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Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Hi Chris, Our vet has an arrangement with an animal crematorium. I’d start with your regular vet and go from there. — Carone aka Carolyn Gregg in Canada.  This address is spam blocked.  Please use

Response:

Hi Chris, This is neither strange nor unusual. Many people opt to have their little companions cremated and choose to bury or scatter the ashes somewhere meaningful to them. Speak to your mother’s cat’s vet who should be able to give you the information you need. I wish you and your mother strength when the time comes, Monica

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Response:

When my cat died about a year and a half ago, the vet outlined disposal options for us.   They can take the animal and do a mass cremation or do something separate where you can get your pet’s ashes returned. Don’t know how much finances will weigh into your decision but it was about $35-40 for the mass cremation and a little over $200 for the individual cremation. But my vet was very good and worked out financial arrrangements with me for the individual cremation. Good luck, Joan

Response:

Not at *all* an unusual request at the vet’s.  Plus, you usually have the option of a private cremation or a mass cremation.  With a mass cremation, the ashes will most likely not be all of your own pet’s – they may contain ashes of someone else’s pet also.  If you want to make sure the ashes you get back are *just* of your mother’s cat, then go for the private (& more costly) private/single cremation.  It *sounds*, from your post, that you’d be more likely to go with the private one.  Cathy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Response:

ditto to other posts~~      may add that my parents were cremated and interred in a "niche" The funeral director looked away and my brother and I placed thier beloved pets ashes with them. We felt that would have made them happy…. good luck~

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Thank you all for the advice. It has really helped me to help my mom deal with the loss of her pet. Chris

Response:

Hi Chris,         I’m sorry to hear of your Mom’s kitty.  My parents had our pup, Maverick, euthanized this past June and I opted for the individual cremation as well so we could "bring him home".  There’s a set price, I believe, and then a charge that goes per pound.  I can’t remember the details, but Mavvie was around 80lbs and I was charged close to $200. Well worth it, in my opinion, to have him brought home.  If your vet doesn’t deal with this aspect, you may be able to find a reputable company in your local yellow pages.  Good luck, and my condolences to your Mom. Take care, Cindi, Little Bones, Persephone & Mavvie (Rainbow Bridge) Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Cindi Prudhomme Ottawa, Ontario "If it wasn’t for coffee, I’d have no discernable personality." -Letterman

Response:

is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help?

Here in Massachusetts you can have your cat creamated. There are a few different places to go, I chose Angel View. It was $90 for a private Creamation (just my cat). The vet’s office held my cat & Angel View picked him up and he was returned to me be UPS. Hope that helps.

Response:

I had my cat cremated several years ago, and it could not have been very expensive, as I was unemployed at the time.   As I recall, it was around $50 (us).  Also, my vet just happened to have a crematory on site.   But be careful, up here, around Albany NY, a year or two ago, there was a huge scandal, where someone was supposedly cremating people’s pets and then they discovered instead that the guy was just dumping them in several hugh pits, hundreds of people’s beloved pets.  I think this is about the most awful thing anyone can do, but evidently some people are capable of doing anything.  Ask around, maybe a local vet has a facility near you, but just be careful……

Response:

Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Response:

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Hi Chris, Our vet has an arrangement with an animal crematorium. I’d start with your regular vet and go from there. — Carone aka Carolyn Gregg in Canada.  This address is spam blocked.  Please use

Response:

Hi Chris, This is neither strange nor unusual. Many people opt to have their little companions cremated and choose to bury or scatter the ashes somewhere meaningful to them. Speak to your mother’s cat’s vet who should be able to give you the information you need. I wish you and your mother strength when the time comes, Monica

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Response:

When my cat died about a year and a half ago, the vet outlined disposal options for us.   They can take the animal and do a mass cremation or do something separate where you can get your pet’s ashes returned. Don’t know how much finances will weigh into your decision but it was about $35-40 for the mass cremation and a little over $200 for the individual cremation. But my vet was very good and worked out financial arrrangements with me for the individual cremation. Good luck, Joan

Response:

Not at *all* an unusual request at the vet’s.  Plus, you usually have the option of a private cremation or a mass cremation.  With a mass cremation, the ashes will most likely not be all of your own pet’s – they may contain ashes of someone else’s pet also.  If you want to make sure the ashes you get back are *just* of your mother’s cat, then go for the private (& more costly) private/single cremation.  It *sounds*, from your post, that you’d be more likely to go with the private one.  Cathy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Response:

ditto to other posts~~      may add that my parents were cremated and interred in a "niche" The funeral director looked away and my brother and I placed thier beloved pets ashes with them. We felt that would have made them happy…. good luck~

Response:

Thank you all for the advice. It has really helped me to help my mom deal with the loss of her pet. Chris

Response:

Hi Chris,         I’m sorry to hear of your Mom’s kitty.  My parents had our pup, Maverick, euthanized this past June and I opted for the individual cremation as well so we could "bring him home".  There’s a set price, I believe, and then a charge that goes per pound.  I can’t remember the details, but Mavvie was around 80lbs and I was charged close to $200. Well worth it, in my opinion, to have him brought home.  If your vet doesn’t deal with this aspect, you may be able to find a reputable company in your local yellow pages.  Good luck, and my condolences to your Mom. Take care, Cindi, Little Bones, Persephone & Mavvie (Rainbow Bridge) Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Cindi Prudhomme Ottawa, Ontario "If it wasn’t for coffee, I’d have no discernable personality." -Letterman

Response:

is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help?

