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?

[deedee]

Ann's suggestion is a good one if it is cold out. If there is an outdoor building, then the remains can be put in there until you can get them to the vet. I wouldn't be able to use the freezer because I would have to get rid of it after. Like Ann, I could never eat anything out of the freezer again.

A more economical alternative would be to put the remains, wrapped in plastic, into one of those camping coolers with some of those sealed ice packs, then putting the cooler in the coldest spot in the house. That way the remains would keep from decomposing, and you could throw the cooler out after - a much better alternative than buying another freezer.

Dee Dee