Taxidermy...of sorts!

[ladida]

This may sound a tad odd.

I have have 2 cats who are now on borrowed time. When they die can anyone suggest a way in which I can convert them into a pair of gloves. I would like a vet after they've been put down to preserve their 'pelts' and then I'd be able to, after treatment, make their hides into a pair of nice warm gloves. I can surely make at least a glove per cat.

Is there a cheaper way of me receiving the pelt and treating it some way and then taking it to a clothier and them making gloves to fit?

[minder]

We recently had to go through this (having a cat put down) and realised that we didn't even have a clip of fur to remember Elsa by (other than by photos) and we really miss her.

[Mrs TP]

The most famous taxidermy shop in London is this one in Islington:

http://www.thegetstuffed.co.uk/

Not sure of the full range of services they offer. I'm with you on this one, we had a dog when I was growing up and I always wanted his big silky ears to make a purse but it never happened. Good luck.

[Salsaboy]

You could always use their bottoms as tea towel holders......

[balanceforlife]

Salsaboy that just made me laugh so much!! Thanks.

[Loz]

This handy book is still in print...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vLP99ua4L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_SX385_SY500_CR,0,0,385,500_SH20_OU02_.jpg

[ladida]

If I wished to put this on 'The Lounge' bit I would have done so, just for a bit of a giggle, but, Mr 'Salsaboy', why would you be so flippant about something? I really mean this.

To have a permanent memory of my cats would be great, why not let them live on in a useful winter asset instead of them wasting away as a memory!

[woodrot]

ill give it a go for you. cats is easy to skin - easier if theyre dead though, less scratchy.

[Dopamine1979]

I don't know what to make of this thread. It seems a nice idea to have a memento of your pet but I can't tell if ladida is trolling .

[steveo]

Some of these are quite well done

http://www.bannedinhollywood.com/taxadermy-youre-doing-it-wrong-22-pictures/

[ladida]

Dopamine1979, I am not trolling, in all sincerity I would very much like my cats to continue to be a part of my life. They are 14 years old (and a spritely 14 years old at that!). They will probably die at different times, but Id like them to become a pair of gloves. They provide me with warmth during the winter months as I do them. Why should that not continue after their death? I would just like some advice as to how to go about the process of conversion. I shall continue to look after them as dotingly as I have for as long as they are still alive.