Cost to pts a dog?

[meggymoo]

I wont have ashes in the house. I find it morbid and creepy.
the soul of the animal has moved on, the body is empty.

As far as I am concerned, this exactly. On one dog forum I am on, it seems more common than not to have the ashes back and if that’s what others want to do I have no problem with it. Each to their own. One has to cope in whatever way they can but it’s not for me. All the ones we have lost have gone in my arms, I have then been left alone with them for as long as I needed afterwards and that’s it. I have been with our vet for 25 years and we know him well enough to trust him and his staff to treat our deceased dogs with respect.

 

[meggymoo]

Yes not a helpful comment. In my experience they are put in bags colour depending on what is happening to them ie individual cremation etc they then go in freezer while waiting to be collected by pet cremation people. Its nothing horrific.

This is what I understood to happen, but that comment just made me feel uneasy. Fortunately I trust my vet and his staff to be respectful.

 

[Jenko109]

I wont have ashes in the house. I find it morbid and creepy.
the soul of the animal has moved on, the body is empty.

I'm similar. Not that I find it creepy. I just can't personally fathom the emotional attachment to ashes.

Everyone is different though. My whippet was PTS in November 2021. The vets sent me a card with a picture of a rainbow. The card is still on my bedroom dresser and I still cannot bring myself to throw it out.

 

[CorvusCorax]

I don't generally have ashes back either.

 

[AmyMay]

We have Jack’s ashes. They’re in a beautiful casket and when we’re ready they’ll be scattered in his favourite place(s). It was important to us that he came home. We couldn’t bare the thought of him going on a last journey without us.

But as others have said, each to their own.

 

[meggymoo]

We have Jack’s ashes. They’re in a beautiful casket and when we’re ready they’ll be scattered in his favourite place(s). It was important to us that he came home. We couldn’t bare the thought of him going on a last journey without us.

But as others have said, each to their own.

And that is absolutely fine. Everyone is an individual who deals differently with grief. No-one is wrong.

 

[Sandstone1]

I paid £100 at the vets and then buried him at home, you don’t need a big garden, mine is small but I’ve got two dogs buried here and I’ve planted ferns where they are in the hope that owners in the future don’t ever dig them up. I think it’s good to bring them home to bury that but if I couldn’t I would bury them elsewhere, I wouldn’t leave them at the vets. I’ve seen what happens afterwards and it’s better to know where they are in my opinion.

Not everyone is able to dig a grave for a large dog. You need a very big and deep hole for a big dog. Everyone has their own thoughts and beliefs on what to do with remains but its a bit unkind to worry people about what happens to pets left at the vets.

 

[PurBee]

The actual cost of euthanasia for us recently of a @18kg dog was €50 at the vets.

I dont know of services costs after that as i have plenty of land where i can bury them, and plant nice bushes/plants to mark area, that are not part of the main agri farm fields.
( i always think of longterm future occupiers and pick a spot well out of the way of likely development/ farm activities etc)

 

[bonny]

Not everyone is able to dig a grave for a large dog. You need a very big and deep hole for a big dog. Everyone has their own thoughts and beliefs on what to do with remains but its a bit unkind to worry people about what happens to pets left at the vets.

Of course, everyone feels different and everyone can do what they want with their dead dog. I gave my opinion which is how I feel and I suspect most people could find somewhere to bury their pet if that is what they wish.

 

[AmyMay]

Of course, everyone feels different and everyone can do what they want with their dead dog. I gave my opinion which is how I feel and I suspect most people could find somewhere to bury their pet if that is what they wish.

Really Bonny. Do you ever pause for thought before posting? . Or are you really that tone deaf?

 

[bonny]

Really Bonny. Do you ever pause for thought before posting? . Or are you really that tone deaf?

Well as this thread is about someone worrying about the cost of pts my option is the cheapest and in my opinion the best. Others obviously do differently but cremation especially individual cremation adds considerably to the cost. I don’t see why that’s controversial, it’s just factual.

 

[blackcob]

FWIW I've been working in veterinary practices for 10 years this year and have never yet seen a deceased pet treated with anything other than respect and as much dignity as the process allows. Yes they are placed in bags and into a freezer but there's nothing horrific or unpleasant about it.

I rent, I have a tiny garden, burial is not an option. I drove mine to the crem and had the ashes back and I still couldn't fully explain now why I did so other than it felt like the right decision at the time. It is an extremely personal decision but planting doubt about the vet's process is unkind.

 

[Sandstone1]

Well as this thread is about someone worrying about the cost of pts my option is the cheapest and in my opinion the best. Others obviously do differently but cremation especially individual cremation adds considerably to the cost. I don’t see why that’s controversial, it’s just factual.

Its not about burial or cremation thats individual choice. Suggesting that deceased animals are not treated with respect is un called for and unkind.

 

[Clodagh]

Bonny, read the room. You are obviously in the enviable position of having your own land and either the money or the muscle with which to dig a grave but many don’t.
We used to bury our pets, including horses, as we had the space and equipment. When we sold I told the purchasers where the graves were. Now we are older I’m more realistic and would rather pay for a kind euthanasia than worry about what’s happening to the carcass.

 

[splashgirl45]

Everyone grieves in a different way , some like to bury their pets and mark the grave in some way, others like to keep the ashes at home indoors, others like to scatter them, and others like me ensure they have an ending with owner there till the end and don’t have anything back , no one is wrong and no one should be shamed for not doing the same as others… some people on this forum don’t seem to be able to allow us all our personal way of dealing with the loss of our animals…

 

[meggymoo]

Of course, everyone feels different and everyone can do what they want with their dead dog. I gave my opinion which is how I feel and I suspect most people could find somewhere to bury their pet if that is what they wish.

ah I see. When you said that you wouldn’t leave them at the vets because you “know” what happens, it was just an opinion, not actual knowledge?

