>This may seem a bad question, but it occured to me after reading a couple
of
>recent emails about gerbils passing on --
>
>What do you do with the little body after death? I can't imagine just
>throwing my beloved pets into the garbage. Do you give them a little
>funeral and bury them in the yard? If so, how deep do you bury them to
make
>sure they don't get dug out by the cat next door? Or are there other ways
>to dispose of the body with dignity?
>
>Thanks,
>Amy
If I have to perform a necropsy, that is done first...and if samples
must be taken to the vet, the remains of the departed are kept
until those are processed in case it is needed.
After that, a baggie with a handful of bedding, the remains wrapped
in a paper towel, and about a spade deep (8-10 inches) under where
I'm slowly paving around my formal koi pond.
If there is a chance of infection, then it gets double baggied
and sent out to the trash. [still wrapped in a paper towel
and a handful of bedding to pad out the bag]
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
