My cat passed away this morning - what should I do with her dead body?

1jacks64

My cat sadly passed away in the early hours of this morning. I don't know whether to bury her in the back garden, have her cremated at a pet crematorium or, as I am aware some people do, have her stuffed and put on a shelf at home?

What have others done with their cats when they have passed away?

I have cat insurance with NFU Mutual. Does anyone know if they would pay to have her cremated?

TAG

We've always buried ours in the back garden.

rachelandgromit

I'm so sorry about your cat. My 'pat the cat' is buried in the front garden in a wooden box we made. There is also some snowdrops planted now.

wendym

I wrappd mine in a pillow case, then buried them and planted a small memorial something. It's horrid, isn't it?

bloomin_freezing

I'm sorry to hear that. I have always been so devastated when any of my cats passed away. We have always buried them in the back garden in a box, with a piece of wood on top so the earth doesnt cave the box in when you fill it back up.

If I had insurance i'd probably have my cat cremated and then maybe bury the ashes at home.

x

claireandella

We put ours in a little cardboard box, wrapped in my cardi, on his favourite cushion and buried him in the garden. we planted some bulbs and a bush on top and marked it with an ornament so that we could draw future owners attention to the position just in case they accidentally dug him up.
when I was a child my parents had a lovely weeping cherry tree in a quiet corner of their garden and all our pets were buried under it. My dad made a point of telling the new owners when they moved as, over the years, quite a collection of pets, chickens and various wildlife (bats, rabbits, badgers etc) which we brought home as children, had accrued there. the new owner agreed that, as the garden was very big, the tree would be left undisturbed indefinately.
I suppose it depends on the size of your garden- if it's quite small it's probably better to go for cremation and then sprinkle the ashes somewhere nice.

Tam_Lin

Very sorry to hear that. We've got several buried together in the back garden, all in my old jumpers.

Sharra

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat
As far as I know, insurance won't cover a private cremation (where you get the ashes back) and it does cost a fortune (for my sister's dog it was nearly £400). Your vet will probably take her to be cremated in a 'group' cremation that won't cost as much - they charge a 'disposal' fee - but you won't get the ashes back.
If you have space, I would bury her in the back garden and plant something nice over the top, do make sure its deep enough tho, so she doesn't get disturbed.

MonkeySaving?

We pop ours in the green bin for recycling.

Horasio

The vet cremated ours in the incinerator.

seven-day-weekend

We buried Scampi in the back garden, wrapped in a pillowcase as a shroud, and put a paving slab and a garden sculpture on top so that the foxes didn't dig her up. (The paving slab was recycled from the dog's grave from ten years earlier). Later we planted some pretty bushes.

It's awful when a much-loved pet dies, osn't it? Thinking of you at this time.