My bf keeps saying he wants to get Buddha stuffed when he goes, but I strongly vote NO on that one! Has anyone else read Alan Alda's book "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed"? His story alone is enough for me to never want to stuff any animal.
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Would You Have a Deceased Pet Stuffed?
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Nope, too freaky for me as well.
At our shelter, when a pet is brought in for euthanization, the owner has the option to have it cremated, and it comes back in a really nice wooden box with a nice plaque on it, and a pretty little certificate.
that's what I'd do for a truly beloved pet.
At our shelter, when a pet is brought in for euthanization, the owner has the option to have it cremated, and it comes back in a really nice wooden box with a nice plaque on it, and a pretty little certificate.
that's what I'd do for a truly beloved pet.
Eww... absolutely not. I could not bear to think of what they do to the animal before it is stuffed. God, thats just grosse
Smudgy, Izzy and Jasper are buried in our garden and they each have a little stone garden moggy on their graves. We have no plans on moving house so they will always be with us.
I also have Smudges collar and tag and a bit of Jaspers fur in a little tin which is right in front of me now. And of course loads of photos and video footage of all my fur babies, past and present.
Smudgy, Izzy and Jasper are buried in our garden and they each have a little stone garden moggy on their graves. We have no plans on moving house so they will always be with us.
I also have Smudges collar and tag and a bit of Jaspers fur in a little tin which is right in front of me now. And of course loads of photos and video footage of all my fur babies, past and present.
No for me, too. The examples I've seen (TV news programs) weren't very good and I am also reminded of an episode of "Mama's Family" where neighbor Iola had her cat stuffed.
We have spots in the back corners of our yard where beloved pets have been buried.
We have spots in the back corners of our yard where beloved pets have been buried.
No. I love the idea mentioned earlier of a small tuft of hair to scrapbook with a picture as a scrapbooker. I will cremate and put spread the ashes in the garden with a little stone marker. Hopefully I won't have to do this for a very long time.
Tricia
Tricia
All of my critters have been buried.........Yeah Iola Boilings cat on Mama's family what was his name ....Midnight, he was freeze dried. That was a funny episode!!!!It would freak me out too. It's a sweet gesture,but tooo sad.
Absolutely not!!!
I think it's creepy too, and I've heard that the bodies of cats are very difficult to work with and can end up being really misshapen.
When Midnight passed away almost five years ago, I had her privately cremated and her ashes rest in a place of honor on top of my computer desk along with her picture and a copy of the Rainbow Bridge poem. I plan to do the same for Snowball when his time comes.
When Midnight passed away almost five years ago, I had her privately cremated and her ashes rest in a place of honor on top of my computer desk along with her picture and a copy of the Rainbow Bridge poem. I plan to do the same for Snowball when his time comes.
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No way.
Once creatures have shuffled off their mortal coil, they're free to play across the bridge. Their former body was just a vessel that served it's purpose and is now pretty much useless. Why stuff it? I would prefer being buried, when I die, in the dirt, with no box or anything, but that's illegal. Thankfully you can still pretty much do it with pets. Although, as a kid I found a former occupant of our houses' pet's skeleton in the yard once when I was digging, that was gross. And somebody's hamster in the heating ducts. So make sure to let new homeowners know your pets are out there.
Oh, and it would be too much like a hunting trophy. Shudder.
Once creatures have shuffled off their mortal coil, they're free to play across the bridge. Their former body was just a vessel that served it's purpose and is now pretty much useless. Why stuff it? I would prefer being buried, when I die, in the dirt, with no box or anything, but that's illegal. Thankfully you can still pretty much do it with pets. Although, as a kid I found a former occupant of our houses' pet's skeleton in the yard once when I was digging, that was gross. And somebody's hamster in the heating ducts. So make sure to let new homeowners know your pets are out there.
Oh, and it would be too much like a hunting trophy. Shudder.
Are you sure he'd like that?
Maybe somewhere nice and warm (and dry) might be better? I'd ask him first.
That's one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard of. I had never thought about that, but I will now.Originally Posted by DixieDarlin256
I actually thought about having Oreo (RB) stuffed and buried with me if/when I pass.. But my mom talked me out of it and I creamated her instead. She is sitting in the top of my mom's closet waiting for when/if I do go she will be put in with me.. I have it in my will.... Talk about a crazy cat lady!