Here in Massachusetts you can have your cat creamated. There are a few different places to go, I chose Angel View. It was $90 for a private Creamation (just my cat). The vet’s office held my cat & Angel View picked him up and he was returned to me be UPS. Hope that helps.

Response:

I had my cat cremated several years ago, and it could not have been very expensive, as I was unemployed at the time.   As I recall, it was around $50 (us).  Also, my vet just happened to have a crematory on site.   But be careful, up here, around Albany NY, a year or two ago, there was a huge scandal, where someone was supposedly cremating people’s pets and then they discovered instead that the guy was just dumping them in several hugh pits, hundreds of people’s beloved pets.  I think this is about the most awful thing anyone can do, but evidently some people are capable of doing anything.  Ask around, maybe a local vet has a facility near you, but just be careful……

Response:

Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Response:

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Hi Chris, Our vet has an arrangement with an animal crematorium. I’d start with your regular vet and go from there. — Carone aka Carolyn Gregg in Canada.  This address is spam blocked.  Please use

Response:

Hi Chris, This is neither strange nor unusual. Many people opt to have their little companions cremated and choose to bury or scatter the ashes somewhere meaningful to them. Speak to your mother’s cat’s vet who should be able to give you the information you need. I wish you and your mother strength when the time comes, Monica

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Response:

When my cat died about a year and a half ago, the vet outlined disposal options for us.   They can take the animal and do a mass cremation or do something separate where you can get your pet’s ashes returned. Don’t know how much finances will weigh into your decision but it was about $35-40 for the mass cremation and a little over $200 for the individual cremation. But my vet was very good and worked out financial arrrangements with me for the individual cremation. Good luck, Joan

Response:

Not at *all* an unusual request at the vet’s.  Plus, you usually have the option of a private cremation or a mass cremation.  With a mass cremation, the ashes will most likely not be all of your own pet’s – they may contain ashes of someone else’s pet also.  If you want to make sure the ashes you get back are *just* of your mother’s cat, then go for the private (& more costly) private/single cremation.  It *sounds*, from your post, that you’d be more likely to go with the private one.  Cathy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Response:

ditto to other posts~~      may add that my parents were cremated and interred in a "niche" The funeral director looked away and my brother and I placed thier beloved pets ashes with them. We felt that would have made them happy…. good luck~

Response:

Thank you all for the advice. It has really helped me to help my mom deal with the loss of her pet. Chris

Response:

Hi Chris,         I’m sorry to hear of your Mom’s kitty.  My parents had our pup, Maverick, euthanized this past June and I opted for the individual cremation as well so we could "bring him home".  There’s a set price, I believe, and then a charge that goes per pound.  I can’t remember the details, but Mavvie was around 80lbs and I was charged close to $200. Well worth it, in my opinion, to have him brought home.  If your vet doesn’t deal with this aspect, you may be able to find a reputable company in your local yellow pages.  Good luck, and my condolences to your Mom. Take care, Cindi, Little Bones, Persephone & Mavvie (Rainbow Bridge) Hello, I’ve been reading this NG for a few weeks and see that many of you have suffered losses and have had time to help you heal. I have a question for those who may have lost little loved ones: is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help? I ask because my mother’s 16 year old will be passing soon due to feline leukemia, and I know that my mom would probably want her baby’s ashes placed in the back yard where the cat spent most of her life. I expect that I will need to make the arrangements as my mom is housebound, but I’ve never needed to do this before. I don’t really care what it costs – just want to know if the vet will consider this request unusual or strange. Thank you for your help, Chris

Cindi Prudhomme Ottawa, Ontario "If it wasn’t for coffee, I’d have no discernable personality." -Letterman

Response:

is it possible to have your cat cremated – maybe with your vet’s office help?

Here in Massachusetts you can have your cat creamated. There are a few different places to go, I chose Angel View. It was $90 for a private Creamation (just my cat). The vet’s office held my cat & Angel View picked him up and he was returned to me be UPS. Hope that helps.

Response:

I had my cat cremated several years ago, and it could not have been very expensive, as I was unemployed at the time.   As I recall, it was around $50 (us).  Also, my vet just happened to have a crematory on site.   But be careful, up here, around Albany NY, a year or two ago, there was a huge scandal, where someone was supposedly cremating people’s pets and then they discovered instead that the guy was just dumping them in several hugh pits, hundreds of people’s beloved pets.  I think this is about the most awful thing anyone can do, but evidently some people are capable of doing anything.  Ask around, maybe a local vet has a facility near you, but just be careful……

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