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What did you do with your pet when they died?

I'm so sorry you are having to look into this, never a happy thing to do :(

All my previous pets are buried in my parents' back garden, but as it is a council house it's not like I will be able to visit the site once my parents go, which I don't like. Personally I do not like cremation, if I didn't have any other burial options I think I would just go out to woodland somewhere, pick a quiet spot that I could remember where it was, and dig a grave. I suspect that is mildly illegal, but I'd still do it.
 
My first cat had a full ceremony involving 13 guests, a formal ritual, grave goods and lashings of champagne.....

And he's buried under a rose bush.

He had his final injection at the vets and I carried him home for a final day.... :(
 
Sirena said:
My first cat had a full ceremony involving 13 guests, a formal ritual, grave goods and lashings of champagne.....

And he's buried under a rose bush
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Aye, it can be lovely if you have a garden. My favourite budgie had a rose of the variety "Mr Bluebird" planted on top of him. Unfortunately not everyone has that luxury.

EDIT: I think you added something to your post after I replied which is of course fine, but I just want to make it clear that when I said "it can be lovely" I don't for a minute think that having a beloved pet put to sleep is in any way lovely, it's always horrible and sad even when you know it's to prevent them suffering. I meant having a little bit of a send off for them and some place to bury and remember them can be lovely.
 
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We just have our mog to the vets to dispose of the remains, we didn't feel a need to keep anything or have a grave, but I know it would mean a lot to some people. Sorry it has to be on your mind zenie :(
 
We have a collection of cats, hamsters and chickens in our tiny back garden and also on our allotment. Our ancient collie died this year in March...by an amazing stroke of great fortune, we have 6 acres of poplar plantation in Norfolk so we took Lila to be buried the day she died. It was fairly onerous, digging a huge hole but massively therapeutic. My eldest read a poem (we were amazed) and a lot of cider was drank....plus everyone under the age of 40 flung themselves around in a couple of cargo nets. She was a very old dog and the loss was tempered by having had a long life, well lived...and we planted primroses, campanulas and dogroses (naturally) around her grave. We go and say hello every time we go to the woods.
I planted blackcurrants on top of some of the chickens -we have had fantastic crops.
 
Eat them.

. Cat was probably insinerated at the vets. Guinneepigs, can't remember. Buried in back garden possibly. The budgies definitely were, Except the 2 that escaped. Joey II and Joey IV if I recall.

Sorry that probably reads as a bit flippent. I loved them pets man. Still think about our cat sometimes, 21 years later.
 
Dogs and cats don't taste very nice I'm led to believe.

That's a point, I remember there was a thread ages ago that talked about buying woodland and it being fairly cheap. Does anyone remember it or where?
 
I could always ask my parents about their garden.
I know you have only met my mum, and I have no idea if they would mind or not but they are likely to be there for a long time :hmm:
 
We've lost dogs and cats and will do in the future, I'm sure. It's always difficult. Sympathies zenie .

So far, they've been cremated and I've scattered ashes in their favourite places. Duffy the cat went behind the bench in the park out the front of our old place in Elephant & Castle and down the back of the garden, where he used to watch the comings and goings in the car park. My lovely nutter dalmatian Marge went by the entrance to Kennington Park (where she'd run to after escaping from the house) and on Scratby beach, near Great Yarmouth.

Don't know why, but we found comfort in their ashes resting at the places they were drawn to when alive.
 
SpookyFrank said:
When we had pets as a kid the adults would always quietly get rid of the dead ones without dragging the grief out any longer than necessary with some mawkish funeral, burial type scenario.

Besides, most of the cats we ever had were cunts who I was glad to see the back of. And the dogs were clearly too old and sick to get any enjoyment out of their lives by the time they went.
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Fuck off
 
When our cat died 3 years ago we just buried him in the front ''garden'' and planted a rose on top. Blooms around the date of his death every year, nice wee memory/reminder.

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This is not a pretty or supportive thing to say on this thread, but if you bury a pet in the garden, be mindful of foxes who could dig them up unless you bury them very deeply and use heavy stones over them.

I gather this is not a possibility for zenie so hopefully not causing offence or concern.