I couldn't but i'd keep a lock of their fur, plus i have their first whisker and claw sheath that i first found when they were little
I think i would have their ashes put with me when i go though.
I think i would have their ashes put with me when i go though.
That's really cute! (For the sentiment, not the actual idea, of course).Originally Posted by Anakat
We have done the same.
Just to hijack the thread a little, when our eldest Granddaughter was about six, she said that when I died she was going to have me stuffed and have my house as a Grandma museum
Such restraint - we keep all of the whiskers we find.Originally Posted by rosiemac
I couldn't but i'd keep a lock of their fur, plus i have their first whisker and claw sheath that i first found when they were little
I think i would have their ashes put with me when i go though.
Actually, when we found the very first one, we dragged it and Molly (the shedder) straight to the vet - certain that her little body was disentraging before our eyes. Our vet was good enough not to wet himself laughing when he explained.
BF and I are thinking of having lifegems made of ourselves and our cats when the time comes:
http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/bel..._main2006.aspx
We have two kitties (neither were our pets - one was my first TNR effort and the second was a kitten that had been hit by a car that I took home to bury) buried in our backyard. Sadly, it is a rented yard, but Black Kitty (the first) loved our yard, and we buried him in his favourite place. When I found Caoimhe (pro. Quewe-va) it seemed only natural to bury her with Black Kitty. I named her Caoimhe because it means beauty, grace and gentleness. Caiomhe was a tiny, perfect tortie. Black Kitty is probably self-explainitory
We have sectioned off the graves and we are planting it with cat grass and forget me nots as a tribute, and I will take a sample of those with us when we move.
http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/bel..._main2006.aspx
We have two kitties (neither were our pets - one was my first TNR effort and the second was a kitten that had been hit by a car that I took home to bury) buried in our backyard. Sadly, it is a rented yard, but Black Kitty (the first) loved our yard, and we buried him in his favourite place. When I found Caoimhe (pro. Quewe-va) it seemed only natural to bury her with Black Kitty. I named her Caoimhe because it means beauty, grace and gentleness. Caiomhe was a tiny, perfect tortie. Black Kitty is probably self-explainitory
We have sectioned off the graves and we are planting it with cat grass and forget me nots as a tribute, and I will take a sample of those with us when we move.
Oh, I forgot: to answer the OP, I don't think I would get a deceased pet stuffed, although I can understand the urge - just as I could understand why someone would stuff any loved one.
With an animal, it might even be more tempting - curled into a ball, forever asleep in their favouite place. If I wasn't afraid that it would creep me out, I might do it - that and BF would flat out veto it (and I understand).
Grief does stange things to the mind and soul.
I have a deep respect for the dead, and I know that I would worry that it wasn't respectful - that on it's own might be enough to make the whole thing seem creepy to me.
When Black Kitty and Caoimhe were 'lying in state' ie before BF got home and was able dig the graves I refused to leave the house, because I don't think it's right to leave something dead alone unwatched (just a personal thing). I think that a stuffed/frozen animal might bother me for similar reasons.
With an animal, it might even be more tempting - curled into a ball, forever asleep in their favouite place. If I wasn't afraid that it would creep me out, I might do it - that and BF would flat out veto it (and I understand).
Grief does stange things to the mind and soul.
I have a deep respect for the dead, and I know that I would worry that it wasn't respectful - that on it's own might be enough to make the whole thing seem creepy to me.
When Black Kitty and Caoimhe were 'lying in state' ie before BF got home and was able dig the graves I refused to leave the house, because I don't think it's right to leave something dead alone unwatched (just a personal thing). I think that a stuffed/frozen animal might bother me for similar reasons.
I vote with a "gentle" no.
Gloria
i had actually thought abuot this, but then was semi horrified that i would even consider it
the more i let myself consider the idea seriously, the more i knew that it would be a disaster
i don't think i would be able to greive properly if i had this done (cant bring myself to say what *this* is as my babies are alive NOW and the idea of it creeps me out now)
i jsut want them to stay alive forever
is that so wrong??
the more i let myself consider the idea seriously, the more i knew that it would be a disaster
i don't think i would be able to greive properly if i had this done (cant bring myself to say what *this* is as my babies are alive NOW and the idea of it creeps me out now)
i jsut want them to stay alive forever
is that so wrong??
