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None of this is in ANY way an endorsement for pet funerals. But on the subject of pet viewing...We have a cancer cat whose time is rapidly approaching. We have two other currently cancer-free cats. Mrs. Dupa has suggested showing the other two cats the dead guy before I bury him, so theywill know he is gone. We have heard sad stories of pets continually going from room to room looking one of their buddies after he is dead. We were wondering - and still not decided upon - if such a viewing would prevent that.

well this place apparently endorses that as a way to help the other animals cope, they let them sniff...the dearly departed. i think that you would be ok in showing the sibs the corpse and letting them come to terms with their loss.

poor you and mrs dupa, though. that will be hard.

"Mrs. Dupa has suggested showing the other two cats the dead guy before I bury him, so theywill know he is gone. We have heard sad stories of pets continually going from room to room looking one of their buddies after he is dead. We were wondering - and still not decided upon - if such a viewing would prevent that. "

I would say let him live his last days at home and when he goes,let the other cats see and smell before you take him away.

I had 3 cats in TN and I gave two away(they hated the new baby) and the other cat did call alot and search over the house for the two that left. Unfortunately, before we moved here (which is a 7 hour drive) we took him to my mom's house and let him stay outside with her cat.. she had a 10ft privacy fence with no holes underneath and he was declawed so we thought he couldn't get out. He disappeared after a couple days. I looked all over for him and never found him. We never did figure out how he got out either.