We buried a beloved cat in my garden at my last house & didn't have a problem, thankfully. Since then I've read about the destruction foxes can cause.

My last very, very beloved cat was cremated and is in an urn by the hearth.
 
Sorry about your dilema Zenie :(

From what I can remember, dogs we had when I was young were buried in the garden.
The last dog my parents owned was cremated and my mother still has the ashes (along with my grandmother's and father's). We were looking at them the other week - the dog's urn is made of wood with his name on a silver plate - far more impressive than the others:hmm::D.
 
oryx said:
This is not a pretty or supportive thing to say on this thread, but if you bury a pet in the garden, be mindful of foxes who could dig them up unless you bury them very deeply and use heavy stones over them.

I gather this is not a possibility for zenie so hopefully not causing offence or concern.

We buried a beloved cat in my garden at my last house & didn't have a problem, thankfully. Since then I've read about the destruction foxes can cause.

My last very, very beloved cat was cremated and is in an urn by the hearth.
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I was wondering how to say just that- a friend had two very distressed children after a fox related incident :(
 
Scattered billy_dog's ashes at sea, near the first walk mrs_bob and I took him on together. It was four years ago and we still cry when we go there :(
 
a minimum of 2 feet of earth above dead animal will deter foxes and other digging animals.

I confess to digging rather gingerly around my blackcurrants.
 
Our childhood dogs were buried in a patch of mint by a river, our own cat was buried in the back garden in a place where she had liked to sunbathe. Our carp were not disposed of properly because I was away at the critical time.

You mention zenie you don't have a garden, I think ashes and scattering in a suitable spot might be suitable, but anything you do with a vet will be expensive.
 
zenie lovely we had all our family dogs cremated and then mum used the ashes to feed rose bushes. whatever you decide you will know what is right for you. all my love honey for Monday xxxxxxx
 
My friend buried her cat in her garden. Before she did though, she cut off the tip of the cat's tail and was going to have a silver band put around it. I can't remember for sure if she got that done but I have a vague memory of seeing it in her home so she probably did.

We usually leave our animals at the vets to go to be cremated. You can get their ashes back but to be honest, it's expensive and I don't really mind what happens to the ashes. My pets have gone.

I've probably mentioned this before but I want to scream at people who tell me that my dogs are "running free at the rainbow bridge" I have no time for sentiment and I know exactly where my dogs have gone.

Whatever you do, it won't change the fact that you loved and cared for her and gave her a lovely life and she gave you years of love and pleasure x
 
Shirl said:
We usually leave our animals at the vets to go to be cremated. You can get their ashes back but to be honest, it's expensive and I don't really mind what happens to the ashes. My pets have gone.

I've probably mentioned this before but I want to scream at people who tell me that my dogs are "running free at the rainbow bridge" I have no time for sentiment and I know exactly where my dogs have gone.

Whatever you do, it won't change the fact that you loved and cared for her and gave her a lovely life and she gave you years of love and pleasure x
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^^^^ this
R.I.P Charles
 
Sorry to hear you're having to think about this zenie :( one of ours isn't going to be around for much longer either, it's so difficult.

We had our last dog cremated, we were thinking of moving so he was in a box for quite a while, I know this is gonna sound weird to some but it was comforting to have him in the house (feels a bit mad even typing that but it did :oops: )

His ashes are now helping to push up a rowan tree in the garden :)
 
Shit thing to have to contemplate.I dont envy you zenie.When my Roxy goes i'll probably bury her in the garden.Deep enough not to be disturbed.And in sight of me every day.
 
Always had loads of pets as a kid and always had dogs and when we ran out of space int garden my mum would always have the dogs cremated and then keep the ashes in a little commemorative box. Seems odd but it works for her and i can happily not mind it being odd as it makes her happy and she loves animals (fnar)

My last dog who finished out her life at my mum and dads is sat by the telly by a nice picture of her :)

Sorry to hear about your beloved pet, zenie :(
 
I still have my mummified newt Stavros who was very beloved, but managed to get out of her tank and when I found her a day later I just kept her in a little box because I had her for over 10 years and couldn't be parted from her. :(
 
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