Well my tabby is getting old, she's healthy except she's fat haha, she is 13 and she's basically like a child to me. Lately I can't help but think about what I will do when she dies, I know I'll be devastated and I hate thinking about it. Basically I want to ask about cremating pets: is it costly? Do you just take the pet to a regular human crematory?
I would just bury her in the backyard next to my dog's grave, but I know I won't be living here much longer [I'm 18] and my parents will probably move soon after.
I also heard about compressing ashes into a diamond, I'm guessing that is really expensive though?
And I thought about getting her stuffed like the dog on Scrubs, but I'm sure that costs too much.
So can anyone tell me about cremation? Or other options, I just will want a good way to remember her and [this sounds dumb but] honor her. Personal experience would help a lot, kinda why I'm asking here in the first place. Thanks for any help.
You should call around to the local veterinarians and see what the do for their deceases patients. I work at a vet clinic who will take an ink paw print and make a card out of it with the animals name. People really enjoy and appreciate them. I've heard of other clinics who make clay paw prints. There are also kits that you can use at home to make a claw paw print of your pet. You can probably find them at a pet store.
As far as cremation. You need to bring her to the veterinarian to do so. Cremation costs range widely from vet clinic to vet clinic. There are two kinds of cremation, one usually called a group cremation, where you can't get your animals ashed back, and one called a private cremation where you get your animals ashes back. If you get your animals ashes back, they usually provide different choices of urnes and memorial plaques or what not, depending on the clinic and the crematory place. Many places will also let you cremate your cat's favorite toy or blanket with them. It does of course depend on whether it's flame retardant or plastic.
So, basically you should call around to your area clinics for info on this.
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thanks a bunch, I didn't know about the ink paw print but that sounds like a really nice thing.
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