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Anonymous
Hey, /an/. I feel that I should know this, but I really have no clue. How do you find out about this stuff, it's not like they teach you in school.

What do you do with dead pets? Do you bury 'em, trash 'em, burn 'em? I've only had to deal with dead goldfish and a dead parakeet, so I don't have any experience with deceased pets. And no, I'm not dealing with a dead animal at the moment, but it's something I'd like to know for the future, as I can see myself owning a cat and a dog later on.

What should you do with birds? Larger fish? Reptiles? Rodents? Cats? Dogs? I do not know these things. Enlighten me, /an/.

This is definitely not a troll thread, I am genuinely curious.

(Image not related. I had no dead animals on hand, so have a cute animated kitten.)
>> FatOldBenzGuy
I've simply buried my smaller dead pets.
Cat and dog I took to the vet who cremated them.
>> Anonymous
Yeah, generally the vet does cremation for me. I have an aunt who buries all her pets, but that can get impractical and there are potential contamination issues I guess. Vets will offer single cremation in which you can get the ashes back, or cheaper bulk cremation in which you can't.
>> Anonymous
>>72254
I want the ashes from a bulk cremation. :)
>> Anonymous
I've only had one pet die; my cat Garfield who died when I (and he) was 13. We had him put down early in the morning, and my father buried him under a tree in our backyard. I'll never forget the sight of dad digging his grave in the pouring rain.

Sorry to get all emotional, I just read the thread about Inky ;_;
>> Anonymous
>>72265
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Shoulda waited till after it rained!
>> Anonymous
I have just one question for you; will it blend?
>> Anonymous
>>72326
You are so burning in Hell for that. (so am I, cause I lol'd)

But on a more serious note...depends on the pet and the owner. We buried my sister's cat on our parent's property (he'd been with the family for over 13 years). The family dogs...when they passed, we let the vet keep the bodies. (one for cremation, one for medical studies because of all the interesting tumors). Personally, I've had a guinea pig cremated. (the vet did it free for me).
So...it's all personal preference.
>> Anonymous
I bury my small animals. Hamsters, gerbils, parakeets, lizards, etc.
My dad had our older dalmatian put down and I guess the vet cremated her. And when both of my mini doberman pincher died, we buried them.
>> Anonymous
I've only had two larger animals die on me. Our cat we buried since he had been hit by a car and was stiff as a board. Our dog was cremated and we still have her ashes, seeing as we were very attached to her and she had to be put down rather suddenly.

Personally I'd cremate all my pets unless it was very small.
>> Anonymous
We buried our old dog because our family owns land, forest to be precise. And he was a hunting dog, so it felt right. My uncle was even kind enough to dig the hole before we got back from the vet and gather some rocks to pile on top of the grave (so animals couldn't dig at it). ...He's been in that little pagan mound under the huge pine tree in the middle of the woods for over decade now and the memory of that day still chokes me up. It definately would have been easier for that boy of 11 or so to not have gone with them to the vet and see what I did, but... Oh, well.
>> Anonymous
My family owns land, so we're able to bury our pets when they die.

If you don't own your own land, I'd suggest having it cremated at the vets.

I saw a story about a man on animal planet that owned a lot of cats, and since he didn't own his own land, he put the corpses in a freezer when they died. Don't get as attached as that.
>> Anonymous
I always thought it'd be kinda neat to skeletonize the dead little bugger. Put it on a stand like in a science classroom... wonder if dermestid beetles would do the job. Strikes me as vaguely psychotic, though. A shame, since animal morphology's a rather interesting study.