On pets, digging graves and why cats are better than dogs as pets.

Before getting a any pet, make sure you have a garden or a place where you can easily bury them. Which means chances are I won’t have a pet when I move out of this house. If you can’t take having a pet die on you, as in gasping-its-last-with-its-eyes-on-you die on you, don’t get one. Chances are, pets (especially dogs) would wait to see and interact with you one last time and then they’d keel over, shiver and die.

When you’re burying something, dig a grave at least thrice as deep as the depth of the body. The mass of the soil on top will prevent the body from bloating too much and well, getting exposed to the elements when it starts decomposing. It will also prevent other animals from digging up the corpse. You’d be surprised how much soil you will dig out even with a small 2 x 1.5 x 2 feet grave.

Cats are better than dogs in those aspects; with a cat you only need to dig a smaller hole vis-a-vis a mongrel. IF you see them die/dead that is; cats hide when they feel their time is up.

When you start covering up the grave, stomp hard (or even jump) on the soil on top every third part up i.e. one-thirds filled up, stomp; two-thirds filled up, stomp. Or every fourth, depending on the depth of the hole. This will compact the soil and make for a more even surface (i.e. not much of a bulge) when you finish filling up the hole. Don’t worry about squishing whatever you’ve buried - it’s dead fer crying out loud, it can’t feel any more pain.

God I’m tired.