Kitty Bloggy - Ask Veronica!

Hi Veronica,

have you ever heard about Returnmoi pet tags? www.returnmoi.com/pets

Dear Julie,

I have never heared about these types of tags until todays. I researched the website as thoroughly as I groom my self everyday. I finded out that these tags are not a bad price (about $8 for a 2-years service.) However, I am not sure they are that usefuls. Our pet taggies are about $2 each and says our Mommy's number and address on thems. We hope if we get lost those tags will work the same way. The positives of ReturnMoi I thinked is that it says "75% of items returned" but that includes stuff with no tag too. As long as you have a tag we thinked you could get returned. Also, there is a prize included for someone who returns the pet. This prize is a good idea but it is not so great. The other positive is that it is anonymous. Howevar, for a pet, I thinked the person who finded you would still have to come take you to the persons whose house it is. You can't really mail a kitteh in the mails, that is silly. So it will not be anonymous.

One better solution for an extra-safe ID is a microchip. This is added safety because if you loses your collar and the pet shelters finds you, they can scan you and find out stuff about your identifications (since Kittehs can't easily carry wallets around with IDs!). Here is some information about microchips. Some literatures has said these might cause increase of risks of cancer but those risks are pretty slim and in rats. A place you can get a microchip is at Home Again.

They also have got GPS pet locators. These are much more expensives but are extremely reliables at finding your pet, as long as the collar does not disappear. Here is an example of a GPS pet locator by PetSafe. However this will be about $35 for the collar-ID and $200-$300 for the handheld GPS. Perhaps one can buys a program to use with an existing car-GPS and it would be cheapers. This is an option for kitties whose beans are very rich!!!

Love,

Veronica