.

By: K95150

K95150 — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:08:17 +0000

In reply to Ricardo Cabeza.

What a kind and insightful comment. Feel better?

By: Ricardo Cabeza

Ricardo Cabeza — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 05:37:43 +0000

So you didnt want to pay $12.50 a night? Wtf

By: Margaret Benjamin

Margaret Benjamin — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:24:47 +0000

We live near the U.S.-Mexico border and take our pets back and forth. Because of a change in U.S. law, dogs going across now are required to be microchipped and in a few short months, there are scanners everywhere. Maybe the trend will move further south as U.S. citizens travel throughout Mexico and have to have their dog microchipped to get back into the U.S.

By: RICHARD E SHANNON

RICHARD E SHANNON — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:14:16 +0000

happy outcome, but generally not the case. i have 2 cats with collars and tags with name, address and phone #’s. the collars never come off. I’m amazed when I see all the lost pets on Facebook with collars, but no tags. 2 engraved tags on both sides cost me less than $20p. small price to pay!!