Watching your pet die

• wildcats20

  

  Uncle Ted;1868696 wrote:It was a joke. Let me help you. He said it was creepy and I replied yeah it is and I don't like pets that dang much. Who would really stuff a pet? I am puzzled ,tbh, that people have funerals and burials for pets. Even wanting the ashes of a pet is strange to me. I had to put down a dog of mine. Said my goodbyes. Dropped him off at the place that does what they do and left. They asked if I wanted the ashes and if I did it would cost like $7.00. First off I didn't want them but if I did why would I have to pay $7 when I just paid $50 to have him put down.

  Because a cremation unit is thousands and thousands of dollars.
  
  And, oh I don't know, someone is providing a service for you.
• Heretic

  

  Things like this are never easy. When I was married, we got two cats in '02 or '03. I kept them when we divorced. One died three years ago on a Saturday when I was home. I'd been planning to go to a friend's July 4th party that day (it wasn't actually the 4th, but it was the Saturday before) and instead, I sat at home a complete wreck.
  
  One thing I did that night before going to bed was get on my computer and type up a eulogy for it. I still read it from time to time and still get moist-eyed every time I do. Pets are awesome company -- losing them is pure pain. They have so much personality that not having that in your life just leaves a void.
  
  The other one is still alive, but he's getting older. I wouldn't want to be around me for a couple days after he passes, especially since he was MY BABY when I was married and he was growing up. More of a puppy than a cat in a lot of ways. Affectionate and wants constant contact, instead of being aloof and independent.
• thavoice

  GOONx19;1868691 wrote:?
  
  Apparently you do, because you were the one that posted it. Unless you forgot to switch usernames.[/QUOTE]
  BINGO

• Uncle Ted

  wildcats20;1868710 wrote:Because a cremation unit is thousands and thousands of dollars.
  
  And, oh I don't know, someone is providing a service for you.

  Maybe you missed where I already paid the $50. They are going to pitch the ashes anyway.
• Belly35

  

  So sad I got the call to pick up Murphy ashes today.
  
  Big Murphy ... great family dog, friend, pet and yard work pal. also carried the biggest rock he could find around the yard. He loved riding in the truck, front seat window down, that big head would just hang out the window, at stop signs he would stare at the other drivers ... loved a cold beer, swimming and field softball, tennis balls
  
  Big Murphy
  
  
• O-Trap

  

  Uncle Ted;1868744 wrote:Maybe you missed where I already paid the $50. They are going to pitch the ashes anyway.

  Solution:
  
  1. Take pet home.
  2. Cremate it yourself.
  3. Dispense with the ashes however you see fit.
  
  If the price matters that much to you, I would recommend this alternative.
• plusultra

  We literally lost our beagle four months ago. We have no idea where he wandered to. It caused great anxiety among our family as we don't know if he's still alive or someone found him and gave him a new home.
• thavoice

  plusultra;1869523 wrote:We literally lost our beagle four months ago. We have no idea where he wandered to. It caused great anxiety among our family as we don't know if he's still alive or someone found him and gave him a new home.

  That sucks. Happened to us a few years ago. He had to have been snatched up. We had a suspect in mind ans when we would go house to house with fliers they wold never come to thier door and even ignored the dog warden. In many ways it is worse as you just don't know.
  
  This January we got a call from someone say in they though they found him almost 3 years to the day. The pics kind of looked like him but we had to see in person. Hair was very long and matted. Had the same mannerisms but there was no way he woulda grown that much. He easily could have gotten fattened up if he had been on a farm or the Amish found him but he grew longer and taller. It broke our hearts once again.
• Belly35

  

  Few years ago a good friend bought a house not far from the wife and I live.
  They had lived in Chicago, in an apartment for years and he was transfer to the area.
  They had two very small dogs could have been Chihuahua no sure. When they first talk to us about the area we told them about the great outdoors they could expect, deer, racoons, groundhog, red tail. We have many red tail hawks in this area and their love for small animals.
  They moved into their new home two days later we get a call. Someone stole one of their small dog from their back yard. Really are you sure? Yes no sign of the dog can be found anywhere and nobody has seen a small dog running around in the neighborhood. Let the dogs out into the fenced in backyard, can back in 20 minute and one of the dogs where gone.
  I as nice as I could be explained that the area is not known for dog theft, people in the area would have seen your run away pet, no sign of escape from the fenced in yard. What other possibilities could there be??? Deer, Groundhog or RED TAIL HAWK… oh no…
  The look on my friends wife was shocking …but also funny… she could believe that a bird got their dog…
  Oh … the neighbor new cat when missing not too long ago… they knew the answer … of what happen…