after life

[jrobinson200]

this isnt a nice question to ask, but what to vets do with cats bodies once theyve been put to sleep- please answer sensitivly as just lost cat last night!

[RATTER15]

All dead bodies are collected from the vets and taken to be cremated.

[blue eyes ;)]

i used to work in a vets,the owner could either collect the animals body or they were put in to a large freezer in seperate bags ready to be collected for cremation.sorry about your loss...its hard when you lose a pet.x

[heathfield]

It used to be quite common for the owner of a new house with a new septic tank system to ask the local vet for a dead cat. It would be put in the tank so as to get the biological breakdown process going. (It'll help if you look at it this way - the cat was contributing to the ecologically sound process of converting harmful human waste into a beneficial by-product).

[jrobinson200]

wot??!!!! does this still happen and wouldnt we be told?hes more likeyl to be cremated isnt he?

[kita1]

Very sensitive heathfield!!

I have never heard of this and I am sure that health and safety, and environmental health would have something to say if it happened nowadays!

Your cat will be cremated, if you wish I am sure the vet receptionist will tell you if you give them a ring tomorrow.

If you want to you can get the ashes returned to you in a box or casket. This does cost quite a bit (for a dog about a hundred pounds) each animal is cremated seperately if you want the ashes back. If you do not they are usually cremated with other animals.

Vets are obliged by law to dispose of the 'clinical waste' in a proper manner. (This would NOT include giving bodies to anybody who asked for them!!).

[jrobinson200]

yeah heathfield that was a bit uncalled for!

[blue eyes ;)]

yeah it was! id say call the vet tommorrow and im sure they will be happy to tell you their process and you can decide if you want the body cremated seperatly.x

[Noweia]

Dead pets are cremated - either individually if the owner wishes to get the ashes back, or with other dead pets if the owners don't want anything back.

[lankeela]

My vet sends any animals that are not taken home to be buried by their owners to Cambridge Pet Crematorium, where they are cremated together, unless you make specific arrangements to have the ashes back, in which case they have to be done separately. You can collect the cat and take it to a private pet crematorium. Personally, although it is upsetting, I would find collecting ashes even more upsetting, and I certainly would not bury a cat as I move too often!

Just remember the good times, and look forward, there will be many times you think of things that your cat did, and I am sure you don't need ashes to remind you. Thats my opinion anyway.

[lankeela]

We did have a dead rabbit put into a new septic tank to 'start it off'.

Really cannot see a vet letting someone's beloved pet go like this.

[eyeshade]

My vet was wonderful, he cried when we cried and let us take home both our beautiful dogs and we buried them in the garden. I realise though that not everyone can do that but you should remember that once they are asleep, they are no longer here anyway, they have gone forward to their next incarnation and you are left with lots of wonderful memories so don't dwell on this bit just think of the good times you both shared.
ESh

[flubber]

Normally animals are all cremated together and it is done tastefully and with dignity. You can choose to have your pet cremated seperately and their ashes returned to you but if that is not your choice I assure you that any pet will recieve sensitivity right up to the last.