Microchipping

[_Libby_]

As title says, do any of you know roughly how much this costs?

And how its inserted? would sedation be required on a nervy horse and how intrusive is it?

 

[Stinkbomb]

Cost me twenty quid plus callout. Its quick and easy and over and done with before you know it. Its not intrusive they just put the machine on the neck and press!!! Its done before they think to squirm!!!

 

[em1]

It is like them having a really big injection. When the vet did mine he used a local anaesthetic on the neck first so that might be enough for your horse instead of sedation. My two had a small lump on their neck afterwards for quite a while but it didn't seem sore at all.

 

[Skhosu]

I have a needlshy boy but because it was so quick we got him done

 

[_Libby_]

QR- Does the area need to be clipped? (in which case she would need sedated) eekk

 

[Cop-Pop]

It's basically a big needle - gets inserted then fired in. No clipping required

Just lots of carrots for afterwards

 

[piebaldsparkle]

NO clipping required. It is a BIG needle, but my mare didn't even flinch. Think it was £20, I had her done at the same time as her annual vacs.

 

[Faithkat]

Cost depends on who is doing it. Current vet has chipped three of mine and it's just under £38 inc vat (most recent one done at the beginning of December)

 

[AmyMay]

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Cost depends on who is doing it. Current vet has chipped three of mine and it's just under £38 inc vat (most recent one done at the beginning of December)

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This is around what I paid too.

No sedation, clipping, or local aneathetic (sp) - just needle in and Bob's your uncle.

Big bloomin needle though - and T wasn't terribly happy about it.......