I know what it is to love a pet and I have a couple of my beloved cats' ashes in urns. But lately I have been seeing more and more "varied" ways to hang on to your precious Puss after death.
One such idea I have recently been privy to experience is the concept of placing your pet's ashes inside a pillow that you then place on your sofa or sleep on. When this idea is proposed to the public mixed reactions abound. Some think it's a wonderful way to preserve their pet's memory. Why wouldn't one want Fluffy's ashes crunched into a pillow for show and tell, decoration or guest seating? Others verbalize their feelings simply; "Ewww." And, of course there's every reaction in between. The pill-popping pillow makers claim to keep ashes secure inside the pillow within a pouch that zips into the innards. Oh, and just so you know, don't go looking for these cushiony resting places on eBay or anywhere else that might "bring down the value" of these allegedly high class urns. The makers of these pillows tell me that they just won't hear of it. So, if you are truly dead set on getting one for your passed pet, be sure you are willing to pay the price, and while you're at it, you can toss Fido into the limo for his Sunday drive.
Another after-death vessel, which somehow seems a little less creepy, is the cremation jewelry. We all know Angelina Jolie used to wear a vial of her previous husband's blood around her neck, well how about wearing a bit of Kitty around yours? The original concept of cremation jewelry was to preserve and "keep close to your heart" the ashes of deceased human loved ones. But, we all know pets are certainly part of the family, so pet cremation jewelry was a logical next step. Ranging in price from the completely affordable to the outrageously insane, pet cremation jewelry comes in a variety of metals, makes, models and designs. You can place a small portion of ol' Leo's ashes inside (a tail? A paw? The choice is yours) or you can put some hair or even dried memorial flowers inside (that way you can save all the ashes to place inside a seat cushion).
But why deal with cremation at all, when you can keep Puss or Fido right there with you, to look upon every day, as if nothing had ever happened...by freeze drying them?! Freeze dried pets are all the rage now, and claim to be much more realistic than taxidermy. And I don't even want to speculate on the price tag of a freeze dried Saint Bernard. But if you have the money to do it and don't mind that Kitty no longer purrs when you pet her and Rover no longer wags his tail or begs for cookies, then perhaps freeze drying is the way to go for you.
These are only a few of the ways humans hold onto their pets after death, a way to preserve a bit more than the memory and a few photographs or videos. And, of course the variety of traditional urns, from marble to wood to ceramic, is endless. So, whether you prefer the old fashioned bury in the ground or the newfangled freeze dry, there are so many choices, the only thing you should be upset about is the loss of your wonderful pet.
**Note: This article is deliberately written in a light tone and to be taken that way. The author realizes the seriousness of the loss of a pet and truly sympathizes with anyone who has suffered such heart ache.
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