How to bury
A Pet
How to Bury a Pet
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how to bury a pet getting over the loss
of a pet is never easy your pet is part
of your family and you feel at a loss
without him or her adding to the pain
you need to find a way to bury your pet
before you bury your pet though you have
a few decisions to make first taking
first steps
check your pet check for a pulse and
look and feel to see if she's still
breathing she may be in trouble but not
actually dead call your veterinarian and
ask her to guide you with next steps if
your pet is still alive take her to an
emergency vet in the area the best place
to feel for a pulse on a dog or cat is
the inner thigh up where the leg meets
the body you're looking for the femoral
artery use two fingers not a thumb to
check for a pulse you may have a hard
time feeling it on a cat if you feel a
pulse have some one time 15 seconds
while you count beats multiple by four
and you have the beats per minute your
vet will likely want to know the beats
per minute if possible if your pet is
still alive take her to an emergency vet
in the area the best place to feel for a
pulse on a dog or cat is the inner thigh
up where the leg meets the body you're
looking for the femoral artery use two
fingers not a thumb to check for a pulse
you may have a hard time feeling it on a
cat if you feel a pulse
have someone time 15 seconds while you
count beats multiple by four and you
have the beats per minute your vet will
likely want to know the beats per minute
if possible
take action within a day the body will
start to decompose fairly quickly
usually within a day so you want to bury
the body as soon as possible if you need
to keep the body in your home you can
take a few steps to keep it from
decomposing you can wrap the body and
put in the refrigerator though you still
want to take action within a day you can
also place the body in the freezer which
will keep it from decomposing longer if
you can't use either of these options
leave the body unwrapped on concrete as
it will draw the heat out you can wrap
the body and put in the refrigerator
though you still want to take action
within a day you can also place the body
in the freezer which will keep it from
decomposing longer if you can't use
either of these options leave the body
unwrapped on concrete as it will draw
the heat out
notify people in your grief you may not
remember everyone you need to tell for
instance it's important to notify kids
who were away at college when the pet
died you also need to find a way to tell
your children if you have young ones in
your home when telling kids try not to
use euphemisms for instance saying the
pet has been put to sleep can be
confusing tell the child that the pet
died and explained in simple terms what
that means for instance you could say
honey I have something sad to tell you
our pet kitty died today that means that
she stopped breathing and her body
stopped moving she won't be coming back
to live with us it can help to let the
child see the body though it's okay to
soften the blow by covering the body
partially with a blanket or putting a
beloved toy nearby answer any questions
your child has is honestly and directly
as you can though you can say you don't
know also be prepared for the ways your
child's grief will appear some children
will want to write letters or leave
flowers others may want some alone time
while still others may need more cuddles
when telling kids try not to use
euphemisms for instance saying the pet
has been put to sleep can be confusing
tell the child that the pet died and
explained in simple terms what that
means for instance you could say honey I
have something sad to tell you our pet
kitty died today that means that she
stopped breathing and her body stopped
moving she won't be coming back to live
with us it can help to let the child see
the body though it's okay to soften the
blow by covering the body partially with
a blanket or putting a beloved toy
nearby answer any questions your child
has is honestly and directly as you can
though you can say you don't know also
be prepared for the ways your child's
grief will appear some children will
want to write letters or leave flowers
others may want some alone time while
still others may need more cuddles
let your pet see the body letting your
pets observe the body sniff it and
interact with it can help give the pet
closure if they can see the dead body
they may not spend as long looking for
the pet to come back after she's buried
check your local laws you may or may not
be allowed to bury your pet on your own
property it's typically not okay to bury
in a public park but sometimes you can
bury your pet on your own property try
calling your vet to see if she knows the
local law you can also ask your local
humane society if you're still not sure
try calling the local police department
to ask try calling your vet to see if
she knows the local law you can also ask
your local humane society if you're
still not sure try calling the local
police department to ask
decide on a varial spot once you know
whether you're allowed to bury your pet
in your yard you may decide to bury her
there however you do have other options
for instance some cities have pet burial
parks where you can buy a plot for your
pet to find a pet cemetery ask your vet
you can also look under pet cemeteries
in your local area another option
besides varial is cremation some vent
hospitals have cremation services while
other times the Crematory is a
standalone service
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you may have the option of individual
cremation where you just get your pets
remains back or group cremation where
your pet is cremated with other animals
individual cremation is more expensive
to find a pet cemetery ask your vet you
can also look under pet cemeteries in
your local area another option besides
burial is cremation some vent hospitals
have cremation services while other
times the Crematory is a standalone
service be aware that you may have the
option of individual cremation where you
just get your pets remains back or group
cremation where your pet is cremated
with other animals individual cremation
is more expensive
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