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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:43 pm
Post subject: Cat Cremation Urns
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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?
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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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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:43 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:09 pm
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:10 am
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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.
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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.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:16 am
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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 >> Stay informed about: Cat Cremation Urns |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:34 am
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:35 am
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:12 pm
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"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 >> Stay informed about: Cat Cremation Urns |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:51 pm
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:09 pm
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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
"Margarita Salt" wrote in message
> Spot wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav:
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>> 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
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> That's easy. Thanks. :)
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> Wait... is that an ounce by weight or volume. ;)
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> Margarita Salt
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> "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or
> entirely good... motives are often more important than
> actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt >> Stay informed about: Cat Cremation Urns |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:29 am
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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. >> Stay informed about: Cat Cremation Urns |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:51 pm
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:08 pm
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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!
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> Barb
> Of course I don't look busy,
> I did it right the first time.
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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
gNuOySnPoAiMr.TakeThisOut@sNpOiSrPeAtMech.com
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:00 pm
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:05 pm
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