We are taking a trip down to Arizona in a couple of weeks and taking our dog with us. Tess has canine epilepsy, has a seizure every 3 weeks or so, and is on a strict diet and medication schedule. For a couple of weeks now I’ve been researching the best way of providing all her medical and diet information on a tag in case she gets lost, and finally found the solution yesterday. The PetSafe Micro Rescue Collar is available in Canadian Tire, and is a standard fabric collar with a USB flash drive attached. When you buy the collar and plug the drive into your computer, the software that comes loaded with it prompts you to enter a range of information about your pet. You can customise the pages, add a photo and input all your pet’s vital information, such as contact information for yourself and your vet.
I’ve occasionally thought of what would happen if I had a car accident when Tess was with me, and got taken to hospital. With the information held on the collar, she could be quickly re-united with the rest of the family. I think this is a great product for people who take their pets to the cottage, or indeed on any trip.
And if you are concerned that the person who finds your pet doesn’t have a computer, there is an option to register the PetSafe ID number so all the information held on the collar is also on a central file that can be accessed with a phone call. There is a $9.99 fee for this, and the collar itself is $29.99 in Canadian Tire.
