Is it possible to implant a GPS tracking device on your pets???

Question

i.e my cat shes always getting lost.....perhaps expensive??? But my natural tracking instinct are being tested to the limits!!!!

Answer 1

Yes, I'm sure I came across this exact product on the internet a few days ago but can't for the life of me find it again! There is however plenty of other sites talking about it (like a microchip that's inserted under the skin). Alternatively there are other products which attach to the collars and give out some sort of signal which you can track with a device or your mobile. They're quite bulky though but I'm sure they will eventually become smaller, as most things do! As for the GPS-microchip, check with your vets as it'll probably need to be implanted by professionals and they might know about it.

Hope this helps (and sorry if it already exists and you dont make millions!)

Answer 2

I wish! But no. they do have microchips that they put on them. But they only work if someone fidns your dog and takes them to a vet or someplace where they can check it. Sorry though.  

Answer 3

You can't implant them with a tracking device - you're probably thinking of an ID chip which is about the size of a grain of rice and is injected by the vet between the shoulder blades. This is then scanned by a vet/rescue centre/police force if the animal has been lost by you and taken to them.

Tracking devices are quite expensive and due to their power requirements (batteries) need to be fitted into a special collar device. This contains a GPS device and a the core of a mobile phone so its position can be ascertained remotely.

Here's an example of one that's in development:

http://www.pawtrax.co.uk/find/collars.ht...

There are others too. None of them are cheap, but what price the safety of your pet?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Yes and you can fit a camera to it to see where it goes. This is NOT a joke - Google CATCAM

Answer 6

1st:  HomeAgain or other brand microchip (ask your vet).  Usually ranges $20 - $40, it's the size of a grain of rice, and can be scanned by most vets and shelters, so if kitty gets lost and picked up by someone you can be joyfully reunited even if her collar is lost (very common).

2nd: There are collars that are sold with GPS tracking devices.  If she loses her collar, that doesn't help much, but if she is just roaming about the neighborhood trying to find the sunniest, awesomest slice of laid brick-work, it should help immensely.  I think the GPS collars are somewhere around $100 to $170.