{"id":2428,"date":"2025-04-07T14:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T13:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kotkikedziorki.pl\/?p=2428"},"modified":"2026-01-04T23:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:27:47","slug":"czip-u-kota-dlaczego-warto-i-jak-wyglada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kotkikedziorki.pl\/en\/czip-u-kota-dlaczego-warto-i-jak-wyglada\/","title":{"rendered":"Microchip in a cat \u2013 why is it worth it and what does it look like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like many of our guides\/articles, this one too began with a question that came to us – \u201eo co chodzi z tym chipowaniem kot\u00f3w<\/em>\u201d and then a few additional detailed questions and discussion about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St\u0105d dzi\u015b nasz temat – chip u kota (czipowanie kot\u00f3w<\/strong>). We'll write about: what a chip is, how it works, what a new Parent should know about it, what the costs look like, what microchipping cats involves (and whether it is painful), whether there are legal requirements for microchipping, whether every cat can\/should have a chip, a few myths about chips, how catteries approach it, how we approach it, and finally two examples of how to use chips in a cat in an interesting way \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co to jest czip i jak dzia\u0142a?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A chip is a tiny electronic element (the size of a grain of rice) enclosed in a special protective capsule, which wszczepia si\u0119 pod sk\u00f3r\u0119 zwierz\u0119cia<\/strong> \u2013 most often between the shoulder blades. The procedure lasts a few seconds and is comparable to an ordinary injection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705<\/strong> The chip does not emit waves\/radiation, does not hurt the cat, does not move about, does not require a battery (or its replacement), is completely maintenance-free for the owner and for the cat it is na ca\u0142e \u017cycie<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udeaa Zawiera unikalny numer identyfikacyjny kota<\/strong> (and only this number, nothing more!). It's a bit like a human PESEL [national ID number]. Practically every vet should have readers for these chip codes, and if a cat is found, the vet can check this \u201efeline PESEL\u201d. Such readers are also held by border services, animal shelters, and sometimes the police or municipal guard. It works from a distance of about 5-8 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ciekawostka: Posiadamy w naszej hodowli czytnik czip\u00f3w<\/strong>, so if you feel like it, ask us at collection or during a visit to check the chip number of a chosen cat or several of our cats \ud83d\ude42 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kod w chipie sk\u0142ada si\u0119 z 15 cyfr<\/strong> – te sprzedawane w Polsce powinny si\u0119 zaczyna\u0107 od „616”<\/strong>. There can be various chip manufacturers, but their production is supervised by the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR), which assigns numbers to all producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u26a0\ufe0f BARDZO WA\u017bNE:<\/span><\/strong> Natomiast sam chip to tylko numer<\/strong>! It contains NO data about the cat, breeder or owner! That is why, for it to fulfil its task – super wa\u017cna jest jego registration<\/span><\/strong> (more on it in a moment). Remember that a chip without registration is practically useless!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS. We have also come across other suggestions for identifying a cat – a tattoo or a pendant (an address tag). But both these options have big drawbacks – a tattoo has to be done under anaesthesia and may fade over time, and zawieszka mo\u017ce by\u0107 niebezpieczna<\/strong> (kot mo\u017ce si\u0119 udusi\u0107 lub zaczepi\u0107 obro\u017c\u0105 np. na ogrodzeniu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Czy ka\u017cdy kot powinien\/musi mie\u0107 chip?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well, this is an interesting question – because it is here that the important the differences between chipping as a legal obligation and the requirements of feline organisations<\/strong> (czyli tych, kt\u00f3re wydaj\u0105 rodowody).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc6e Czy hodowcy musz\u0105 chipowa\u0107 koty?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prawo polskie NIE narzuca og\u00f3lnego obowi\u0105zku chipowania kot\u00f3w<\/strong>, even in the case of their sale. This means that in theory a person breeding cats (not necessarily acting in accordance with breeding rules!) may sell a cat without a chip. Also, of course, many non-pedigree cats („moggies”) do not have a chip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Ale\u2026 wi\u0119kszo\u015b\u0107 organizacji felinologicznych WYMAGA chipu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

W praktyce, je\u015bli hodowla dzia\u0142a legalnie<\/strong>, under the auspices of a recognised organisation (such as FIFe\/FPL, TICA, WCF, etc.), numer mikrochipa jest obowi\u0105zkowy w dokumentacji kota<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Najcz\u0119\u015bciej:<\/p>\n\n\n\n