Anyone not keep their pet's ashes?

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Anonymous wrote:I just kept the tags. And my memories.

+1 I've never grasped the point of keeping anyone's ashes, frankly.

Exactly why I've never done it for a pet. Our dog is also ailing. I like the footprint idea much better. As far as what to do with the body I always worry about rendering.

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When we lost our first dog almost two years ago now we had him cremated individually and kept the ashes. We now have them on our mantel with his picture. The other option our vet offered was the service scatters them at an apple orchard. At the time that seemed unbearable. I do know eventually I want to do something with his ashes, but it is difficult if you don't do it right away.

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No. Our dog died unexpectedly and it just didn't matter. He was dead. The ashes weren't going to bring him back or make us feel better. What did make me feel somewhat better was collecting a bunch of old pictures and creating a blanket on zazzle. I can't cuddle with ashes, I can cuddle with a blanket.

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The first cats .no, but then regretted that they probably ended up in a mass grave at a landfill. My husband insisted on keeping the dog's ashes, as well as the cat's. Then my husband died and now I have his, too!

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We have both of our dogs with their collars and a few special trinkets. When we put our gal down a month ago, it was such a comfort having her home with us, even in a different state. I may have the strength one day to scatter them, but for now I find a lot of comfort having them with us.

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When did this highly creepy practice start?

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We spread our dog's ashes in her favorite creek. She loved it there.

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Anonymous wrote:No. Our dog died unexpectedly and it just didn't matter. He was dead. The ashes weren't going to bring him back or make us feel better. What did make me feel somewhat better was collecting a bunch of old pictures and creating a blanket on zazzle. I can't cuddle with ashes, I can cuddle with a blanket.

I know I found the whole process to be pretty awful.
First off the cremation can is always pulling up at our vets because it's next to an emergency vet. So you always see it - they should really take that stupid advertisement off their car.

So, our dog dies. They ask you all that stuff and I'm really upset even though she was older than like Mick Jagger and I pick the cremation option even though we cannot bloody afford it. I used to just bury my dog in the yard (honestly it's easier) but since she died at the bet I paid like $300 to have her cremated and for some box and a stone or whatever. I just didn't have the strength to say 'give me my dead dog I'm going to bury her on s farm (you're not allowed to bury your dog in a small yard).

So, fine, done. But not done. This sales rep from the cremation calls over and over again and leaves cheery messages about the options I've picked and wants to make sure that I'm happy with them and she wants me to call back to confirm this and that at least 3 f$$$ing times.

My best friend just died - I do NOT actually want to chat about her being cremated with an overly cheery lady that I've never met.
I don't want to chat at all thanks very much.

What stopped her from calling me was I called her back one time and used the same overly cheery voice to talk with her about my dogs ashes - totally freaked her out and she stopped repeatedly calling me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Our dog died unexpectedly and it just didn't matter. He was dead. The ashes weren't going to bring him back or make us feel better. What did make me feel somewhat better was collecting a bunch of old pictures and creating a blanket on zazzle. I can't cuddle with ashes, I can cuddle with a blanket.

I know I found the whole process to be pretty awful.
First off the cremation can is always pulling up at our vets because it's next to an emergency vet. So you always see it - they should really take that stupid advertisement off their car.

So, our dog dies. They ask you all that stuff and I'm really upset even though she was older than like Mick Jagger and I pick the cremation option even though we cannot bloody afford it. I used to just bury my dog in the yard (honestly it's easier) but since she died at the bet I paid like $300 to have her cremated and for some box and a stone or whatever. I just didn't have the strength to say 'give me my dead dog I'm going to bury her on s farm (you're not allowed to bury your dog in a small yard).

So, fine, done. But not done. This sales rep from the cremation calls over and over again and leaves cheery messages about the options I've picked and wants to make sure that I'm happy with them and she wants me to call back to confirm this and that at least 3 f$$$ing times.

My best friend just died - I do NOT actually want to chat about her being cremated with an overly cheery lady that I've never met.
I don't want to chat at all thanks very much.

What stopped her from calling me was I called her back one time and used the same overly cheery voice to talk with her about my dogs ashes - totally freaked her out and she stopped repeatedly calling me.

That's flipping obnoxious. My vet handled all interactions with the cremation company and didn't even give them my contact info. How the hell did the cremation company think their behavior was appropriate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Our dog died unexpectedly and it just didn't matter. He was dead. The ashes weren't going to bring him back or make us feel better. What did make me feel somewhat better was collecting a bunch of old pictures and creating a blanket on zazzle. I can't cuddle with ashes, I can cuddle with a blanket.

I know I found the whole process to be pretty awful.
First off the cremation can is always pulling up at our vets because it's next to an emergency vet. So you always see it - they should really take that stupid advertisement off their car.

So, our dog dies. They ask you all that stuff and I'm really upset even though she was older than like Mick Jagger and I pick the cremation option even though we cannot bloody afford it. I used to just bury my dog in the yard (honestly it's easier) but since she died at the bet I paid like $300 to have her cremated and for some box and a stone or whatever. I just didn't have the strength to say 'give me my dead dog I'm going to bury her on s farm (you're not allowed to bury your dog in a small yard).

So, fine, done. But not done. This sales rep from the cremation calls over and over again and leaves cheery messages about the options I've picked and wants to make sure that I'm happy with them and she wants me to call back to confirm this and that at least 3 f$$$ing times.

My best friend just died - I do NOT actually want to chat about her being cremated with an overly cheery lady that I've never met.
I don't want to chat at all thanks very much.

What stopped her from calling me was I called her back one time and used the same overly cheery voice to talk with her about my dogs ashes - totally freaked her out and she stopped repeatedly calling me.

That's flipping obnoxious. My vet handled all interactions with the cremation company and didn't even give them my contact info. How the hell did the cremation company think their behavior was appropriate?

No idea. It's how this lady does things apparently.

Next time I'm choosing to have a vet who comes to the house come out. I know two who are quite professional and very soothing -
Dr Carol Foster and Dr Solomon Pearl.

My bet is great but I'm not doing that wholevthing again just the same.