Is this a bad idea?

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Patricia

The Purr Machine

Purred: Fri Jan 20, '12 4:51pm PST


	I am a strong opponent of cremation, but I rent and do not have a place to bury Patricia when her time comes. Recently I got an idea: buy a planter box made of pine wood (because she used to eat eastern white pine trees we had for Christmas) and put some blankets, her body, soil, catnip, and flowers in it and add a nameplate to one side. The idea is if I do that, I will not have to bury her body far from home where I will never see the grave and can take it with me from one home to another when I move again. Does this idea look creepy and disgusting? Could there be a problem with burying her this way and moving her? Do other people do this? I just don't want the plan to backfire after I execute it.

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Beatrice

The very Beast- of all

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Purred: Sat Jan 21, '12 1:59am PST


	I'd be concerned about odor and its potential to attract vermin. You might want to look into a pet cemetery, or burying her on land owned by someone in your family.

CeeCee Ryder- Knowles

Go Cee Cee- Ryder!!!!

Purred: Sat Jan 21, '12 4:38am PST


	My Sabrina is buried at Bide A Wee, a pet cemetary in NY. There are other pet cemetaries around. If you decide to do that, just pick one that is reputable. I can tell you that I love visiting there. To see some of the memorials that people have for their lovely animals is just wonderful. That said, it wasn't cheap. and there are dues every year. But perhaps that would be a solution. Your idea is not a bad one, but I don't think it would work. I'm not an undertaker, but I don't believe they embalm animals bodies when they are arranged for...if someplace does it, I'm not aware of it. I would be concerned about the hygenics of it. I was not crazy about cremation-I guess i have a thing about burning, but when I really started to read up on it, it seemed the honorable, economic thing to do. After all, the spirit has left the body and the body is what remians. While the idea of returning to the earth is so holistic, in some cases, such as yours, it's not practical. I had a neighbor who used to bury her animals that passed in a park nearby.. I thought that was chancy, though, because again, it's agains the law here (so many rules!) and because if you don't bury deep enough there's a danger something could come and dig up what's buried! The ashes of my beloved Cee Cee Ryder and Oscar B. Wilde now rest on the altar, where my ritual stones, my dried wedding bouquet, my little cat statues and statues of Bast (Cat Goddess) and candles are. I sometimes speak with them....they are long gone-their spirits ride the wind and maybe, once in awhile, come back to say 'hi mom, we love you'. No matter what, your love of Patricia will allow you to do whats best. love, the KG Cats mom, Deb

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Natasha

Princess Forever

Purred: Sat Jan 21, '12 4:38am PST


	I guess that you have never experienced having a dead animal's ordor. Even a mouse's odor can be strong. It is not a good idea. I know that pine has a lovely odor but it will loose it....The other cat's idea may fit you. I did cremate my two cats. I know that it isn't in your plans. If I didn't do this, there is a wonderful cat cemetary near me where they have some famous pets,ie: Admiral Perry's dog. I would choose this place. Visit one and see what it is like. It is good that you are thinking of this before the time comes. When her time comes, it is so emotional that having plans helps. Meanwhile, enjoy each day....

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Patricia

The Purr Machine

Purred: Sat Jan 21, '12 9:28pm PST


	Ryder, the reason I always hated cremation is body being gone makes me think of the September 11, 2001 plane crashes. I don't want my cats to look like they were on Flight 93, where nobody would even know a plane crashed if there had been no witnesses because of how badly everything broke up. Emily and Wilbur went to a pet cemetery that is off-limits to visitors and don't have their own makred graves. It took three years to realize there is nothing wrong with having a plaque on the wall instead of her body under an engraved stone.

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Monida

I look so- innocent when- I'm sleeping.

Purred: Sat Jan 21, '12 10:20pm PST


	I agree with the other kitties - I don't think it would be a good idea, and it might not be legal. You could put yourself at risk of diseases and bugs. I'm not a huge fan of cremation, either, but if you did choose that, it wouldn't have to remind you of Sept. 11. You would still have her ashes in her own memorial box or urn, so it would be as if her body were still with you. It wouldn't be like Sept. 11 where not everyone could be found. Sending you lots of purrs for whatever you decide.

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Natasha

Princess Forever

Purred: Sun Jan 22, '12 3:37am PST


	There must be another pet cemetary around you that allows visitors. The one that I mentioned allows them and it is amazing. There are pictures over the grave as well. Lizzy Borden's pets are buried there as well. It is located in Massachusetts and there is a pound on the site. As for cremation, I never thought of it until my vet told me that when she goes, her pets will be with her. The urns can travel with you and you know where they are. Both Natasha and Ben are still with me even though we may move. Their souls are elsewhere. I know that if is there is an afterlife, my loved ones are not hanging out at a cemetary but traveling around. I do beleive that there a law about keeping the body.....You have heard of those who place them in fridges....Their owners don't want to bury them or cremate them....It isn't healthy....Please consider either a cemetary or cremation....Meanwhile, enjoy them while they are here....

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Kizmet

Kizmet - world famous cat- supermodel

Purred: Sun Jan 22, '12 9:47pm PST


	I'm not a fan of cremation either. it freaks me out. But, living in an apartment with no relatives' homes nearby to bury them, it was really my only option. I couldn't afford a cemetery, and picking out a tiny casket would have destroyed me. I don't really think about it. It's done, and they are on a shelf here. When I die, they will be buried with me. I'm not saying this to try and change your mind. But I just lost my Kizmet last week and picked up his ashes yesterday, so the subject is on my mind. In the end, do what you can handle. But it's good you're thinking ahead in any case.

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Benny Grunch- & Jimmy Dean- ILM

Brothers - Together Forever

Purred: Mon Jan 23, '12 7:07am PST


	Patrica: I agree it would be a bad idea to keep the body in a planter,you might go out one day and find that a dog dug it up. Cremation is an option, and I personally believe that a death the "soul" or "spirit" of an animal leaves the body and goes to wait for its owner at the Rainbow Bridge. I lost four cats in Hurricane Katrina, and never got to say good by, but know they are waiting for me, and I will see them again (along with all my family and pets), one day. If you cremate your pet, you can have her remains in an urn and keep them with you always. And of course, she will be in your hear forever. Why would there be pet cemetaries and you could not vist the graves?? Here in the New Orleans area there is one called "Heaven's Pets", and is actually on the same grounds as a cemetary for humans. There are markers and people can visit their pet's graves at any time they want to. Take time and think about it, and hopefully the suggestions you got here will help you. Purrs, The New Orleans Kitties

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Patch

Patch - wallpaper- stripper

Purred: Mon Jan 23, '12 10:17am PST


	It's not creepy at all, my hubby has been dead for 13 years next month and his ashes are in a big pot. We have moved 3 times since he died and he has come with me each time. Nothing wrong in doing it with abeloved cat, I wish I had done it with Perdita 1, Schumi 1 and Jack as we left them in a garden.

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