My mother has a HUGE golden retriever. He has VERY bad arthritis and is on 200 mg of Rimidyl a day. The vet says he doesn't want to put him down but what happens when he dies? We don't live in the country so we can't bury him outside. Does the vet take care of it?
2007-01-11 02:07:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
No he is not obese
2007-01-11 02:21:05 · update #1
I live in the city and my dog recently passed away and they handed out information. There are several options you can request a cremation. I don' tknow how your vet has it set up but my vet has two types one is a private cremation for people who want the ashes back. The other is a cremation where your dog is cremated with other dogs and you don't get the options back.
Another one is a pet cemetary, which is like a human cemetary, where you pick a spot (most of them require you to do so ahead of time), and when your pet dies they have different caskets and such. Then you bury your dog.
I think my favorite one was to have a private cremation and keep the ashes. I bought my dog an urn where it has her picture in front and her ashes inside. It's nice because when I eventually move from this place she's always with me.
I'm sorry to hear that about your dog, if it makes you better my dog had horrible arthritis, and I did not want to put her down because she was acting normal; however she just died recently due to natural causes. So there is a slight chance that your dog can pass away due to natural causes even with arthritis (and even without putting your dog to sleep). Good Luck.
2007-01-11 02:57:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a stupid question. Most veterinarians offer a cremation service-they send the dog off for a fee. The charge depends on the size of the dog and if you want the ashes back or not.
How old is the GR? Is he huge in the sense that he is obese? Sounds like if the dog lost some weight the arthritis would somewhat improve.
2007-01-11 10:14:55 · answer #2 · answered by TommyGirl869 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most vets give you 4 options. Cremation and they will bury. Cremation for you to have. They can bury the dog along with many others in their own doggy cemetary or you can take the dog to bury somewhere. The cost will differ of course. Also, keep in mind, the cemetary that the vets use isnot for us humans to go visit. My parents cremated and buried their last pup, which wasthe most expensive, but they felt it was worth it.
2007-01-11 11:11:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recently had a male Dane die and my vet was very thoughtful and helped me make arrangements to have him cremated, so that i could bring my boy home with me. I too had no yard space to bury him and found this to be the perfect solution. Now he is home, where he belongs and I never have to go far to tell him how much I miss and love him, I feel like he is still protecting and watching over the family that he loved and that loved him sooo much.
2007-01-11 11:16:44 · answer #4 · answered by Barb J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the vet has options available, from cremation and they will take care of the remains or cremation and give you the remains, or burial in a "pet cemetary" if you will.
If you take the remains, you can find puppy commemoration items at http://www.thedivadog.com
I'm really very sorry. This is tough and there are message boards on Dogster to deal with puppy loss grief.
2007-01-11 10:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by CateN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when a vet puts a dog down normally they ask u if u would like to take the dog home with u and bury it u actually can do that in the city as long as its on ur property we did it in our flower beds deep deep down its good for the soil or u can have the dog cremated my mom does art with dogs or cats ash´s looks really nice and its a great memory of ur pet or if u decide to let the vet take care of it they in our country (Dominican) own a big piece of land (pet cemetery... sorta) and just bury them in that land ... i prefer to have my pets cremated
hope this helped
2007-01-11 10:16:05 · answer #6 · answered by Day Dreamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most vets will arrange for cremation. It's actually better than home burial, since it's difficult to dig deep enough to protect the remains of you beloved pet. My dogs ashes were spread over the same cemetery that my parents were interred. Nice memory.
-MM
2007-01-11 11:38:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The VET should take care of it after he dies but it will cost you a little. They have a fee for that. You should call the vet (or any vet) and see what they charge.
2007-01-11 10:11:39 · answer #8 · answered by bradnmich2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vet can take care of the remains, for an additional charge. Or you can elect to have him cremated and have the ashes returned to you. That's extra too.
2007-01-11 10:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by Enchanted 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First take the animal off the rimadyl. It causes organ failure in a lot of dogs...labs and goldens seem to suffer the most. Give him glucosamine that you can get in the pet store instead. Works better anyways with no side effects.
I don't know why you are talking of putting him down. Arthritis is not a death sentence.
2007-01-11 10:23:16 · answer #10 · answered by dog7788 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