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?

[Romeo's_daddy]

No, neither is sick thankfully. Elvis is very old and I worry that when the end comes it may come quickly. His overall health is good but little things are starting to happen. Eye problems, growths on the skin. A number of years ago I almost lost Juliet over the Thanksgiving holiday. My vet is only open untill 8:00pm 1 night a week and her hours on Saturday are only untill 12 or 1 pm. It's just something that if I was faced with and I didn't know what to do ahead of time, would cause me a great amount of stress and panic if I was unprepared. Thank you for your concern.