How to bury a dead cat

[richardford1]

I hope somebody can advise me, our cat has unexpectedly died today and we would like to bury him near us, however our garden is a roof terrace as we a on a third floor of a house, we have lots of pot plants etc, therefore my question is- Can a cat buried in a large pot on a concrete roof terrace, how deep should he be buried etc? Any other ideas more than welcome, thanks!

[electra1]

I'm sure that there are pet crematoriums about - you should look into it. Imagine if the pot got kicked over or something equally as disastrous....

[wolf63]

normally you would have to dig down quite a few feet before it was 'okay' to bury your cat. You don't want other animals sniffing around.

Take him/her to a vet and they will cremate the body for you and you can even have its ashes back if you want.

[Kimmiebear]

4 feet for a dog
3 feet for a cat
I would advise against burying him in a pot as he will take a long time to return to the earth from whence he came. Your area will have bylaws in regards to pet burial. Cremation is exspensive, some areas have parks or green belts where you can bury your pet. If you must bury him in a potted plant i would reccomend placing him in a coffin of biodegradeable material to prevent unwelcomed visitors such as crows and vultures. Sorry for your loss, hope this helps.

[RATTER15]

In a pot, are you joking ??, you will be infested with thousands of maggots very quickly, not the memories you were hoping of I don't think. Get him cremated and bury the ashes!!

[richardford1]

thank you all for the advice, that is very helpful, we will get him cremated and scatter the ashes.

[wolf63]

it took my brother and I six months to decide where to scatter my dad's ashes (he ended up in Loch Earn). Hope you can have a nice little ceremony and remember all the good times you had with your cat.

My little thug died a couple months ago - it is a painful time.

Best wishes.

Susan

[sheenadoran]

Haven't got an answer for you- but just to say how sad it must be for you - I have a cat, but he's a very unique old boy and I love him dearly, so I'd take the advice of having him cremated and think long and hard about taking him to a special place. Good luck.

[nicky999]

Perhaps a bit morbid but we have both our dogs ashes in lovely wooden caskets and they are on the cupboard in our bedroom.