All of us at
Castle View Vets appreciate that making the decision
to have your pet put to sleep can be an extremely
traumatic experience. If you wish to talk your
thoughts through with one of us please do not
hesitate to make an appointment so we can talk
through your wishes in privacy.
Once you have made the decision and made an
appointment with one our vets you may want to think
about what you want to do with your pet’s remains.
Some people like to take their pet home to bury them
in the garden whilst others may not have the room to
do that. If you want us to take care of your pet
then there are a number of different options
available.
We use a crematorium called ‘’Rossendale Pet
Crematorium and Memorial Gardens”, based in
Rossendale in Lancashire. You can choose to have
your pet cremated individually and receive their
ashes back, either to keep in a casket or to
scatter, perhaps somewhere near your pet’s favourite
spot. If you do not want to receive the ashes back
then you can choose to have your pet go for a
communal cremation where they are cremated with
other pets. You can choose to attend your pet’s
cremation, please inform the surgery if you wish to
do so and we can make appropriate arrangements.
If you wish to have your pet buried but have nowhere
to do so at home we can also arrange burial at the
crematorium’s Memorial Gardens. You can choose to
mark the grave with flowers or a headstone if you
wish, or simply leave the grave unmarked. You can
attend the burial of your pet if you wish.
On the day of the procedure you can either choose to
be present or to leave your pet with us. We will
give your pet an injection, which is similar to an
overdose of anaesthetic and your pet, will simply
drift off to sleep. You are welcome to spend as much
time as you want with your pet afterwards, and some
people choose to take their pet’s collar or a swatch
of hair with them as a memento.
However you choose to let your pet go please be
assured that we will do whatever we can to help it
happen as easily as possible for you. If requested
by prior arrangement we can come to your home to put
your pet to sleep, please discuss this with a
receptionist.
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