Question of DUers who have lost their pets

[CatWoman]

how did you dispose of the "remains"?

I've often wondered about that.

[medeak]

1. having dog cremated

will have to put her down soon.

[skygazer]

2. For myself

I've buried them on my property in the past but having moved, that seems not to have worked well though I still have free access to that place.

My last two, my beloved Boxers, I had privately cremated and they are on my desk beside me in lovely pottery urns engraved with their names, with their collars draped over the top and framed photographs of them in front.

I think I may eventually scatter them back in Vermont on one of the woods trails that they loved so much. Or I may just keep them in the urns and have them buried with me.

[AlCzervik]

3. I called my vet and they took care of patches humanly

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

4. I had my Sammy-dog privately cremated.

We have a 'memorial' urn for him.

[lovedems]

5. We bury them in our backyard

2 of our family dogs who died of old age are buried back there. 2 birds and a gerbil.

My uncle is a vet and has a freezer that he keeps animals in until they get cremated and he would take them if we wanted him to but the kids seem to handle it better knowing they are buried in the back yard with a little rock over where they were buried that they painted the animals names on.

[Throckmorton]

Interesting question,

as I just posted in the meeting room that I put Matty, the Wonder Cats, ashes in my late wifes casket at her funeral.

"Oh, did I mention April was buried with the ashes of Matty, the Wonder Cat? Who died last year of cancer, on the very day April was diagnosed with cancer. We were going to bury her ashes under a tree in the yard, but I decided to hold off on that. So now the best wife that ever lived, rests with the best cat that ever lived, for all eternity."

I hope this doesn't freek anybody out too much.

The cat before that 'China Blue Eyes' had her ashes buried under a rose bush, a Mr. Lincoln as I recall.

[skygazer]

9. I'm sorry for both your losses

And I think that was a nice thing to do. :hug:

[commander bunnypants]

12. very beutiful

I wish to be cremated and my ashes mixed with all my animal ashes. Then spread out in the ocean

CB

[Dora]

14. Oh, that's nice

Very thoughtful of you, and a very touching story.

[Modem Butterfly]

15. I don't think that's weird at all

My partner wants to be cremated, and to have his ashes scattered with those of our cats.

In our case, all of our dogs have been indoor dogs, and I couldn't stand the thought of leaving them out in the cold, dark, lonely world.

Crap. I have to go to the lady's room. I seem to have something in my eye.

[arcane1]

6. just lost one two days ago :(

and he's being cremated. I have a special place in the aprtment to put the ashes when they come back next week

:cry:

[Modem Butterfly]

18. PRACTICAL NOTE

You do NOT have to purchase an urn through the crematory. They will provide you with a temporary container at your request (in our case, they were made of aluminum). You will find a much larger selection and a better price by doing your own research. Do not be pushed into making a selection at this point. We searched for the better part of a year before finding the right choice for our first baby, and haven't found the right choice yet for our second.

I am sorry for your loss, and I hope that soon you will find joy and comfort in the memory of your lost baby.

[arcane1]

19. thanks, but it's ok...

the 'urn' I have is something I've had for years, it's all good

[auburngrad82]

31. www.petedge.com sells urns specifically for animals

We buy lots of stuff from them.

[musette_sf]

21. hugs to Raven's companion person

Hi, arcane1, hope you are doing okay... thinking of you...

as to my answer to the question... my dear departed fur babies are buried under a bush outside the apartment I used to live in (where they passed on). The bush is under the tree where the bird feeder hung... they spent many happy hours watching the birds.

[Cornus]

7. Buried them in my yard

Two dogs and one cat.

[auburngrad82]

30. That's the way we're going

We own the house and have no intention of moving. We're planning on burying them in the woods and getting a St Francis statue and a bench so we can visit if we want.

Our oldest are 9 so hopefully it'll be a while.

[Dora]

8. We buried her in our yard, and planted a plant

Jezebel was killed outside of our home, so we buried her in the backyard and put in a big jasmine plant. Poor kitty.

I don't know if we'd do the same thing if we had to euthanize an animal at our vet.

[Modem Butterfly]

10. We've cremated ours

We've had two dogs die, one hit by a car and one in his sleep two years later. Both were cremated.

When we die, it is my wish to be cremated and scattered off a sea cliff near where I grew up in Oregon. I would like the ashes of my dogs to be scattered with me. No marker, and no funeral.

