Comments | e_compass_rosa: Feline Afterlife

e_compass_rosa

Feline Afterlife

Oct 22, 2007 16:03

It has taken me nearly two months, but I finally picked up my Blanchie's ashes from the people in charge of cremating animals in this town. The kind woman behind the desk made some sort of borderline snarky comment about how they were wondering if I'd ever be coming, before the requisite apologies for my loss. Then she handed Blanche over in a ( Read more... )

my animals, blanche

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dabroots October 22 2007, 23:35:57 UTC

Both times I had cats cremated, the crematorium mailed the ashes to me, which made it much easier.

e_compass_rosa October 23 2007, 19:28:05 UTC

Ashes via mail. I find that idea quite amusing.

dabroots October 24 2007, 00:35:35 UTC

"Cremains" of humans are also shipped by mail.

markmc03 October 23 2007, 02:50:31 UTC

I'm sure Blanchie is rolling in catnip heaven already. Her ashes are more for you (but then you already knew that).

e_compass_rosa October 23 2007, 19:28:28 UTC

Yes.

meh e4q October 23 2007, 08:19:51 UTC

the real she is not in the box, so don't sweat the window issue.

it is hard losing a pet.

now that i am not officially allergic i am reconsidering my position. i would really like a dog, but can't in the housing i am in, and if i got a cat it would have to be one of those white ones that catch cancer if they go outside, or something, since my other two really died of staying in related aliments, so the guilt was humungous. for the longest time i didn't get another one just because i felt such grief. as with boyfriends, there seems to be no dovetailing with me, long spaces for the grief to settle. is this a bit wrong, maybe? the toffs here get a labrador and call it toby or something, and when it dies they get another one and call it the same name as the old one! very pragmatic.

Re: meh e_compass_rosa October 23 2007, 19:31:02 UTC

One of the real-honest-to-god-true loves of my life (and now an ex-boyfriend) was named Toby. Can I just get another one and call it the same?

Re: toby e4q October 23 2007, 19:36:05 UTC

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randy_byers October 23 2007, 17:27:39 UTC

When our cat died years ago, I wrapped him in a "shroud" and buried him in the backyard. Probably illegal, but hopefully he didn't get into our drinking water. I put a cat statue on the grave, too. His name was Lenin, so now we have Lenin's tomb in our backyard. He always used to like to come hang out with me when I was puttering in the garden.

e_compass_rosa October 23 2007, 19:27:34 UTC

Now that's some proper pet mourning.