#CityApartmentPets #PetLoss #PetMemorial #UnderstandingGrief #PetAftercare
This thought has been rattling my mind. At my parents’ we used to bury our cats in the backyard as we lived on a large plot of land and had the space. Obviously in a city apartment, that’s not an option. So, what do people do when the time comes?
Losing a pet is a heartbreaking experience. Pets are like family members, and saying goodbye to them can be incredibly difficult. If you live in a city apartment, you might be wondering what to do with your beloved pet when they pass away. In this article, we will explore some options for handling the remains of a pet in a city apartment, as well as ways to cope with the grief of losing a furry friend.
## Cremation Services
One of the most common options for handling a pet’s remains in a city apartment is cremation. Cremation services for pets are widely available and can provide a dignified way to say goodbye to your pet. Some key points to consider about pet cremation include:
– **Individual vs. communal cremation:** Individual cremation ensures that your pet’s ashes are returned to you, while communal cremation involves multiple pets being cremated at once.
– **Urn options:** There are a variety of urns available for storing your pet’s ashes, ranging from simple and discreet to elaborate and decorative.
– **Memorial services:** Some cremation services offer memorial services or pet cremation ceremonies to help you honor and remember your pet.
## Burial
While traditional burial may not be an option in a city apartment, there are alternative ways to lay your pet to rest. Some options for pet burial in a city apartment include:
– **Pet cemeteries:** Some cities have pet cemeteries or pet memorial parks where you can bury your pet.
– **Memorial gardens:** Create a small memorial garden on your balcony or in a corner of your apartment to honor your pet’s memory.
– **Biodegradable options:** Consider environmentally friendly burial options such as biodegradable urns or burial pods that break down naturally over time.
## Memorializing Your Pet
Grieving the loss of a pet is a natural and important part of the healing process. Here are some ways to memorialize your pet and keep their memory alive:
1. **Create a memorial:** Put together a photo collage, scrapbook, or shadow box filled with mementos of your pet.
2. **Plant a tree:** Plant a tree or flower in memory of your pet in a nearby park or community garden.
3. **Donate in their honor:** Make a donation to an animal charity or shelter in your pet’s name.
4. **Keep a keepsake:** Keep a special keepsake like a collar, toy, or piece of fur to remember your pet by.
## Coping with Pet Loss
The loss of a pet can be a deeply emotional experience. It’s important to take care of yourself and allow yourself to grieve in your own way. Here are some strategies for coping with pet loss:
– **Talk about your feelings:** Don’t be afraid to share your emotions with friends, family, or a support group.
– **Create a routine:** Establishing a daily routine can provide a sense of normalcy and structure during a difficult time.
– **Seek professional help:** If you’re struggling to cope with the loss of your pet, consider speaking with a therapist or counselor who specializes in pet loss grief.
– **Take care of yourself:** Make time for self-care activities like exercise, meditation, and spending time with loved ones.
In conclusion, losing a pet when you live in a city apartment presents unique challenges, but there are various options available for handling their remains and honoring their memory. Remember that it’s okay to grieve and that there is support available to help you through this difficult time. Cherish the memories you shared with your pet and know that they will always hold a special place in your heart.
Cremation.
The city will have a department that will dispose of dead pets.
Cremation and then my vet gave us the option of either having the ashes scattered in a park or to take the ashes home.
Veteranarian offices offer cremation.
Eat them
Eat them. Why waste good meat?
Balcony, railing, yeet.
Unfortunately it’s expensive (for me it was several hundred dollars), but the veterinarian’s office will usually offer cremation of two types. Individual cremation, where your pet is cremated by itself and you get to keep the ashes (this is more expensive) or a cremation where several pets are cremated together and you don’t get to keep the ashes. Many veterinarians will provide memorial pieces like a cutting of the hair and/or a paw print in plaster or some other medium. I was provided a hair clipping and a paw print in an ornament with his name on it.
I own a home & yard but still picked cremation. The next owner doesn’t exactly want a pet cemetery in the yard.