[madinmaryland]

11. Ours cats who passed away this year,

the last one who left us on Monday, were put to sleep at the Vet's office. The vet took care of the disposal for us, as we live in an apartment. If we had a home with a yard, we would have buried them.

[Zuni]

13. buried in the woods

where people can't trample over it and plenty of little critters roaming---just the place my cat would have loved

[MuseRider]

16. Cremation.

They will put the ashes in a plastic box and you can bury them or whatever you choose to do. Since we have been planning a move to the farm for a long while I have 3 or 4 of those plastic boxes just waiting for our move to have a final resting place. Don't exactly know what I am going to do when one of my horses dies, I suppose rent a backhoe. :shrug:

[montanacowboy]

17. Cremation

then you can keep their ashes in a little box and take them with you when you move. They are always with you.

My pet's ashes will be mixed with my own ashes(hopefully not too soon) and we will all be sprinkled in the Montana mountains

[Village Idiot]

20. Buried my last cat last week

beside her brother in my backyard. sniff....

[RebelOne]

22. I had my Rottweiler, Bear Bear, cremated.

And her ashes are sitting on an end table over the shelf with my ex-husband's ashes.

[RubyDuby in GA]

23. My precious little red doxie, Ruby (as in Rubyduby)

is buried in my parents backyard next to our black and tan doxie, Meechie, that was a little older than her. I'm sure my little boy doxie, Rusty, will join them there someday.

It's a special spot in the backyard that gets lots of warm sunshine and has daffodils growing all around.

[Vanje]

24. My beautiful Kempy

the best labrador that ever lived, died at an old age and is buried at a sheep farm where I used to work.
She loved the farm better than home. She used to lovingly fuss over newborn lambs. With weak sickly lambs,Kempy would lick the will to live, right into them. She loved her work. During lambing season, Kempy would be reluctant to get in the car and leave after our days work at the farm was done. She would hide and ignore me when I called.

She is where she liked best, and that pleases me.

[Squeech]

25. We expect to scatter Andy's ashes

in places that were dear to him. (These places were inner cities, so we may get some funny looks, if not unwelcome official attention.)

[FizzFuzz]

26. these threads always make me cry.

MY Thumbelina's ashes are in a box that I've kept with me for the last 13 years (she was my kitty kat. Hit by a car when she was 6 years old.) Never knew what to do with her ashes. I like the idea of burying or scattering them with me one day. I will have other babies to scatter with me by that time. Now I'm starting to cry....sheesh, I'm a mush.

My Toadsies and Bigfatsmalltoad (they were toads) are buried at our old house. Now I wish I had them cremated too, since they're there and we're here. I feel like I abandoned them.

[Greyskye]

27. We flushed 'Swimmy' this morning

Cat knocked over the both the hamster maze and the fish bowl next to it yesterday. We're not sure how long he was out of water before someone got home and got him back into water. He was alive then, but didn't survive until this morning.

We had an impromptu service and name change - from 'Swimmy' to 'Swirly'. :spank:

[nclib]

28. Cremation

We cremated our last cat, Reuben, when he died last year. It was nice 'cause I got to go into the crematorium right before they put him in and have a last good-bye. Also that way I knew it was his ashes I was getting back.

My first cat, Bo, was buried in a friends pet cemetery back in 1988.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

29. We had Taylor cremated and put her urn in a chest of her things

Her leash, her dish, her tags, her favorite toys, pictures, her collars...everything. I keep it in my bedroom. My best friend ever.

My mom had her dog cremated when she died, but she buried the ashes in the back yard and we placed a marker over it. I guess it's different for everyone.

[Dem Agog]

32. Cremation

My kitty is in a box on my shelf, looking over me. Creepy? Sure. But I just haven't decided what to do with him and given that he liked to annoy me in my office while I worked on the computer, I figured this was the best location for him until I figured it all out.

[huskerlaw]

33. Last year...

I had to have my cat put to sleep (FIV). I live in an apartment, so he's buried at my childhood home, which is where he also spent most of his life.

[DrWeird]

34. In a grave in the back yard.

I suppose that must be a lot harder for people who don't have back yards. Hadn't thought of that before.

[UrbScotty]

35. We cremated Bonnie, then buried her ashes in the back yard.

She lies peacefully right under a tree in the corner of the yard, next to our statue of the Virgin Mary.

[GingerSnaps]

36. I called the pet cemetery and they picked my cat up

The cremation, funeral, urn and pick up charge was around $125.00 which wasn't that much.

Which one of your cat's died? Sorry :hug: