Pet death logistics

Post date: 2026-04-22 06:50:04

I'm not totally sure how to ask this question. But my little old man who I mentioned in a recent post (sorry, I'm on mobile and can't link for the cat tax right now) has taken a downturn in the past few days. My question isn't about getting him to eat or things like that. I have a weird logistics question instead.

He seems to perk up in the morning and paces around yowling to go outside and sit in the sun on the deck, but then gets worse as the day goes on, and he won't eat except treats, and sometimes not even those —so I think it's time.

As sad as I am, I've been trying to figure out what to do. The place I'd like to use for euthanasia will be here Wednesday morning. But he's going downhill at a pretty fast clip, and there's a possibility that he doesn't make it until then. In that case I'm trying to figure out what I would do with his little body if it happens after normal business hours. I would like to have him cremated, rather than bury him myself in the backyard. I did that for one of my cats and it was quite a miserable experience.

There's a place near me that a friend raved about that does water cremation and I'd like to take him there if he passes naturally. But if he does pass during nonbusiness hours, what would I do with his body? It's cold enough here at night that I could probably put him in the garage, but I fear that would attract pests (it's a completely detached garage quite a few feet from my house proper). It's not rundown and has never had anything in it besides spiders, but who knows. I couldn't fit him in the fridge freezer so that's a suggestion someone made that's right out.

If I kept him in the house, would that smell (and possibly also attract pests)? I know I will be a basket case but I feel I need to make plans.

Although the little brat just now woke up and decided to make a run for it when I took in the garbage bins and now I have no idea what to think.

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