RicJones
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I don't have the problem and I hope I never do but the other day I was thinking what would I do if I was on a several week long vacation and a pet died. Would you find a nice place and bury it? Take it to a local vet and it cremated or disposed of? Cut your trip short and take it home and bury it at home? hoping it wouldn't smell too bad when you got there.
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havedreamwilltravel
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I think i'd find a local vet and have it taken care of. Many vets have a service you pay for that will send you the ashes of your beloved animal when it's cremated.
If we're on vacation, though sad as it is, I wouldn't cut the vacation short nor would I "hold onto it" till we got home.
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Four years ago we had our dog pass away on our way to Fla. We found a Vet and had him take care of her, while I cried for the next hundred miles.
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kknowlton
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I'm with havedreamwilltravel. It hasn't happened to us yet, but it could. The cremation services, with mailed return of the ashes, works well; we've used that (at home) with 3 of our cats so far.
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CatandJim
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While it's heartbreaking to think about, it is something that can and does happen. A couple we camp with had a dog that passed away while we were camping quite a distance from home. They asked the ranger and he gave them permission to bury their pet. He provided a shovel and showed them where it would be best to dig her grave.
As for me, I would go to the nearest vet and arrange for my pet to be cremated. I am sure they would ship the container if need be.
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Twice in 25+ years of camping, we've had terminal dogs with us on an extended vacation. Both made it through the vacation, but we had planned to do as others had suggested, find a local vet for cremation with the ashes returned to us at home.
We never regretted going on the trips, Buddy and Dawn both liked the motorhome and camping so much that being with us made their last weeks as enjoyable as possible.
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ok, kinda related, kinda not...
You happen on a dog/cat that has been horribly injured somehow (hit by car, etc.) The injuries are mortal (unconscious, agonal breathing, no pupil response, no response of any kind at all...) what do you do? Leave it or let it suffer? Or (and here's my question finally) do you somehow euthanize it yourself? And how? Most of us don't carry a big syringe of phenobarb, and probably don't know how to find and inject into a vein anyway.
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CatandJim
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SAR Tracker wrote:ok, kinda related, kinda not...
You happen on a dog/cat that has been horribly injured somehow (hit by car, etc.) The injuries are mortal (unconscious, agonal breathing, no pupil response, no response of any kind at all...) what do you do? Leave it or let it suffer? Or (and here's my question finally) do you somehow euthanize it yourself? And how? Most of us don't carry a big syringe of phenobarb, and probably don't know how to find and inject into a vein anyway.
I would absolutely not leave it to suffer, my heart couldn't stand it!
In cases like you describe, I have called Animal Control and given them the location of the animal. I have the number to our local Animal Control saved in my cell phone. We live in a rural area where dogs & cats are often dumped, hit by cars, etc. so I've had to make a few of those kind of calls. If I were out of town I would call information and get the number for their A.C. or sheriff's office and give them the location of the animal.
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SAR Tracker wrote:ok, kinda related, kinda not...
You happen on a dog/cat that has been horribly injured somehow (hit by car, etc.) The injuries are mortal (unconscious, agonal breathing, no pupil response, no response of any kind at all...) what do you do? Leave it or let it suffer? Or (and here's my question finally) do you somehow euthanize it yourself? And how? Most of us don't carry a big syringe of phenobarb, and probably don't know how to find and inject into a vein anyway.
I suspect this is one more reason why we carry a 30-06 a 22 and a 12g... while we could not carry those with us if we were to cross into the USA, we also dont bring our Diesel Dawg with us either.
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We were 4 hours from home, at a teaching veterinary college clinic, when our dog passed away from a sudden illness. We left him there and the clinic staff handled the arrangements; they were very professional and offered our family much comfort during a very stressful time. His ashes arrived roughly 2 weeks later via UPS in a very pretty box along with a card. The long ride home was very difficult but IMHO would have been much more emotional had we brought him home with us that day.
As far as continuing a trip after suffering a loss, I guess it depends on the person, the circumstances (long or sudden illness), the relationship with that pet and the purpose of the trip.
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