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How to dispose of body? (RIP Mouse)

Temano said:
If you've got a spare $400 take it to a taxidermist...
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If money were not a problem, I would say that is a wonderful idea. :) Besides pictures, that is probably the best way to preserve a great pet. (Unless you have people living with you who find it freaky.)
 
Or people who read your posts and find it freaky :grin01:

I'm guilty myself of secretly thinking about having a patch of fur from my cat's belly removed and made into some sort of trinket when he dies. It's the most beautiful snow-leopardy pattern and so soft too! I think that's one of the things I'll miss the most when he's gone... :( I doubt I'd do that, but it crossed my mind a couple times, lol.

I'm really sorry for your loss; that must be hard.
 
Jadie.Glitch said:
Or people who read your posts and find it freaky :grin01:

I'm guilty myself of secretly thinking about having a patch of fur from my cat's belly removed and made into some sort of trinket when he dies. It's the most beautiful snow-leopardy pattern and so soft too! I think that's one of the things I'll miss the most when he's gone... :( I doubt I'd do that, but it crossed my mind a couple times, lol.

I'm really sorry for your loss; that must be hard.
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I have kept little bits of shed fur from several of the cats I have said goodbye to.
 
I had a dog that got in a fight and lost a tooth. I ended up keeping it and when we had to put her down because of cancer it meant that much more to me. I think it is alright to keep memento's of past pets.
 
Jadie.Glitch said:
Or people who read your posts and find it freaky :grin01:

I'm guilty myself of secretly thinking about having a patch of fur from my cat's belly removed and made into some sort of trinket when he dies. It's the most beautiful snow-leopardy pattern and so soft too! I think that's one of the things I'll miss the most when he's gone... :( I doubt I'd do that, but it crossed my mind a couple times, lol.

I'm really sorry for your loss; that must be hard.
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When my first cat died I saved a bit of his fur. And every once in a while I'd find little orange cat hairs in weird spots like under the couch or on the back of a carseat and it'd make me sad :(
 
Butch said:
I personally am not that picky when it comes to animal waste disposal, ashes to ashes dust to dust. Maybe it's the hunter or woodsman coming out in me but either cremate her, put her in the dumpster or trash can and don't look back.
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DITTO!,. I do however place them in the freezer, then throw them in the garbage on trash pick up day.. that way my trash doesn't stink.
 
When my lil' guy died. I froze him in the freezer, and then went out at night and tossed him in the lake.
 
I have a river flowing through my backyard. I've always opted for an approximation of the old "burial by sea" method. There's no disrespect in returning an organism's components to nature. In fact, I find the whole embalming thing for people to be repugnant.
 
If your really worried about the proper way of disposing a body there's a "dead animal drop off" where I live, Personally I'd rather bury cause the drop off is basically a big garbage can inside of a little stall outside, it's kinda depressing. srry for your loss
 
For future reference --

With small bodies, I would personally have no qualms about putting the body in a small garbage bag, then inserting the small bag into a larger garbage bag and taking it to the dump.

For larger bags, it's a good idea to call your local solid waste disposal department and check out the local legal details. Normally (but probably not always), some of your local dump sites will be "approved" or "licensed" -- or whatever they want to call it -- to accept carcasses. Once again, you would want to double bag the body before taking it to that site.

And Wade, I'm also confused. Why would they buy your hole if they were already digging their own? Wouldn't they just buy your hole and take it over to their place, and save themselves the digging??
 
amazondoc said:
And Wade, I'm also confused. Why would they buy your hole if they were already digging their own? Wouldn't they just buy your hole and take it over to their place, and save themselves the digging??
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I am surprised this is so confusing. There must be post hole diggers in other areas of the country. The point is that I would dig all of my holes during the summer months because during the winter the ground is frozen hard as a rock.
 
Lexie, sorry for your loss. i'm dreading the day when Sonja will pass (no issues, just thinking 12 years ahead).

a few times i thought she did, shes very stealth like at times. until i take the lid off to check her! then she scares the crap outta me
 
That wasn't the confusing part. Of course you would dig in summer. What sounds strange is selling these holes to farmer and ranchers. Were they using your land to graze on?
 
Well I never thought of getting predug holes. I need a couple right now but leave for work before sunrise and get home when its dark. Wade, do you have a website with those or can you ship them?
 
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