{"id":13185,"date":"2019-11-15T18:10:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T00:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/blog\/?p=13185"},"modified":"2019-11-15T18:10:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T00:10:24","slug":"is-there-a-smaller-micro-chip-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=13185","title":{"rendered":"Is There A Smaller Micro-chip Available For Small Birds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">LL (G2MomPerson) asks<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Is there a smaller micro-chip available for smaller birds like a Goffins Cockatoo or Cocktail?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">I asked my avian vet &amp; she wasn&#8217;t aware of a smaller chip for smaller birds\/animals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">If there is a smaller chip, what is it called &amp; who makes it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Chloe, our G2, is an over preener, thus my concern about her &#8220;discovering&#8221; a larger chip &amp; wanting to &#8220;remove&#8221; it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Any &amp; all info is appreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">LL<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Chloe G2&#8217;s MomPerson<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">ps&#8230;Love having brunch w\/you each Sunday!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hu2beN9f3Fw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Hi G2&#8217;s MomPerson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200bThank you for your kind words.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200bI have seen a seasoned parrot rescue worker micro chip several tiels.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200bI&#8217;ve also seen my <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/22\/want-freakin-bird-back-shes-held-hostage-eggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">avian veterinarian drain 25 g of fluid from our tiels abdomen weekly for 12 weeks<\/a> due to Ascites without hitting an organ or piercing the abdominal wall.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Point is that a tiel can be chipped but I would be concerned about the &#8220;over preening&#8221; issue with your G2.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">At the end, of the day it would be a decision between you and your vet.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/skinny-micro-chipping-pet-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find more about microchipping here <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Best<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">MitchR<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LL (G2MomPerson) asks Is there a smaller micro-chip available for smaller birds like a Goffins Cockatoo or Cocktail? 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