Does It Work From Inside The Coyote?

In the real world outside the blogosphere, I'm the electronic gatekeeper for our subdivision:  I maintain a list of roughly 300 email addresses for residents of our neighborhood's homeowners association.  We use the list to share neighborhood info, newsletters, service referrals, etc.  (No, I do not send Buster's Blog to all of them, although sometimes I think I should.  Some of 'em need it.  Only a select and enlightened few receive this high-grade blather from Buster.)

Quite often, I send out lost pet alerts.  Had one the other day for a cat which had been missing for almost two days.  I forwarded a photo of the cat, his name, the owner's name and number, and the fact that the cat did not wear a collar but did have a microchip. 

So I hit "send" and walked out to check my mail, where I encountered my neighbor, a wise and funny fellow and a regular Buster's reader.  He said he saw the email and had just one question:

"Does the cat's chip still work from inside the coyote?"

I almost fell down laughing.

The owner reported that the cat returned home safely later that day, silent as to his whereabouts.