A friend of mine was in NYC when their dog died and they needed to bring it to the vet/crematorium. They didn’t want to put it in a pet carrier because people would see it was a dead dog, so she put it in a suitcase. And then someone stole the suitcase from her in the subway. Sad and disappointing, yes, but I would have loved to see the thief’s reaction when he opened the suitcase.Â
DIY cremation, just crank up the oven, throw buddy on a baking sheet and let it rip for like an hour or two, then stuff what’s left in a Mason jar and put on top of your coffee table. It’s what I did when my parents passed.
Neighbors mailbox.
Many town laws indicate using the trash
Aside from cremation, some vets will let you donate their remains to science or vet students- that’s what we did with our family dog. I like the idea of them helping future pets, in a way
When I was a kid when my cats died my dad just threw them in the trash, so probably that. Green bin would be better.
The vet takes them and cremates them. You can choose to take the ashes or not….
I don’t live in an apartment and I pay the vet to take the.
I’m probably going to have my dogs bones preserved. Which is weird but I like bones and collecting things. I think it would be a good way to honor my sweet pup. I’ll have a little patch of her fur saved and then eventually sent her bones.
cremation and put the ashes in a nice urn.
or taxidermy. makes a good conversation piece.
Bury them with all my other pets in my mom’s garden
i have had 4 kitties pass away and they all have been cremated. i have their remains in decorative wood boxes in my apartment.
Cremation and I bought nice looking urns from Amazon. Yes my dead dogs sit on a corner of my desk. Yes I actually like that.
It’s been years, but I had to have a cat euthanized at the vet. I arranged for her cremation. Two weeks later, I got a small box in which to bring her home.
Cremation would be the best option, if you couldn’t afford that you could technically go out in some wood somewhere and illegally bury them to make sure no one sees you. Depending on your personality, and I’m definitely not on this personality, you can sneak it in the trash. I only say that because I have seen this happen. Dude put his dead cat in a trash bag and then in a trash can. It’s actually perfectly legal for you to do with small animals just nothing bigger than like I think 30 lb. Sounds like a dick move to me but I mean you have to do what you have to do?
I brought my pets to pet cremation centre
I have lived in NYC for 34 years and have had 5 dogs. What we do when our pets pass away we just eat them and throw the bones in the trash bin and order another dog from Amazon.
Cremation
We had our shihtzu cremated when she passed.
In some places, it’s illegal to bury pets/animals in the ground.
Cremation services are offered through your veterinarian. You will have to pay for them as you do for all services (I know people are surprised they need to pay for cremation).
You can usually choose between communal cremation (where you won’t receive your pet’s ashes back and your pet’s body will be cremated with other pets) or private cremation
Cremation. My last pet just recently passed in Dec. We had to have her euthanized and it was done at home. The vet came out and she got to spend her last moments comfortable and happy with us at home. The vet took her body after and cremated her. We got a fur clipping and paw print.
Vets. They’ll charge a fee (I live in Australia and it starts here at about $100, last time I had to do it). If you want to keep the ashes, have an urn etc obviously they offer it as well but I never have.Â
We cremate ours and don’t ask for the ashes back anymore. I have the ashes for my childhood cat and my first cat as an adult and frankly it started feeling like we were amassing a dead pet library. We’d be up to six of them on the shelf by now if we’d kept it up. I’m comfortable with letting the crematory scatter them near their facility in the forest.
This is a bit different, but at the farm & garden store where I work, we have the phone numbers of taxidermists we can call who take baby chicks that die in our care. Baby birds are fragile things, combined with humanity not looking into all the specific reasons why they die, so there’s often not much we are knowledgeable enough and able to do for sick and injured chicks. Some die by themselves seemingly randomly, some we try to treat as we know how but don’t make it, and some we have to euthanize. The intact birds we toss in a bag in the freezer and call up the taxidermist(s) when the bag is full. I’m no expert, but apparently they are useful for practicing on. I have seen some cute and amusing posed images of taxidermied chicks online, not gonna lie. One of the taxidermists we give stuff to specializes in birds. She’s done people’s pet parrots before, too.
I used to have a pet snail, and when she died I gave her a viking burial in a paper boat I lit on fire and drifted across a pond. I currently have a bearded dragon, and when he dies, I might bury him in one of my region’s many secluded forests. There’s all kinds of pets out there.
Cremation. I keep my pets ashes inside in a shelf instead of burying them