Can vets/vet nurses weigh in on what happens after PTS...
TW: explicit detail on pet death.
I had to let my 4 year old baby girl Ruby go 2nd April 2026. She had a mediastinal thoracic lymphoma. We were beyond devastated to lose her, but there was nothing that could be done to save her.
When we began to leave after putting Ruby to rest, a vet nurse came into the room to "collect" Ruby....and realistically, I knew what they needed to do with her beautiful little body....
I saw on Ruby's history under her PTS procedure notes, "red plastic bag in freezer" and it made me feel sick to my stomach. I knew what it meant, and it made my blood run cold. I couldn't bear the thought of my sweet girl being wrapped in a plastic bag and put into a freezer, despite me knowing deep down, the reality of why this needed to happen. We had opted for individual cremation....the crematorium being a third party to the vet clinic.
All I want to know, is....do vet staff treat our dearly departed babies with love and gentleness right to the very end? I'd feel so much better knowing that the people handing my baby after she'd gone, truly cared and gave her every inch of love and respect she deserved.