Originally posted by Miss Meow
Shane will definitely take care of the cats if I step in front of a bus. If we are both hit by the same bus, I'd hope that someone would take them in as a pair. I haven't made provisions for them in my will, but will think about doing that.

Just as an aside, my grandmother died last year and she had a 12-year-old Chihuahua called Gremlin. He was a one person dog, sitting on my grandfather's belly all day and jealously guarding him until he died several years ago. Then he switched his devotion to Nan. Nan's dying wish was to have Gremlin cremated with her. After the shock of her passing, mum revealed Nan's wish to me and I went berko, protesting that it was such a waste of an animal's life. Then we looked around the family and knew that the dog wouldn't respond to anybody and his health was already frail. So it was mum's duty to have him put down before the funeral. I think my mum is a strong person for doing that as she's been an animal lover all her life, but I still don't feel comfortable about it.



I guess Nan up in heaven had the last laugh. At the funeral, Gremlin's body was hidden under nan's clothing for the viewing. No one but immediate family knew about it. Our dark joke for the day was that he'd choose his next victim and rise from the dead and jump at some poor relative
There is more than one lady getting the last laugh up in heaven......about 7 yrs. ago a lady relative died at the age of 89 who had a 10+ year old Chihuahua (?sp) named Tiny. She also requested that her life time pet go with her. Yes, he was also a person hater only really liking her and he would have never adjusted to another home so he was buried with her. Guess it is against the law in some states to have a animal buried with a human. (Nobody else was aware that this took place either.)