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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2006Cat Cremation Urns
For the past couple of years I have been trying to find a nice, elegant urn for Kami's cremated remains when she goes. What I have found is either dull, cheesy, or too cutsie. There was one porcelain urn that I liked, but it's $277. The first time I saw it, it was $165--maybe I should have bought it then. Anyway, my search turned to looking for cat sculptures that are hollow, or could be hollowed out to hold cremains. I saw one I liked and wrote to the company to ask about it. The actual artist wrote me back-- another cat lover, in fact--and said they had discussed the idea of urns, but were not familiar enough with the market. I sent her some links to urn sites and she agreed that they are totally lacking. I'm going to commission her to prepare one of her statutes especially for Kami, but she also wanted some ideas on what people are really looking for, and we both had the question about what the volume of cremains was for your average cat. Comments?  SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt My last two cats cremains were put into what looks like a candy tin - maybe holds a quart. I keep them in a cupboard, so am not concerned about the container. <armshome@aol.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > My last two cats cremains were put into what looks like a candy tin - > maybe holds a quart. I keep them in a cupboard, so am not concerned > about the container. Aw! See, I'm looking for a nice urn I can put on the mantle or something. This artist had a cancle wall sconce that was a sitting cat with the tail curled around where you'd place the candle. It would be nice to have it as an urn where I could have a candle. The artist said it was only 9 inches high and not very deep. That's one of the reasons we were wondering how much space is needed for one cat. I asked her about casting with the cremains as a mix-in, which she thought was a neat idea, but she thought it would lower the integrity of the mixture resin. We certainly wouldn't want Kami falling apart. SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt The ratio is 1 ounce of remains per 1lb of body weight. 10lb cat means 10 ounces of remains. I got the information when I was looking for a suitable urn for my two dogs remains. I to still have not found anything suitable. I found one that I may finally get which is a concrete dog statue that you can either insert the remains in or actually have the remains mixed in with the concrete when it the statues is created. Celeste > For the past couple of years I have been trying to find a nice, elegant > urn for Kami's cremated remains when she goes. What I have found is [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Comments? return her to the earth. My Robie watches over the butterflies, my dogs swim in the ocean forever. SignatureJanet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfriendsobedience/album Janet B <janet@bestfriendsdogobedience.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > return her to the earth. My Robie watches over the butterflies, my > dogs swim in the ocean forever. I would if I thought I'd be in one place for the rest of my life. My parents practically have a Boot Hill for pets. I'm buying a house this year, but plan on trading up again as soon as I can, so a place on honor on a mantel is what I want for her. SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt >I would if I thought I'd be in one place for the rest of my life. My >parents practically have a Boot Hill for pets. I'm buying a house this >year, but plan on trading up again as soon as I can, so a place on >honor on a mantel is what I want for her. yeah - that's why the dogs are in the ocean - I can be near them up and down the whole east coast (yes, I know that the Atlantic stretches much farther than that!). I figure Robie will just always be here in the butterfly garden, even when I leave - after all - *I* won't always be somehwere either! SignatureJanet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfriendsobedience/album > return her to the earth. My Robie watches over the butterflies, my > dogs swim in the ocean forever. > > -- Sweet. :) I think one of the best options is to plant your companion animal's remains with bulbs - that way if you move, you can dig the bulbs and know that some of your pet's remains are coming with you. -L. Spot <noSPAMme@somewhere.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > The ratio is 1 ounce of remains per 1lb of body weight. 10lb cat > means 10 ounces of remains. I got the information when I was [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Celeste That's easy. Thanks. :) Wait... is that an ounce by weight or volume. ;) SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt Hello Everyone, My name is Michael, I work at Perfect Memorials. We specialized in quality memorial products for people and pets. We have a website with the largest selection of cremation urns, and cremation jewelry. I can help you with any questions you have about selecting the right memorial product. Please feel free to call me directly or e-mail me if there is anything I can do to help you. Sincerely, Michael W. West Perfect Memorials http://www.perfectmemorials.com 1-800-979-8767 (x704) >>PS. Please use coupon code "google" for an extra 5% of all orders on our website.<< <sales@perfectmemorials.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > Hello Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>>PS. Please use coupon code "google" for an extra 5% of all orders >>>on our website.<< Um, yeah, your link was included in the group me and the REAL artist were calling cheesy or boring. Must say you do have the white porcelain cat I was considering for a bit less than the last place I found it, but you guys out of your mind??? I'm getting custom work for less than that. SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt Wow, I have to agree with the prices being a bit much. I'm looking at a concrete dog statue which is much bigger than this it's not near this cost. I'll have to pay about 1/3 of the original price just in shipping to have it delivered but even with the additional cost of shipping an 80lb item it's still not this much. Celeste > <sales@perfectmemorials.