No one meant for it to happen, but somehow your puppy got loose and is too young to backtrack and find the way home. Or your Senior dog wanders away, his or her aging senses insufficient for remembering the house address. Or the indoor/outdoor cat fails to return at the usual hour.

After searching without success, you reluctantly phone the local animal shelter in the hope that your pet has been recovered before it is considered a 'stray' and faces the potential of being 'put down'.

Dr. Eckermann can help prevent these types of scenarios by surgically implanting a HomeAgain micro-chip under the animal's skin. The procedure is as painless as a vaccination and quickly identifies your pet as 'owned'. The chip contains pertinent information that can be read by a special scanner, reuniting the two of you before a mistaken euthanasia has occurred.