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Cat 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? -- Margarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt |
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Cat Cremation Urns
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 "Margarita Salt" wrote in message ... 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? -- Margarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt |
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Cat Cremation Urns
return her to the earth. My Robie watches over the butterflies, my
dogs swim in the ocean forever. -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album |
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Janet B wrote: 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. |
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Cat Cremation Urns
"Margarita Salt" wrote in message ... 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? -- Margarita Salt 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 |
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Cat Cremation Urns
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. |
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Barb wrote:
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. 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. -- John Kimmel GET YER STINKING PAWS OFF ME YOU DAMN DIRTY APE! |
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Have you given any thoughts to something smaller for the time being? Like cat cremation jewelry? Or doing both - returning to the earth but keeping a part of her with you.
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