"Reward if found" on cat tags?

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"Reward if found" on cat tags?
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Tue, 01-04-2005 - 3:16pm

Alright- call me super over protective, but I really love my boys! All of them! My 2 cats, my boxer puppy (5 months old now and cute as can be!), and... oh yeah... my DH. ;)
I want to take all the pets in for a check up before we move at the end of the this month (though they aren't "due" or anything like that). I also want to get them new collars, tags and microchips. The dog is already chipped, but the cats aren't.

One of the cats has a severe allergy to fleas. Both of them are inside cats, and we'll be moving into a condo (our 1st peice of property we own! Yeah! No more living in a 10ft x 10ft room!). By Severe allergy, I mean that 1 flea bite can set off a reaction that, if left unchecked, could probably kill him. Just 1 flea bite can have repercussions for months down the road. So it's vital that, if anyone takes him in if he should "escape", gets him back to us so we can treat him ASAP.

I was thinking of putting "Reward if found" or "Microchipped" on their tags. What do you tink?
~Jay

- J. Darling

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Tue, 01-04-2005 - 3:21pm
I'm all for it. Money talks. As long as they aren't outside 24/7 where someone would be tempted to steal them/then return them for a reward. Donna
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Tue, 01-04-2005 - 3:37pm
Nope. They are inside cats. I thought it might be a "motivator" for them. I could even hang on to an envelope with some cash in it just in case they should escape, I could actually make good on it!
~Jay

- J. Darling

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Tue, 01-04-2005 - 4:27pm

I just renewed Moxie's tag, and I put Reward on it to discourage anybody from keeping her. Was that why you would put Microchipped on, too? So they would be afraid of getting caught if you kept her? Good idea. One of the vet clinics near here is having a chipping clinic for $35 per pet. But they're only doing it from 2:00 to 4:00 on a few workdays. :o( I really should get my girls chipped. How much does it usually cost, do you know?

I also get a type of tag that can be printed on 2 sides, so there is more info. I like that. Two phone nos., one on each side, in case they can't get close to the cat, they can at least see 1 phone no., no matter how it's turned.

Katz

 

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Tue, 01-04-2005 - 4:32pm
Katz-
Yeah, I'm thinking that by noting that they are chipped, it might be a detourant. It is really ment to trigger the thought, "Hey, someone WILL be looking for me."
Where did you get the ones that are printed on both sides?
My puppy cost $50 to get chipped, plus an annual $12.50 monitoring fee.
~Jay

- J. Darling

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Wed, 01-05-2005 - 8:33am
This latest tag I bought on the Net, from a paper I picked up at my vet's. The name was something like vet tags. The last tags I bought were also printed on both sides, & ordered on the Net. I have the info at home (I'm at work) if you need it.
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Wed, 01-05-2005 - 8:57am
Sounds like a good idea!!!!

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Wed, 01-05-2005 - 11:59am

Yes! Please post it! :)

I'm sure others would be interested too! :)
~Jay

- J. Darling

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Wed, 01-05-2005 - 7:07pm

Jay--The 2 places where I've gotten tags with writing on both sides are:


 

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Thu, 01-06-2005 - 2:18pm

Thanks! Happy Friday eve!

We should know what address to put on them in a week or less!
~Jay

- J. Darling

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