An American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) study notes that the U.S. “is the only country in which the implantation of a microchip is often treated as a separate process from registration ...

Although some veterinary clinics and shelters buy microchips in bulk and offer implantation and registration ... If you don’t register your pet’s microchip, your contact information is not ...

Michigan law does not require pets to be microchipped, but requires license issuers to provide information to owners regarding the availability of microchip implantation.

Your dog’s size, breed and age have no impact on the price since the microchip and implantation procedure is the same for every dog. What causes the cost to differ is where you get the procedure ...