Q: 2 years ago we were given a dog that was taken in as a stray prior. Could she be taken away by previous owner if chipped
2 years ago, my family was given a dog by a man who had taken her in. When he took her in, she was a stray, and he tried to find her family but never heard back from them. He couldn't care for her anymore, so we took her in and she's since very much become our dog. She was very obviously abused, very skinny, very scared of matches and of loud noises, and now she is happy, loved, and treated well. We want to take her to the vet, but we're worried that if she had been microchipped by the previous owner, she might be taken away from us and given back to them, which means that not only would we lose her, but she would continue being abused. Is it safe to take her to the vet, or would we risk losing her?
A: You should be fine. Vets won't scan microchips unless you ask and they're not usually concerned with ferreting out that kind of thing.
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