[website] Twitter account C**pTaxidermy

[JJonas]

This is worth a follow, should probably be considered NSFW due to swearing but it is hilarious.

[Theblacksheep]

The table/leopard had me in tears.

[JJonas]

several of them had me in tears!

[Bananas]

OMG that just reminded me of something that happened when I was a field engineer for Drs surgeries.

 

We were tracing cabling back to a Drs room so that meant stick head up into the loft, with torch in hand I braved opening the hatch and sticking my head through. Flashing the torch around looking for the cables something near to the hatch caught my eye I shone the torch in that direction and screamed promptly falling of the ladder.

 

In the loft near the hatch was a stuffed fox, with it's lips peeled back snarling. Talk about a brown trouser moment, the staff were oh yeah that's Dr so and so's we put it up there as it's horrible. Thanks for the warning guys, really

[elsiegee40]

Mr gee40 and I now crying!

[AMLinington]

I was nearly brought to tears but not really out of laughter. I found them all incredibly sad. I find taxidermy generally very sad even when done well but poorly done taxidermy just makes me feel desperately sorry for the animal in question. I need to go look at some pictures of my cat to make myself feel better now.

[JJonas]

In North Walsham we are lucky enough to have the Winstanley Cat Pottery, a few years ago I had a pottery model of our cat made as a Christmas present for the wife. Its a unique piece and a much nicer and cheaper way to preserve the memory of your pet than taxidermy.

[AMLinington]

In North Walsham we are lucky enough to have the Winstanley Cat Pottery, a few years ago I had a pottery model of our cat made as a Christmas present for the wife. Its a unique piece and a much nicer and cheaper way to preserve the memory of your pet than taxidermy.

 

I had no idea this was a thing! OMG! That really is a lovely way to memorialise a beloved pet and much less ghoulish. I wonder if you could ask the potter to seal your pets ashes inside in their little casket?

[JJonas]

At the time it was only an extra £10 to have the model painted to look like your cat, ive no idea if you can have the cats ashes interred as our Storm is still very much alive.

[AMLinington]

Enzo is still going strong but I'd love one of my beloved Truffie

 

[JJonas]

This is their website Winstanley Cats.index.html

 

The hardest part for me was picking a model that looked like my cat

[cromertech]

That website looks like it hasn't been updated in 20 years. Mind you it matches the product it's selling so fair enough

[AMLinington]

This is their website Winstanley Cats.index.html

 

The hardest part for me was picking a model that looked like my cat

 

In the pottery section they say they can try to paint it with your cats markings so I imagine the difficult bit is choosing which pose. I'd be interested to see a picture of your cat sculpture.

Edited April 2, 2014 by AMLinington

[AMLinington]

That website looks like it hasn't been updated in 20 years. Mind you it matches the product it's selling so fair enough

 

Me-ow. No need to be catty about it.

 

Yeah, rubbish website but as a concept and as a way of creating a sweet reminder of a beloved pet it is considerably better than taxidermy. Posting that pic of Truffie bought tears to my eyes. I still miss her nearly 2 years on.

[JJonas]

In the pottery section they say they can try to paint it with your cats markings so I imagine the difficult bit is choosing which pose. I'd be interested to see a picture of your cat sculpture.

 

Our Storm

 

[AMLinington]

Our Storm

 

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:-D Aww.