Pets and Humans handled by same Funeral Home

[janz 0]

Unfortunately I will have to put down my beloved pet cat who I have had 14 yrs due to digestive tract cancer. The good thing is vet said he could last a year or more or die tomorrow or may become in such pain I would have to put him down. Anyway my town has 2 funeral homes and they both handle pets and humans. Initially I thought what a racket. But it turns out before they started accepting pets the vets were using a guy who said he was bringing pet remains to animal crematory but was caught torching remains in desert. So we needed a professional sanitary way to handle our furry friends remains and that is when the funeral homes started accepting pets. You can have them embalmed and have a viewing for your pet but most people have direct cremation. Do you think this is acceptable? I know they use different retorts for the humans but should there be completely separate homes for our pets?

[oldwomanc6 60]

Sorry to hear about your cat.

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[janz 0]

Thanks Lisa! Never did I think I could become attached to a cat since always had dogs growing up. But living in apt made dog uunrealistic. This little cat became the best and most loyal pet I've ever had. Hopefully he will last on the longer range of predicted time and still be comfortable and not in pain.

[opurt 0]

You might want to contact your local SPCA for pointers to pet crematoriums. I used a local one some years ago, run by the local SPCA, and was very satisfied.

[CSpenceFLY 1]

I think it's become common. There is one here in Macon that takes pets. They will even pick them up.

[NWFlyer 2]

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I think it's become common.

Doesn't seem that odd to me, either. From a business perspective it makes sense as it allows the business owner to tap into a new market (and as much as we don't like to think of it that way, it is a business and the owners do need to manage their revenue & expenses like any other business). Especially in a smaller market it might be tough to sustain a business for just pets.

janz, sorry to hear about your kitty. That's never an easy decision to have to make.

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