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That's sad, a Science Diet box.... I now cremate, but before I moved up
north (where you can't dig graves 7 months of the year due to frozen ground),
I'd had a cat that had been euthanised. The vet I used had special cardboard
"coffins". They even lined them with baby blankets (I now donate all baby
blankets to vets in order for them to provide this to others, because it was
such a comfort to me). They were special made boxes JUST for returning cats to
owners who wished to take them home to be buried. There was NO tape, and the cat
looked for all the world like he were sleeping peacefully. My cremains also
come in a plastic "urn", NOT in a box or baggie. I can't even fathom the
horrible bedside manner of a vet that would even consider throwing the remains
of someone's pet into a old, left-over box from that day's UPS delivery. I never
knew any vet did that, I guess I have been very lucky to have very compassionate
and caring vets!
Come to think of it, what a great cause we could work towards... if we all
made arrangements with our local vets to knit or crochet "baby" blankets for the
specific use of giving to pet owners who had a cat euthanised or die at
their clinics. I know I have a long winter coming and could use a hobby. I can't
even communicate how much difference the simple gesture of putting a baby
blanket in my baby's coffin when they brought his body out to me meant.... it
was very special.
Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html
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