I know this is an old one, but a word of advice - never talk about how to dispose of the poor dog’s body while they are still breathing. My otherwise wonderful vet did this and it made things so much worse. When a doggy is on their way out you are on your last ebb of psychological strength. There is only one way to get through it and that’s one step at a time.

How to do this - I don’t know. Have the vet store the body till the owner can be informed? Anything. Anything but what I went through. There she was with the purple syringe, my dog about to breath his last, me telling him not to worry I’m here and it’ll all be over very soon - trying to stay calm for him and stroking his fur and she starts talking to my husband about what to do with his body??? I got angry and shooed them away telling them not to do that in front of him. But I meant me. The vet says they do this or else people sometimes just leave the dog there and they never know what to do with the body, but there has to be a better way.