Our selection of cat urns and grave plaques.
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Whether you want to bury your little friend in the garden he loved so much or you prefer to keep him at home on a shelf in the living room, you can choose between cat urns commercially available the one that best suits your needs.
Ecological urns, in the shape of a statue, urns that can be placed outdoors, ceramic urns made in the traditional way… Funeral urns for cats are available in a large variety of models.
And why not personalize your faithful companion’s resting place even more by also opting for a funeral plaque in his memory?
It is possible to have a poem or a love phrase engraved to remind you of the days spent together with tenderness.
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From designer urns to personalized cat memorials, you’ll be spoiled for choice.
What to do with cat ashes?
If after death you choose to cremate the animal, you have the option of having its ashes returned and deciding how to pay it the right tribute. Some people scatter the ashes in a place the cat loved, such as a garden, or in the country. Others prefer to keep the pet’s ashes in an urn at home. This gives them the feeling that their cat is still with them.
It is also possible to leave your cat’s ashes in a pet cemetery, where there are specially created areas to scatter the ashes.
In some circumstances, it is permissible to place the urn containing a cat’s ashes in the grave of its deceased owner.
What only cat urns?
Like those for humans, cat urns are designed to hold the ashes of our little furballs. They come in a variety of shapes: the most common ones look like small boxes, but there are also urns in the shape of a statue or a ball. There are biodegradable ones, which can be buried in the garden, or ceramic ones, to be placed on a shelf.
The urns have an airtight lid that cannot be opened by itself so as not to allow the ashes to scatter by themselves.
The lid is usually under the base and the urn must be turned over to open it. In some models, the lid is on top of the box and needs to be unscrewed.
What is a cat grave plaque?
A cat memorial plaque it is usually used to personalize a pet’s resting place. There are also gravestones to keep at home as a reminder of the cat, which come in a variety of shapes: some round, some square, some heart-shaped. Most are made of ceramic to withstand the elements outside, but there are also glass funeral plaques.
You can personalize a plaque by having a sweet note or poem engraved in memory of the pet. Some templates even offer the option to display a photo of the cat.
What to choose between an urn and a gravestone for the cat?
The two objects are complementary and the tombstone cannot replace the urn!
The urn is used to store the animal’s ashes, while the grave plaque serves as a keepsake or keepsake. If you want to keep your cat’s ashes, you should choose a funeral urn, whether it’s buried in the garden or placed on a shelf in the living room, this is the best way to keep your kitten close to you.
You can also buy a plaque to place next to the urn, so you can dedicate a nice poem to your cat or display a photo of it so no one forgets its pretty face.
If you prefer to scatter your cat’s ashes in the wild, you can use the crematorium’s specially provided scattering urn. No need to buy another one.
How to choose a funeral urn for the cat?
The first step in choosing the right urn to hold Puss’ remains is deciding what you want to do with it. Will you scatter the ashes in nature? Bury the urn in the garden? Put it on a shelf in the living room?
If you want to bury it in the ground, choose aecological ballot box. There are biodegradable models, which grow beautiful plants from the animal’s ashes.
Do you prefer to display the urn in the living room? If so, choose a design model that fits well with the rest of the decor. There are brass urns with a bronze finish, for example, or urns in the shape of a stylized statue.
The capacity of the urn is also an important consideration: you need to make sure that the entirety of your pet’s ashes can fit inside.