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > found it, but you guys out of your mind??? I'm getting custom work for > less than that. This might sound kind of gross But I just weighed the remains of my two dogs and it comes out to 1.7 ounces of remains per pound of body weight. The numbers I gave you were for a human so maybe it's different for a pet. Celeste > Spot <noSPAMme@somewhere.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Wait... is that an ounce by weight or volume. ;) > For the past couple of years I have been trying to find a nice, elegant > urn for Kami's cremated remains when she goes. What I have found is [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Comments? I put the ashes of two of my cats in big pots and planted climbing roses in them. I figured if I moved I could take them with me and in the mean time I'd have roses. Alas the roses died (I've got a real black thumb) and I can't just dump out the dirt so now the pots just sit on the deck. ron Ron Herfurth <rgh2z@virginia.edu> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >> For the past couple of years I have been trying to find a nice, >> elegant urn for Kami's cremated remains when she goes. What I [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > dump out the dirt so now the pots just sit on the deck. > ron That's what would happen to me, I do not do plants. My best plant ever was a benjamina midnight I got for a feng shui exercise. It really took off and went from a twelve in high bush to 4 feet in a year. When I moved I thought I had arranged my car to fit the plant, but it didn't fit. :( I had to abandon it in the garage. I don't doubt someone snapped it up within seconds. I'm glad I'm working out all of this in advance. One thing I learned from working for a cemetery/mortuary is plan ahead. SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt My solution when I want something but feel it is overpriced is to go on ebay a few times searching. However, my cats have been cremated and their ashes tossed in the back yards where they loved to be. What with the winds and rains their ashes eventually become a part of the whole earth while some of their spirits remain in my heart. As a result I can move from one home to another without worrying about deserting their ashes. The thing you have to remember is that their lifespans generally are much shorter than ours so in our own lifetimes we may have quite a few cats, especially those of us with multicat homes. Then do the math and realize how many urns you may have to be handling when you get to be 60 or 70 years old! -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. Barb <bguzzino@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > My solution when I want something but feel it is overpriced is to > go on ebay a few times searching. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Of course I don't look busy, > I did it right the first time. Well, I'm not likely to get another cat any time soon. My relationship with Kami is singularly unique. I've had her since I was 24, if you can imagine, and it has only been her and me throughout that entire time. My job now takes me on the road every once in a while, and while my bosses were absolute angels last time, bending over backward to find me a place to stay where I could take Kami for four months in Burbank, it would be best if I didn't take on that responsibility to a cat again right now. I could probably rescue and foster, since I have a great vet and have learned to do that medical things some might need. But Kami will have a memorial I can take with me. I am also VERY tempted to have a gem made from her ashes. I don't know of you've seen that. It's quite amazing (and pricey). SignatureBrandy Alexandre -- Everything tastes better with cat hair in it. =^.^= I've heard of the gem and that could be a very good idea for you. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. Barb <bguzzino@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > I've heard of the gem and that could be a very good idea for you. > > -- > Barb > Of course I don't look busy, > I did it right the first time. I'd have to save up a bit, or finance it. But the general tone of the blue gem is very close to the color of her eyes. $3500 for 1/4 carat is still kinda steep. I wonder if the price will come down as time goes by. SignatureBrandy Alexandre --Everything tastes better with cat hair in it. =^.^= That is a way lot of money. I'd check into how strong the gem would be- would it last? -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. Barb <bguzzino@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > That is a way lot of money. I'd check into how strong the gem > would be- would it last? It's a lab created diamond certified by the GIA after it's completed. http://www.lifegem.com SignatureBrandy Alexandre --Everything tastes better with cat hair in it. =^.^= Sounds good. If that would bring you comfort do it. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. so in our own lifetimes we may have quite a few cats, > especially those of us with multicat homes. Then do the math and realize > how many urns you may have to be handling when you get to be 60 or 70 years [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Of course I don't look busy, > I did it right the first time. In the movie "Harold and Maude", Harold buys Maude a cheap "I Love You" trinket in a pinball arcade. He gives it to Maude, and Maude (deeply touched) says "Oh thank-you", and immediately throws it off the pier and into the ocean. "That way I'll always know where it is", she says. I brought Flinx home from the vet in his cat carrier. I buried him in one of his favorite spots in my front yard, not because he cares anymore, but so that when I look over there, even tho' I don't see him, I know he's there. It's funny, I can't speak when I'm crying, but I can type. SignatureJohn Kimmel gNuOySnPoAiMr@sNpOiSrPeAtMech.com GET YER STINKING PAWS OFF ME YOU DAMN DIRTY APE! |
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