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Judge David Young
On today's show a woman was suing a taxidermist for botching a job of
freeze-drying her dead cat. She wanted the cat's heart returned to her so she could make it into a pendant. The judge awarded her $2,000 for pain and suffering. He was very sympathetic but wouldn't it have been better to suggest saving another cat from a shelter. Her cat has been dead for over a year. She will probably obsess over the stuffed body of her dead cat for the rest of her life. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Judge David Young
How long the cat has been dead has nothing to do with how long the pain of
loss lasts. However, I believe in giving the body up to earth, air sky, whatever and allowing it to go to the Rainbow Bridge. Wearing the cats heart as a pendant freaks me out and, at my ago that takes a lot. "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... On today's show a woman was suing a taxidermist for botching a job of freeze-drying her dead cat. She wanted the cat's heart returned to her so she could make it into a pendant. The judge awarded her $2,000 for pain and suffering. He was very sympathetic but wouldn't it have been better to suggest saving another cat from a shelter. Her cat has been dead for over a year. She will probably obsess over the stuffed body of her dead cat for the rest of her life. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Judge David Young
I can only speak about a loss of dog (thank god) but scooter dog had been as
close to my husband who was a paraplegic and bedridden mostly, for the last two years of his life. When Bob died, we cremated him as he wished. When Scooter dog died, I did the same and scattered her ashes where his were. Will do the same with Piglet (cat) when, many years down the road, she leaves for the bridge. She too laid on the bed with him most of those two years. They would take turns, with my sons dog Maggie, and between the three of them, the last three weeks of his life, he was NEVER alone in his room. Friends said it looked like the changing of the guard they way the animals did it. "hopitus" wrote in message ... On Jan 31, 11:19 am, (---MIKE---) wrote: On today's show a woman was suing a taxidermist for botching a job of freeze-drying her dead cat. She wanted the cat's heart returned to her so she could make it into a pendant. The judge awarded her $2,000 for pain and suffering. He was very sympathetic but wouldn't it have been better to suggest saving another cat from a shelter. Her cat has been dead for over a year. She will probably obsess over the stuffed body of her dead cat for the rest of her life. ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Well, no figuring out what other hoomins do in their grief...but I would hope she would have recovered somewhat in over a year since her kitty's passing. Its heart in a pendant? My grief actions (like the chosen people's mandate: into the ground immediately, with no body parts saved) are to bury beloved cats in either my backyard (FL) or in a relative's here in MileHigh, since I have no backyard....and the garbage solution is totally out of the question, period.....but the heart/pendant idea I find grody gruesome. My wildest grief keepsake is a paper-mache cat figurine on my dresser with a few claws and cream flamepoint fur tufts from dear DurDur who went to bridge 12/97. What does everyone else do when you lose one? Petloss.com has a memorial link where grievers can make online memorials to their babies; I have several there myself. |
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Judge David Young
I SO totally agree with you Granby....
Puuuuuuuurs Kyla%b "Granby" How long the cat has been dead has nothing to do with how long the pain of loss lasts. However, I believe in giving the body up to earth, air sky, whatever and allowing it to go to the Rainbow Bridge. Wearing the cats heart as a pendant freaks me out and, at my ago that takes a lot. "---MIKE---" On today's show a woman was suing a taxidermist for botching a job of freeze-drying her dead cat. She wanted the cat's heart returned to her so she could make it into a pendant. The judge awarded her $2,000 for pain and suffering. He was very sympathetic but wouldn't it have been better to suggest saving another cat from a shelter. Her cat has been dead for over a year. She will probably obsess over the stuffed body of her dead cat for the rest of her life. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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hopitus wrote:
What does everyone else do when you lose one? I had both Nikki and Frank cremated, and scattered their ashes under a wild rosebush on their beloved island. I kept a little of Frank's ashes and put them in a little container (actually one of those small cylinders that you can put a scrap of paper with the pet's contact information in and attach to their collar) that I wear around my neck. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Judge David Young
On Jan 31, 11:50*am, hopitus wrote:
What does everyone else do when you lose one? Make a donation to CPL (For Fugazi) and PDSA (for Isis) in their memory. (I don't have anywhere to bury them and I wasn't keen on the idea of cremation and having their ashes back so I asked the vet to deal with the empty shells they'd left behind) I have a little shrine in the bedroom wiht pictures of them (as well as other people I have loved and lost) and candles. Also on our kitchen windowsill since Xmas (present from my neice) I have three red and gold hand painted cat photo holders and I have a picture of each cat in one so I say "Good morning" to them every day Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Judge David Young
"hopitus" wrote in message ... On Jan 31, 11:19 am, (---MIKE---) wrote: What does everyone else do when you lose one? I've not lost a cat yet because I've only had them a few years. Most of my dogs are buried in my garden. I have each grave outlined with a tiny fence and have planted snowdrops, crocuses, various bulbs on each one. A couple have mini-rose bushes on, and there is a life-size whippet statue among the graves. I had to have 3 cremated because it wasn't possible to bury them at the time for various reasons. I have wooden urns with their ashes in. Trim's urn was beautiful, wonderfully carved and she sits here in my living room with me. The other two urns were so ugly I put them in my wardrobe. I will bury them one day alongside their siblings and mother. When the time comes for either of my kitties, they will be buried here, alongside my whippets. Kitty knew all my whippets while she was living in my garden but the only one that would not kill her on sight was Minnie. When Minnie was old, a little black/white tuxedo kitty would appear whenever she was outside alone (but not without me, of course) and wind round her legs. They got fond of each other, so when Kitty's time comes she will go alongside Minnie. Burial is not an option for those who live in apartments, I realise that. Just make sure your pet is being individually cremated if you want the ashes back. I hadn't been told that joint cremations go on, and that my Trim's ashes may not be all hers. I found it out later. There's some of her in there, I'm sure, but no excuse for not telling me. First and only time I nearly fell out with my vet. They took it on board and now insist - from the people that do it for them - that they only do individual cremations. Tweed |
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Judge David Young
---MIKE--- wrote: On today's show a woman was suing a taxidermist for botching a job of freeze-drying her dead cat. She wanted the cat's heart returned to her so she could make it into a pendant. The judge awarded her $2,000 for pain and suffering. He was very sympathetic but wouldn't it have been better to suggest saving another cat from a shelter. Her cat has been dead for over a year. She will probably obsess over the stuffed body of her dead cat for the rest of her life. I admit to finding such an obsession ghoulish in the extreme, but I question the sanity of the judge even more! |
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Judge David Young
When Ike disappeared (about ten years ago) I had one of his photos blown
up to poster size. I have this hanging in my bedroom and I say goodnight to him every night. I also went right to a shelter and picked out Tiger. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Judge David Young
Here is a picture of Ike's poster.
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View...e=1&re s=high ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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