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Helene

Helene

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Our little millie moo has just passed away aged 5 but I have no idea where to take her body. I live in Glasgow City centre. Any advice welcome as I'm not thinking straight at the moment!
 
I am so sorry for your loss. Maybe your vets have a cremation service? You could call them and explain the problem. I really am so sorry.
 
I'm so sorry to hear this. Sleep well little one.

You could take her to a pet crematorium (your vet should have details of your nearest one) where you can have her cremated. Then you can choose to have her ashes returned to you - if you choose this she will be cremated on her own and her ashes will be returned in a casket of your choosing. If you don't want her ashes, she will be cremated with other animals and her ashes scattered at the crematorium (usually in a memorial garden).

Alternatively, if you have a garden you may wish to bury her x
 
the vets would be best to ask for advice. they usually have recommended pet burial and crematorium services. so very sorry for your loss. x
 
So sorry to hear of your loss. I'd ask your vets for recommendation.
 
So sorry for your loss. I have no idea how things work in Great Britain, but we live in Bremen, a city in Germany. Here, you are allowed to bury small pets in your garden, but we don't have one and burying them in a public place is illegal. We could have taken Basil's body to the vet and I think he would have been made him into animal meal. But we learned that the animal shelter here has a graveyard for pets. We had them bury Basil there. It cost 25 €, but that was really worth it, in my opionion. You might want to look online or ask the cet if they know of any pet graveyards. Here, they're expensive if you want a proper grave, but an anonymous one like Basil's was affordable.
 
I am so sorry for your loss. I think the best thing to do would be to contact a vet and organise for her to be cremated. Unfortunately you've probably missed most of the vets for the weekend now as they usually only do half day on a Saturday. I can recommend Hyndland Street Vets if you're close enough, they were really great when my cat passed away last summer and patiently offered all the advice and went over all the details several times (we were all a little devastated so it took a while to get our heads around it all). They also have really good opening hours so if you work then they'll still be open in the evening if necessary.
 
Elitah said:
So sorry for your loss. I have no idea how things work in Great Britain, but we live in Bremen, a city in Germany. Here, you are allowed to bury small pets in your garden, but we don't have one and burying them in a public place is illegal. We could have taken Basil's body to the vet and I think he would have been made him into animal meal. But we learned that the animal shelter here has a graveyard for pets. We had them bury Basil there. It cost 25 €, but that was really worth it, in my opionion. You might want to look online or ask the cet if they know of any pet graveyards. Here, they're expensive if you want a proper grave, but an anonymous one like Basil's was affordable.
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I'm not sure about the laws but I'd seriously advise against burying in a public place as they are all pretty much frequented by dog walkers and we also have a lot of foxes, so even the lucky few who have gardens would probably think twice about burial. I've not heard of any pet cemetry over here and it certainly has never been offered as an option to me before. I think really cremation ia the only way to go. Unless perhaps you wanted to go out to the countryside somewhere and bury her there, I'm sure whatever the rules are you'd get away with it, I have a friend who buries all her animals in Milport.
 
Nicola_ said:
Unless perhaps you wanted to go out to the countryside somewhere and bury her there, I'm sure whatever the rules are you'd get away with it, I have a friend who buries all her animals in Milport.
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We thought about going to the countryside to bury Basil, but it is illegal there as well and if anyone had caught us, we would have had to pay a 50,000 € fine. So before doing that, I'd really get some information about what is legal and what isn't before you get in trouble. my parents buried our dog in their garden back then which was fine.
 
Hi, am so sorry for your loss. I echo what the others have said, call the vets and see if they run a cremation service. Our local vets do and we have had each of our pigs, hamsters and mice returned to us in a little casket. It costs £46.25 at my vets but prices do vary.
 
I'm really sorry for your loss. I'm presuming you don't have a garden where could bury Millie Moo. Have you any friends or relatives who would let you bury her in the corner of their garden. I've lost 2 piggies in the last 12 months & they're both buried in our back garden.
 
There is a something that you can put your pet into to grow a plant or tree but unfortunately I can't remember the name. Sorry for your loss x
 
I was a bit of a wreck this morning and just didn't know where to turn so a big thank you all very much for your kind words and advice. It has been very much appreciated. I liked the sound of burial and growing a tree in my parents garden but my son didn't want his wee baby buried and there was no way I was taking her to the council refuse site. I eventually took her to the Pet Crematorium in Larkhall this morning where a very sympathetic gentleman stayed open until I arrived, explained all my options and didn't make me feel too embarrassed to be weeping.

Nicola, thanks for the recommendation re Hyndland Vets, they are just doors down from the pet shop I use. I'll use them in future. I wasn't that impressed with the vet that I saw recently.

Wiebke, I am so glad that you posted your link. My son doesn't want another guinea pig because of the heartache (it was his first pet) but I don't want our bereaved wee furry, aerie faerie, pinning away. I will have a look and see if there are any rescue homes near me who will let her choose a companion in her own time.
 
I am so sorry you and your son lost your little one. My thoughts are with you. You were very brave to deal with the cremation.
 
I'm glad you managed to find a solution in the end, it must have been a very tough day for you.

The feelings are all still very raw at the moment, maybe given some time you can explain to your son how the piggy left behind needs a new friend and he might be able to come around to the idea of a new piggy in the family, especially if it is a family pet rather than just his.

Unfortunately there aren't any forum recommended rescues near us but if you can travel there is Becklen down in Gretna and Hutches in the East (can't remember where exactly) As for the vet I suggested they are not a recommended piggy savy vet but they were brilliant with my cat and so far have been good with my (and my friends) piggies however we've not had any serious piggy illnesses to get through so I can't say how they'll be in that instance but one of the vets there keeps piggies herself so I'm hopeful she will be good with them, if not there's a recommended vet about 40mins away.

P.s. I'm guessing you must be rather close to me as the pet shop you mentioned is also my local - though I buy most things online!
 
Helene said:
I was a bit of a wreck this morning and just didn't know where to turn so a big thank you all very much for your kind words and advice. It has been very much appreciated. I liked the sound of burial and growing a tree in my parents garden but my son didn't want his wee baby buried and there was no way I was taking her to the council refuse site. I eventually took her to the Pet Crematorium in Larkhall this morning where a very sympathetic gentleman stayed open until I arrived, explained all my options and didn't make me feel too embarrassed to be weeping.

Nicola, thanks for the recommendation re Hyndland Vets, they are just doors down from the pet shop I use. I'll use them in future. I wasn't that impressed with the vet that I saw recently.

Wiebke, I am so glad that you posted your link. My son doesn't want another guinea pig because of the heartache (it was his first pet) but I don't want our bereaved wee furry, aerie faerie, pinning away. I will have a look and see if there are any rescue homes near me who will let her choose a companion in her own time.
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I generally find that the amazing change when a grieving guinea pig comes to life again is all that is needed to get back in the saddle, so to speak. Tell your son that you are not doing it for him, but for the bereaved piggy and that he is not obliged to feel that he has to love the new guinea pig. He will in time, though... but that is part of being a pet owner - accepting that you have your pets only for a time and learning to treasure each day with them because your life is so much richer. The first time is always the hardest, and the first pet will always hold a very special place in his heart! ;)
 
I'm so sorry for your loss. :( I'm not sure what the legalities are where you live, but in Ontario where I am you are allowed to bury small animals in the yard. My lost hedgehogs/guinea pigs are buried in our backyard. I know vets here will often do cremation, so you can check with your vet for availability and prices. Again, ((HUGS)), I'm so sorry for your loss and know it's so hard!
 
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