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Grim subject I know, and hopefully a long time away ... but what do people tend to do with their piggies once they have departed for rainbow bridge?
 
LennyPig said:
Grim subject I know, and hopefully a long time away ... but what do people tend to do with their piggies once they have departed for rainbow bridge?
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I personally bury mine in the garden, some people have cremations whilst others bury them in a pot & plant a flower, befitting the piggy on top, this way whenever you move you can take your piggy with you.
It really is down to the individual person what they do.
 
I love the idea of a pot plant. That is a great idea, very good!
 
That is what I have done and I have a little granite memorial in it too.
 
thats lovely. I was thinking I'd want some sort of marker with their name and DOB / DOD.

Thanks guys. some lovely ideas there although I'm hoping that won't be for years to come.
 
I have a graveyard lol.It is a sad fact that as a rescue you are more likely to deal with fatalities.
I buried my special snow white under a tree and used to plant roses over each dead piggy but now they are buried in the graveyard along the fence by the vege garden (which of course would be guinea heaven lol)
 
We have a memorial garden for ours, they are buried with a rose planted on top.... But in 2010 we are wanting to move Suffolk way and I do get sad that my babies are buried here, so I may use that pot idea in the future...
 
We got Cuzzy cremeted, the vet did it. He was being treated by them anyway and at the time it felt the right thing to do. I regret it now, Emily had no closure and she was so upset. We didn't get the ashes back as it was a mass cremation. It's horrible to think of it like that. I wish we would have buried him now and kept him close.

With Elora we burired her in the garden. She has artificial flowers on her grave and we will add to it in the brighter months. We don't plan on moving.

To be honest I don't like the idea of plant pots. Would rather they were in the actual ground. But it's just me freaking out about it I suppose. :)
 
Each to their own I suppose :(|) I don't know when but I have no doubt we would move in the future so the pot thing sounds ideal as I couldn't leave them behind. :(

My dogs are another issue, at greyhound size they wouldn't fit in a plant pot :)) :)) . They will be cremated in individual cremation and I shall keep their ashes. I may or may not then if and when the time feels right scatter them at their favourite places.
 
We do "piggy pots" too - both my daughters were distraught at the prospect of "leaving" any pigs behind should we ever move. I make sure the pots are the biggest I can get hold of and generally plant an evergreen shrub of some description, that way I don't have to dig around in the pot (sorry!) just trim any bits that get too long. We also add a name tag with all the piggies details on it.

Our lot sit up by the bunny pavilion and watch over all our visiting pigs and buns:).
 
This is always something that I'm not too sure what to do so it's good to hear what other people do. I live in a ground floor flat - I have a teeny garden but it's all chipped. I think I would probably have to bury them in my mum/dad's garden - I'm sure they would let me. They have no intention of ever leaving their home so they would be perfectly safe there.
 
the plant pot is a lovely idea!

I buried my lovely guinea Daisy in the garden and planted a Daisy plant on top (* know the really big Daisy's..not the little weedy ones lol)
i miss her loads, and when i move, i will feel awful having to leave her here same with my hamsters buried in the garden
 
I bury mine too, although it's difficult to remember where they all are now! 2 of my original piggies and my cat and dog are buried at my parent's house, where I was living at the time, since moving to my own house I've buried several piggies here.

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helenllama said:
Spice had a private cremation and his ashes are on my coffee table...
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This is going to sound awfully morbid but did you get it done privately or through your vet?

All my pigs up until now have been buried but all the ground here is either communal or plagued by cats so cremation will really be the only option when my future piggies pass away. My mum's garden is also pretty full :(
 
I got it done through my vets....
I woul;d have buried him but have no garden and I wanted him home... it cost me £70 and I got some artificial flowers a lovely wooden casket with an inscription on (Cheeky Chappy) and a cremation certificate.
The actual crematorium my vets use are in Irvine..
 
Aw, that is really nice. I would really like that - and that way it means that they can stay with me and not in my mum/dad's garden.
 
That was my worry about the cats. But now we have secured the garden for Tika and Harvey to run around in we have no worries, so no problem burying them. This is why we went for cremation for Cuzzy as well.

Aww it's so sad, but something that must be thought about. It's nice to have them close, I talk to Elora in the garden, well I talk to all my animals, my neighbours must think I'm mad...lol
 
i have a little section in the garden, where my hamsters ang piggy are buried - i have put flowers and a few other things around there, like a little grave yard area.
 
Our piglets and hammies are buried down the side of the garden, under the trees. We still talk to them when we are outside, its nice to know they are still here. Huxley and Roly are buried together as we lost them on the same day.
We are not planning to move any time soon, we love our house - it just needs a lot doing to it! I love the plant pot idea though!
 
