by Little_Piggy on March 6th, 2007

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How long does it take for a cat to decompose (including fur) assuming that it is buried about 3' underground and not in a casket?

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  • by Hush Puppy on June 22nd, 2008

    Hush Puppy

    I wanted to know the same thing. Apparently pigs don't take that long. Within a year they are just hair and bone, but the pig in question was not buried, he lay on the ground. When the animal is buried the worms and bacteria do the main job, the corpse isn't accessible to the insects above ground.If anyone knows the answer I would like to know. Because of tree roots my poor cat only got buried a foot deep and I had to build a rockery over her remains. I still feel guilty to this day. Hush Puppy.

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  • by Hush Puppy on June 22nd, 2008

    Hush Puppy

    Apparently a pig, which is similar to a human, takes anything up to a year to become nothing but bone and hair. This particular pig was not buried, however, it lay on the surface. Pigs are frequently used by forensic pathologists to simulate murder cases.I have nothing on cats but I would like to know because my own cat was buried at a depth of one foot, due to tree roots being in the way. I have had to build a rockery over her.( that's always an alternative, if you are dubious about digging.) I would assume that, if a pig takes maximum, one year, a cat would take far less time. One has to consider, however, that a buried animal has worms and internal bacteria to do the job where an unburied animal would also have the assistance of insects and carrion birds to help with the process.It might take a little longer below ground, and not be at all pleasant to accidentally dig up.
    Hopefully this will be a little helpful.
    Hush Puppy.

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  • by slevin01 on March 6th, 2007

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    A really long time, but the real question is - What did you do?

  • by reneexxx8151 on July 5th, 2010

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    it takes 3 year this is caused by the fur and fleash and all that will be left is the bones and it will only take a year if its burired this is because all the worms and bacteria does all the work

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  • by reneexxx8151 on July 5th, 2010

    reneexxx8151

    it takes over 3 years this is caused by the fur and flesh it decomposes each day and will only be left with the bones

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