# Microchip implantation

> Implanting a microchip to identify your pet. Book a visit at the 2x2 veterinary clinic in Kaunas.

Implanting a microchip to identify your pet.

- **Indicative price:** 20 €

## What is this service?

Microchipping is a safe and reliable way to identify your pet for its entire life. The microchip implanted under the skin has a unique number that makes it possible to quickly establish the animal’s identity and owner if the pet gets lost.

## How does it work?

The microchip is implanted under the skin with a special sterile needle, usually in the neck area. The procedure is quick, almost painless and carried out without anesthesia. The microchip does not work like GPS and emits no signals – it can only be read with a special scanner.

## What is important to know about microchipping

### 📌 Why is it important to chip your pet?

- helps return a lost animal to its owner;
- is mandatory by law for dogs, cats and ferrets;
- is required for the European pet passport and for travel;
- ensures reliable identification during veterinary care.

### 🗂️ Registration

After microchipping, the animal’s details are entered in the national Pet Animal Register, linking the microchip number to the owner’s information.

### ✅ What is important to know?

- The microchip works for the animal’s whole life.
- It does no harm to health and does not leave the body.
- Keeping the register data up to date is the owner’s responsibility.

## Four steps – from booking to leaving

How the visit works