Veterinary microchip registration workflows

An unregistered microchip is inert glass. The clinic workflow determines whether chips become reunions or dead numbers.

The failure mode

Chip implanted, paper form handed to the owner, registration deferred — and forgotten. Industry-wide, a large share of implanted chips are never registered or point to outdated records. Each one is a lost-pet case that will end at a shelter instead of a phone call.

Registration at implant time

The clean workflow closes the loop in the exam room:

• The chip number enters the registry the moment it's implanted, tied to the owner's verified contact details
• The registration is recorded in Emili's registry and discoverable through the AAHA Universal Pet Microchip Lookup Tool, linked to the pet and owner profile
• The clinic's dashboard tracks orders, implants and registrations, so inventory and compliance are visible in one place

What the owner should leave with

Confirmation that the chip is registered, a way to update their details online, and the understanding that a chip with stale contact information doesn't work. Address changes should be self-serve — if updating requires calling the clinic, it won't happen.

Why it pays

Clinics that register at implant time close lost-pet loops faster and spend zero staff hours on registration backlogs.