Pet Microchipping in East Cobb, Marietta, GA, From Your Local Vet

Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care - East Cobb Marietta is a vet in East Cobb that microchips dogs and cats. A microchip is a tiny chip, about the size of a grain of rice, placed under the skin between the shoulder blades with a needle, much like a shot.

Collars break and tags fall off. A microchip stays put for life, and a shelter or vet can scan it to find your phone number.

Call (678) 539-8441 or book online. Walk-ins are welcome.

How does a pet microchip work?

A microchip holds one ID number and nothing else. It has no battery and no GPS, so it can't track where your pet is. When a lost pet comes into a shelter or clinic, the team waves a scanner over the shoulders. The scanner reads the number, and the chip company's registry links that number to you. That is why registering the chip with your current phone and address matters as much as placing it.

Why microchip a pet in Cobb County?

Every lost pet in Cobb County has a short window. Cobb County Animal Services says strays without ID are held for 3 days, about 72 hours, at the county shelter on Al Bishop Drive. Strays with an ID tag or microchip are held for five Animal Services working days, and the team tries to call the owner on file as soon as possible. The county lists a collar with an ID tag, a rabies tag, or a microchip as the best ways to get a pet home.

Dogs slip out during July 4 fireworks and summer storms, and cats dart out an open garage door. A chip gives a finder something to scan even when the collar is gone.

Does getting a microchip hurt?

It feels about like a vaccine. Most pets at Petfolk East Cobb flinch for a second and then go back to their treat. No anesthesia is needed. Fear Free handling is standard at every Petfolk clinic, so the team uses treats and a calm hold, and cats can often stay in their carrier.

Many families choose to add the chip during a spay or neuter, while their pet is already asleep. Across Petfolk, nearly two in three microchips are placed the same day as a spay or neuter (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). See spay and neuter in East Cobb to plan both at once.

The atmosphere and the lighting are so well thought out for the comfort of the animals.

Laura R., Google review

What happens at the visit

1. The vet or a team member scans your pet first, in case a chip is already there.

2. The chip goes in with one quick needle.

3. The team scans again to make sure it reads.

4. You leave with the chip number and how to register it.

Keep the registration current

A chip is only as good as the contact details behind it. After you move to East Cobb, change phone numbers or rehome a pet, update the registry. Write the chip number down and keep it with your pet's records. Once a year, ask the vet to scan the chip at the wellness exam to make sure it still reads.

Cost of microchipping at Petfolk East Cobb

A microchip at Petfolk East Cobb is priced on its own and can be added to any visit, including a wellness exam that starts at $99. You'll get an estimate before any test or treatment. The final bill can differ if the plan changes during the visit.

If your pet goes missing

Call Petfolk East Cobb and the chip registry right away, then visit the county shelter with photos and vet records, since the county asks for photo ID and proof the pet is yours, such as vet records. If your pet comes home hurt, call (678) 539-8441. For heavy bleeding or trouble breathing, go to a 24-hour emergency hospital such as Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency on Powers Ferry Common SE in Marietta.

Chip your pet this week

Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care - East Cobb Marietta is at 4475 Roswell Rd, Suite 1420, Marietta, GA 30062. Call (678) 539-8441, book online or walk in.

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