My Mates Dead Cat.

pennineman

We bury our cats after they've been to the Vet's for the last time.

The Vet recommended to bury just wrapped in a cloth of some sort - not a wooden or metal box.

Allows decomposition to work faster.

Not buried that deep - usually only a couple of feet. And have never been dug up by foxes.

chugalug

I hope its not illegal - having had 4 children and various pets we left our back garden with 3 cats, 2 birds, goldfish, a hamster and a gerbil.

Now we only have a patio so I don't know what I'll do if my cat dies now!!

Rikki

I had my cat cremated. Her ashes are inside a wooden cat.

Faith_2

I had to have one of my cats pts and cremated two and a half weeks ago.
About 7 days later the ashes were returned to me. Eventually, they will be buried in my parents' garden as I haven't got one.
In the meantime, I'm finding a little hard to come to terms with the fact that the cardboard box on my DD's shelf contains our pet. And getting the ashes back was like losing her all over again IYSWIM.
Oh I know I'm just too soft!

wigginsmum

We've got 2 cats buried in the back garden, in old jumpers of ours - never been dug up. I'd estimate they're buried 3 feet deep.

Bossyboots

Faith wrote:

I had to have one of my cats pts and cremated two and a half weeks ago.
About 7 days later the ashes were returned to me. Eventually, they will be buried in my parents' garden as I haven't got one.
In the meantime, I'm finding a little hard to come to terms with the fact that the cardboard box on my DD's shelf contains our pet. And getting the ashes back was like losing her all over again IYSWIM.
Oh I know I'm just too soft!

I know exactly what you mean. We paid extra for individual cremation and I asked for the ashes back intending to scatter them. I didn't realise I would find it so hard to do and I too have difficulty coming to terms with the little box in the corner of our wardrobe.

Hellfire

my neighbour has lots of cats dogs and birds buried in her large garden. where her labrador is the bushes have grown truly luscious, well fertilised by the mineral content of the body...

ariba10

I believe you can be buried in your own garden if you so desire.

buses7675

Hellfire wrote:

my neighbour has lots of cats dogs and birds buried in her large garden. where her labrador is the bushes have grown truly luscious, well fertilised by the mineral content of the body...

Hi All,

I can second that but with regards to a cat - One of our cats who was buried in our gareden later had a blackcurrant bush planted over the spot. The bush in that place grew far better than any other similar trees in the garden!

Cheers

Steve

scheming_gypsy

ariba10 wrote:

I believe you can be buried in your own garden if you so desire.

Trevor Jordache wasn't too impressed at it though