Avoid common mistakes
- Do not assume the vet can change a database record for you.
- Do not register the same chip with another provider just to bypass a transfer.
- Keep purchase, adoption or rescue documents available until the transfer is complete.
PetChipHelp is an independent guidance service. We can help identify the database and explain the process, but official microchip records are changed by the database provider that holds the registration.
Have the microchip number?
Check which database appears to hold the record, then go straight to the right provider.