my cat was almost 20 yrs old when she passed away. i've been trying to think of a way decorate her grave site in a natural way along with a marker of sorts. suggestions please?
2006-11-08 12:05:49 · 13 answers · asked by blueJean 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
Cat Stone
How about having a sculptor make a cat stone in the shape of your cat, with dates and name on it? Aren't pets membes of our family? Your cat reached an amazing age for nowadays cat food cats, with natural food, vegetables?
Cordially, India.Magica
2006-11-08 12:11:13 · answer #1 · answered by india.magica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hallo there
So sorry for your loss, a few years ago we lost a cat who was 17 - she'd been with me for getting on for a third of my lifetime at that point and she'd been part of my husband's life for five years.
Twenty is a wonderful age for a cat to reach and I feel your grave site could be a real celebration of her life! Perhaps a photo in a weatherproof frame, maybe showing her at some specially memorable time? (I have a photo of Fliss, our 17 year cat, on my dressing table with a little flower gently resting on her forehead - I took the pic while I was gardening, she just looked so comical as she was obviously totally unaware that the flower was there!)
Also maybe something you have written about her - if you can do nice calligraphy or know someone who can that would be even better. Again in a weatherproof frame, of course!
If you can if would be great to plant something on her grave. We have three plants on Fliss's grave which are all either perennials or bulbs and which flower at different times of the year. Not quite all the year round colour - but one of them in particular has foliage and flowers for many months of the year, as long as we dead-head it regularly. Not knowing where you are, I would suggest going into a local garden centre and asking their advice, just say you want colour and/or foliage all year round if possible.
Time will heal and then you will be able to enjoy those special memories.
Good luck.
2006-11-10 00:34:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To sonobo... if you don't understand the wonder and love of a cat or any pet, I can't figure out why your'e visiting this topic - you must love getting people upset.
My husband & I have had our pets cremated, and their remains are in little oak boxes. They are on a hutch with their picture(s) attached. When we move, they will move with us. It's pricey, but at the time, we wouldn't have had it any other way.
If they were in the ground, I too would buy one of those cement/resin statues of a cat and have it engraved or painted with your pet's name. If nothing else, you will always be able to take that statue with you for future gardens.
2006-11-08 12:32:04 · answer #3 · answered by K.B. 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
im so sorry i know you must be so sad because my cat also paseed away i would say just to put some flowers over his/her grave and/or his/her favorite toy
when my cat passed away i just put flowers over his grave and after i did there was astorm after the storm had passed i saw that the flowers were still where i left them
2006-11-08 12:17:48 · answer #4 · answered by Brittani P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First let me say how sorry I am. I lost my cat of 20 years, and I even named my youngest son after him. My cat's name was Gordo and my son's middle name is Gordon. Swear to God. I buried him in my yard (Gordo, not my son) in a beautiful hatbox and bought a matching smaller box to put keepsakes in. Then I planted an animal safe garden (spearmint, catnip, wild grasses) on his spot and made a sign that says "Garden of Eatin'". It was the best thing I could have done. And my son who's now 9 knows the origin of his name and is very proud! There's a big picture of my Gordo on the wall in his bedroom......
2006-11-08 14:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
well
i love cats + so my teachers cat died and she was 22 years old and that is very cool that your cat lived that long!!!
so what you could put next to the grave is maybe a tree and/or a bench...
i dont know...
does that help?
2006-11-08 12:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by Meow Meow35 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plant a bush or tree on top of the grave. It would be there for many years to come and you would always know why it is there and have fond memories.
2006-11-08 12:10:28 · answer #7 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd plant Cat Grass.
2006-11-08 12:13:06 · answer #8 · answered by Empy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol why all of that
people come on its just a cat had her life with u and then lost
if u want to decorate her grave then draw ur lost cat pic on it
2006-11-08 12:15:29 · answer #9 · answered by micho 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A Peace shrub rose, yellow with undertips of pink, long lasting, hardy, old fashioned and sweet scented.
2006-11-08 12:15:30 · answer #10 · answered by cymbalita 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