What Do You Do If... Options

[Romeo's_daddy]

...your pet dies and your vet isn't open? I mean say your pet dies on a Friday night and the vet won't be open untill Monday? Do you wrap him/her in a towel and put them in the refridgerator to retard the decomposition process? I know when people die lots of gases and human waste are released, but I don't know how long it takes those things to happen. The idea of having to keep a dead animal, a pet no less, in my apartment for a couple days is something that freaks me out but the possibility exists that it can happen. I know some on this site have just gone out back and dug a grave but I can't do that because I will not be staying here forever. I know this is somewhat morbid but it is a real concern I have. I can't put them in a trash bag because it's my pet, not trash, and I feel they should be handled with more dignity than that. So what do you if that happens?

[LS Support]

please keep it kind guys

deep freeze is best, either at your house or at a vet. from experience, in the winter, graves are difficult
to dig in the northern regions. if it is below freezing, prepare the animal as suggested above, but keep
in an animal-proof container outdoors untill your vet or crematorium is able to accept the body. plastic
bags are standard for sanitary protection, upon death people often end up in them as well.