More than 10 million pets are lost each year. Alone and often without identifcation, more than 90 percent of these pets don't make it back home. Microchipping your pet is an easy, inexpensive way to help make sure your pet returns home should he or she become lost. Countryside Vet Hospital uses the HomeAgain microchip system; more than 94 percent of pets microchipped with HomeAgain have been reunited with their families.

To encourage our clients to microchip their pets, we are offering a microchipping special that includes the microchipping procedure, registration with HomeAgain's national database and a one-year membership to HomeAgain's national network for only $43. This procedure typically costs $48, in addition to the $22 HomeAgain registration fee.

Each micorchip is about the size of the grain of rice, and implantation is safe and easy—similar to a routine vaccination for your pet. When you microchip your pet with HomeAgain,you have access to:

• A proactive, national pet recovery network
• Lost pet alerts (similar to an Amber Alert)
• Personalized "lost pet" posters, with your pet's image on them
• 24/7 emergency medical care
• Online medical records
• Pet ID card

Microchipping is one of the easiest ways to keep your pet safe and healthy. If you have questions about microchipping, please contact our hospital, or visit HomeAgain's website, www.homeagain.com