2 chips are not better than 1

Microchip Hunters received a case from Chicago Animal Care and Control for a microchip that went back to a rescue in Oregon. When Microchip Hunters contacted, we were told that they had no information for this microchip, and that it was possibly a clinic they did a couple of years ago.

Microchip Hunters posted to Lost Dog Illinois, in hopes that the owner would see the post, or fans would recognize her! And our fans did it again!

Bella's family registered her as lost to Lost Dogs Illinois, and within minutes the match was made! Thank you to everyone that matched her to the found post on our page!

Should be a simple reunion at animal control, right???

Well, Bella's microchip number did not match the number in the dog at CACC. I called the rescue again, and they did not have this owner's information in their system either. It was closing time at CACC, so this would need to be sorted out the next day.

Microchip Hunters requested CACC rescan the dog, for the chance that there is a second chip. Bella did in fact have 2 microchips, both from Oregon, both from rescues there. Her family knew nothing about her first microchip, so only had the second one registered.
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It is never suggested to have more than one microchip, but if there is, you are going to have to be sure to update BOTH every time there is a change. You don't know which microchip the scanner is going to read first, and facilities are not scanning looking for multiple chips

.From Maria, the owner:  "You guys are great! Thanks again for everything. It was amazing how fast she was found with you!  I wrote a little blurb for you to include on your website re Bella's recovery, Once again, thanks for all your help, I'm forever in your debt.  --Lost Dog Illinois' and Microchip Hunters help in recovering my Bella proved invaluable. Bella had already been lost for three days when I posted her info and it seems that in just a few minutes someone was texting me that they had seen her on the City Animal page as well. I went to pick her up, but unfortunately the City was unable to give her to me because the chip number they had for her didn't coincide with the number they had scanned twice already. Finally, with help from Lost Dog Illinois Microchip Hunters, and Jeannine from the City Shelter, it was discovered that Bella had 2 microchips and we were able to clear up the confusion.
I'm forever grateful for Lost Dog Illinois and Microchip Hunters' assistance. They called the shelter where Bella was originally adopted and were in communication with both Chicago Animal Care and Control and me until the very last minute"