 

[bonny]

Bonny, read the room. You are obviously in the enviable position of having your own land and either the money or the muscle with which to dig a grave but many don’t.
We used to bury our pets, including horses, as we had the space and equipment. When we sold I told the purchasers where the graves were. Now we are older I’m more realistic and would rather pay for a kind euthanasia than worry about what’s happening to the carcass.

I said earlier I have a small city garden, I certainly don’t have land or money. There no right or wrong of dealing with a pets death and like other people are doing I am just stating what I do but I was also bearing in mind it was a thread worrying about the cost.

 

[bonny]

ah I see. When you said that you wouldn’t leave them at the vets because you “know” what happens, it was just an opinion, not actual knowledge?

No

 

[MurphysMinder]

I always used to have my dogs and cats buried . However being in my 60s Im not really up to burying a GSD , so more recently I have gone for cremation and the ashes are scattered/buried in the garden .

 

[Jenko109]

I said earlier I have a small city garden, I certainly don’t have land or money. There no right or wrong of dealing with a pets death and like other people are doing I am just stating what I do but I was also bearing in mind it was a thread worrying about the cost.

Exactly. Worrying about the cost. Your insensitive insinuation has absolutely nothing to do with cost.

What is wrong with you?!

 

[poiuytrewq]

We have Jack’s ashes. They’re in a beautiful casket and when we’re ready they’ll be scattered in his favourite place(s). It was important to us that he came home. We couldn’t bare the thought of him going on a last journey without us.

But as others have said, each to their own.

All our dogs have been buried and I’ve been happy with that. I don’t go and visit where they are because I agree with above comments that it’s just a body left, I like k owing where they are but that’s enough.
However my tiny lab Doug, he didn’t like walks, he liked being at home. He was also my absolute best friend so I didn’t feel happy with leaving his body anywhere. He was individually cremated and sat by me bed for ages, until OH decided it was weird. I was happy knowing he was close. I don’t find that morbid. He’s still in my room and will stay with me forever.

We have offered to bury my dads dog here if he wants and can’t do It himself. It’s not garden size as such, he’s old and very arthritic. Digging a big enough hole will probably just not be possible for him.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Well as this thread is about someone worrying about the cost of pts my option is the cheapest and in my opinion the best. Others obviously do differently but cremation especially individual cremation adds considerably to the cost. I don’t see why that’s controversial, it’s just factual.

My dad is pretty skint. He’s the most generous lovely person and is worried he can’t afford it. My question was because I was trying to put his mind at ease a little.

 

[conniegirl]

Just ignore bonny, i think they get kicks out of being hideously inappropriate.

We couldn’t bare the thought of him going on a last journey without us.

I think that may be where we differ. I consider Jezzas last journey to be the one in the car with us to the vet. We were with him to the end but once the soul has left the body IMO it has gone and the body thats left is just a shell.

 

[Gloi]

I don't mean to upset anyone with this but if you have a small garden think twice about burying a dog in it if you aren't going to live there a long time. When I moved in my house I went to plant a small tree, dug a hole and found a long dead dog in a blanket.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

This is what I understood to happen, but that comment just made me feel uneasy. Fortunately I trust my vet and his staff to be respectful.

Tbh even if the vet wasn't respectful (and I expect that they all are), it wouldn't matter a jot to the animal and the owner wouldn't know.
Bonny is talking rubbish, as usual.

 

[meggymoo]

Tbh even if the vet wasn't respectful (and I expect that they all are), it wouldn't matter a jot to the animal and the owner wouldn't know.
Bonny is talking rubbish, as usual.

Absolutely. Our know our beloved pets aren't 'there' in that body anymore, I suppose its just a human 'thing' and if that is a part of dealing with the grief, nothing wrong with expecting respect. It is respect to us, the owners as well as the pet.

 

[meggymoo]

I don't mean to upset anyone with this but if you have a small garden think twice about burying a dog in it if you aren't going to live there a long time. When I moved in my house I went to plant a small tree, dug a hole and found a long dead dog in a blanket.

Not a very pleasant surprise for you Gloi. What ever our long term plans, circumstances change.

 

[rabatsa]

Exactly. Worrying about the cost. Your insensitive insinuation has absolutely nothing to do with cost.

What is wrong with you?!

It is bonny and if it is possible to say something insensitive on a topic she will say it, true or not.

 

[Clodagh]

I don't mean to upset anyone with this but if you have a small garden think twice about burying a dog in it if you aren't going to live there a long time. When I moved in my house I went to plant a small tree, dug a hole and found a long dead dog in a blanket.

Even at long term home we dug some of the garden up to put drains in and dug up 7 dog skeletons. They had been my OH and his brother’s when they were young. He wasn’t upset but it was unpleasant.

 

[Landcruiser]

Of course, everyone feels different and everyone can do what they want with their dead dog. I gave my opinion which is how I feel and I suspect most people could find somewhere to bury their pet if that is what they wish.

Giving your unsubstantiated "opinion" about what happens to pets if their bodies are dealt with by vets is insensitive at best. I have worked at a small animal vet for 8 years and I can absolutely swear that all staff that I have worked with are sensitive and respectful - because we all have our own pets, and/or we are in that line of work because we love animals and want the best for them. I have no idea what you were inferring Bonny, but to be frank, you know diddley-squat about it if that's what you think.
OP, just so you know, your dad's dog would be frozen until collection and then either individually cremated (expensive) or communally cremated (much cheaper). Please call your dad's vet - we receptionists take these calls every single day.