| austin is right, the chips should scan no matter what, unless the wrong scanner is used on the wrong chip (many of the newer scanners scan all brands of chips). The information is attached to the chip's number, not the chip itself, you scan the chip to get the number, then the number gets plugged into a database (usually over the phone) to find out the info. Chips do not have to be activated, they're like barcodes on items at the supermarket. Also, the vet who implanted it should have scanned it both before and after implantation to ensure that it worked, so this is most likely a case of the wrong scanner being used. |