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Blank. · 09-22-2017, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Oh man, so sorry. 19 is a great age though.

Yeah, he was an old man.

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Originally Posted by Mord

My condolences, blankmind. Losing a beloved pet is never easy.

Thanks mord.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That sucks, man. When I was thirty, I lost the cat I had picked out of the shelter in sixth grade. It hurts a lot when then happens. I'm sorry for your loss.

Thanks Jans

Plankton · 09-22-2017, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 1blankmind

Some people make there childhoods out of TV shows they grew up watching. Or that's how it always seem to me. I made my childhood out of three animals. My two dogs Piper and Cherokee. Plus my cat, archer...

Today my cat passed away at 19 years old. He was the last surviving piece of my childhood.

We just put down a 21 year old not too long ago. It's always rough. Condolences to you and family.

Trollheart · 09-22-2017, 12:58 PM

Of course this is very raw for me, as I had to have Ritchie put to sleep only two months ago now. He was 15, but a kitten at heart. Damn, I miss him every day. Still, I have his tiny little coffin in my room and pet it every morning and night. What are the arrangements for your cat, blank? Are you burying him or having him cremated, or what?

Blank. · 09-22-2017, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Of course this is very raw for me, as I had to have Ritchie put to sleep only two months ago now. He was 15, but a kitten at heart. Damn, I miss him every day. Still, I have his tiny little coffin in my room and pet it every morning and night. What are the arrangements for your cat, blank? Are you burying him or having him cremated, or what?

We buried him in his blanket next to his brothers. I don't believe in cremation really. I did it to my for my dog but that was because it was winter and the ground was frozen solid. I wasn't going to shove him in a freezer til the earth warmed.

I didn't realize you could get coffins for pets. I'm not surprised but I never even entertained the idea.

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Originally Posted by Plankton

We just put down a 21 year old not too long ago. It's always rough. Condolences to you and family.

Thanks.

The Batlord · 09-22-2017, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Of course this is very raw for me, as I had to have Ritchie put to sleep only two months ago now. He was 15, but a kitten at heart. Damn, I miss him every day. Still, I have his tiny little coffin in my room and pet it every morning and night. What are the arrangements for your cat, blank? Are you burying him or having him cremated, or what?

Wait, the cat's not in the coffin, right? But then why have a coffin in the first place if you're not going to put anything in it? But you can't just have a dead cat in your room for two months. Wut.

**Frownland** · 09-22-2017, 01:57 PM

We all mourn in different ways.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 09-22-2017, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Wait, the cat's not in the coffin, right? But then why have a coffin in the first place if you're not going to put anything in it? But you can't just have a dead cat in your room for two months. Wut.

i thought the same thing initially. maybe it's like an urn?

Trollheart · 09-22-2017, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 1blankmind

We buried him in his blanket next to his brothers. I don't believe in cremation really. I did it to my for my dog but that was because it was winter and the ground was frozen solid. I wasn't going to shove him in a freezer til the earth warmed.

I didn't realize you could get coffins for pets. I'm not surprised but I never even entertained the idea.

Thanks.

That's fair enough. Over here you can have your pet cremated privately (they give you a cert to show that he or she was treated separately; of course you pay for this) and then they deliver a tiny little coffin/casket with the pet's name on a little golden plaque on it. It's actually quite comforting, I find: almost like he never really left.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Wait, the cat's not in the coffin, right? But then why have a coffin in the first place if you're not going to put anything in it? But you can't just have a dead cat in your room for two months. Wut.

No of course not, his ashes are. See above.

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

i thought the same thing initially. maybe it's like an urn?

Not an urn as such: it's made to look like a coffin but yes essentially an urn.

The Batlord · 09-22-2017, 03:57 PM

It looks like Ritchie is the guy in the pic behind the coffin. Sends the wrong message imo.

**Frownland** · 09-22-2017, 03:59 PM

Ritchie is obviously a DVR.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Ritchie is obviously a DVR. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x