Mine have an area in the garden. We may move in the next few years but for the mean time that will be their area
 
Every one of our pets that has died has been individually cremated and their ashes returned to us. We have kept all the ashes in a very special place in our home and they will be put in our own coffins when we "pop off".

After over 21 years of marriage we have quite a few pets who have gone to Rainbow Bridge but my OH and I can't bear to part with any of them. We still get alot of comfort from feeling that they are close. They include all our cats, dogs, chickens and of course our piggies, including our rescues.

My children often joke that my coffin will be about 10' long though :(|)
 
summerleaze said:
Every one of our pets that has died has been individually cremated and their ashes returned to us. We have kept all the ashes in a very special place in our home and they will be put in our own coffins when we "pop off".

After over 21 years of marriage we have quite a few pets who have gone to Rainbow Bridge but my OH and I can't bear to part with any of them. We still get alot of comfort from feeling that they are close. They include all our cats, dogs, chickens and of course our piggies, including our rescues.

My children often joke that my coffin will be about 10' long though :(|)
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Thats brilliant and so sweet ^) But i have never had a pet die, my cat is 18 shes older than me rolleyes
 
summerleaze said:
Every one of our pets that has died has been individually cremated and their ashes returned to us. We have kept all the ashes in a very special place in our home and they will be put in our own coffins when we "pop off".

After over 21 years of marriage we have quite a few pets who have gone to Rainbow Bridge but my OH and I can't bear to part with any of them. We still get alot of comfort from feeling that they are close. They include all our cats, dogs, chickens and of course our piggies, including our rescues.

My children often joke that my coffin will be about 10' long though :(|)
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How much do they cost if you dont mind me asking
 
My last guinea pig cremation was £34.

It seems the type of container makes the price variable. The local pet crematorium offers a scatter pouch, a plastic type urn or an oak casket.

It is an uncomfortable subject I know but definately worth thinking about so that in the future you are prepared. The sudden death of a much loved companion can be eased a little by knowing beforehand what arrangements you would like to make.

I either take the animal to the crematorium myself or they will pick up the animal from me or alternatively the vets make all the arrangements, depending on the circumstances. The local pet crematorium brings the ashes back here to our home for us. They are really very kind people and very understanding.

I once read on here along time ago that someone's guinea pig had died and they had put the body in the bin. I was really very upset by that and felt it showed no regard for the relationship and love the piggy had brought to the owner. I was quite appalled. However, everyone deals with death in a different way I suppose.
 
I work at a vets and are are much more money then that. I think its the same price as a cat, I will take a look tomorrow and see if the price is different for a gp.
 
summerleaze said:
My last guinea pig cremation was £34.

It seems the type of container makes the price variable. The local pet crematorium offers a scatter pouch, a plastic type urn or an oak casket.

It is an uncomfortable subject I know but definately worth thinking about so that in the future you are prepared. The sudden death of a much loved companion can be eased a little by knowing beforehand what arrangements you would like to make.

I either take the animal to the crematorium myself or they will pick up the animal from me or alternatively the vets make all the arrangements, depending on the circumstances. The local pet crematorium brings the ashes back here to our home for us. They are really very kind people and very understanding.

I once read on here along time ago that someone's guinea pig had died and they had put the body in the bin. I was really very upset by that and felt it showed no regard for the relationship and love the piggy had brought to the owner. I was quite appalled. However, everyone deals with death in a different way I suppose.
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What "container" did the £34 include (if you don't mind me asking)
 
I have always buried all mine, straight into the earth.

Once when I was on holiday one of my pigs passed away. My mum and dad were looking after them, and not knowing what else to do they buried her wrapped in a plastic bag under one of my flower beds. Very sadly a year or so later I dug her up by mistake, and (not realising what it was) I opened the bag to find her remains.

PLEASE don't make the same stupid mistake as me, as obviously it was a horrendous experience.
 
As a military family, burial is not an option, so all of our pets (bar the hamster) have been cremated. Until Lottie died last week, I'd never seen a deceased animal, let alone one who I've spent the last three years looking after and loving. Since we couldn't bury her, we wrapped her up in a blanket, laid her in a cuddlecup, and put her in a plastic bag in the freezer until we could get her to the pet crematorium a couple of days later.

The plan always was to have all my original four cremated; I now have the ashes of two of those four. I would consider having all my piggies cremated though; it's hard to say ''I'll only hold onto the original four'' because I love them all as much as each other!

summerleaze - £34? A same day cremation for Charlie (collecting the ashes immediately after cremation) was £112. Lottie was £90 as it wasn't same day. It includes a casket/urn/keepsake box of choice, engraved name plate, personalised box and support from the bereavement counsellors.
 
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George and Sleepy :)

My boys are wrapped in their blankets together in this plant pot in my lounge with their photographs with an inscription on them.
I could not bear to be apart from them and needed them close to me. I talk to them every day when I water the plants :)
 
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