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What to do with your cats ashes

What to do with your cats ashes. Welcome to My Pet’s Ashes. We are an award-winning pet advice website that has helped people cope with losing their pet for over 10 years. If you have just said goodbye to your cat or they are nearing the end of their life then we can help you […]

Birthstones by Month – March

What is the birthstone colour for March? Birthstones by Month – March. Aquamarine is the birthstone for all pets born in March. Aquamarine is, as the name suggests, a beautiful light blue colour that evokes the spirit of the sea. It is the first of the Spring birthstones and as I sit here writing I […]

How do I deal with the loss of my cat?

How do I deal with the loss of my cat? How to get over the grief of losing a cat? I’m afraid there isn’t a simple one-size fits all answer to these questions. Some days will be harder than others. Some cats will take longer than others. We all grieve differently and each cat loss […]

Pet Bereavement Guide Step 1 – acknowledge the loss is real

Acknowledge the loss is real. Pet Bereavement Guide Step 1. One minute they are there, the next they are not. The shock can be overwhelming. Don not panic, this is totally natural. You have lost a pet and that loss is extremely real. Your pet was part of your family, part of your daily life […]

How to Survive Pet Loss – Comfort Recipes for Breakfast

How to Survive Pet Loss – Comfort Recipes for Breakfast How to survive pet loss is a question that people ask me all the time. And it is a great question! And people are often surprised when I start to talk about eating well and getting outside for exercise. I don’t think that you can […]

Losing Your Cat – April’s Story

Losing Your Cat – April and the reason for My Pet’s Ashes Losing your cat can affect you differently on different days or times of the year or even different times of the day. And this is okay, it is normal. There are times when you’re alright and times when you’re not. We have a […]

How do I know if I got all my pet remains from their cremation?

How do I know if I got all my pet remains from their cremation? I am asked this question “How do I know if I got all my pet remains from their cremation?” at least three times a week. And I totally understand why. You decide to cremate your beloved pet and then suddenly realise […]

Gisele Bündchen and Vida – how to mourn on social media

Gisele Bündchen and Vida I found this fascinating American post on refinery29. It is an article about the etiquette around pet bereavement on FaceBook and Instagram. To cut a long story short, you can see the full article here, it’s a one post only rule a la Gisele Bündchen. According to the author Madeline Buxton […]

Archie’s Walking Stick

Archie’s Walking Stick A walking stick for my pets ashes. We were contacted recently by a lovely gentleman who wanted us to make him something rather special. His gorgeous dog Archie was really ill and didn’t have very long as he was suffering from laryngeal paralysis. He was a keen hill walker and wanted us […]

Celebrate the Life of your Pet: what to do with the ashes

Celebrate the Life of your Pet: what to do with the ashes Celebrate the Life of your Pet: what to do with the ashes. A simple video guide to help you choose a meaningful way to celebrate the life of your pet. Whatever you decide to do we can help you find a ceremony that […]

Pet Bereavement Guide – Infants, Toddlers and Pre-School Children

Pet Bereavement Guide – Infants, Toddlers and Pre-School Children Pet Bereavement Guide – Infants. Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, reptiles, sheep and all other kinds of animals in different shapes and sizes have a special place in the heart of the children in their lives. Children of all ages love and grow very close […]

Chris Packham and his Poodles Itchy & Scratchy

Chris Packham Chris Packham wants his ashes interred with his pet Poodles Itchey& Scratchey Earlier this month the BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham stated in an interview with the Dail Mail that he wants his ashes to be buried with those of his two pet poodles, Itchy – who died just before Christmas – and […]

Pet Cremation Costs - Pasha the Great Pyrenees

Pet Cremation Costs getting what you paid for…?

Pet Cremation Costs Here is a very sad story about pet cremation costs that I came across recently. It’s from the states but it did get me thinking. How much it should it cost to cremate a beloved member of the family. I’ve summarised the story but the link to the full story is at the […]

The Archers – Scruff’s Ashes

The Archers – Scruff’s Ashes Poor Lynda Snell has been through the full gamut of emotions for a pet owner. Firstly she lost her beloved dog Scruff in the floods last year, then he miraculously returned in time for Christmas and now he has passed away… As a long-term follower of The Archers and a fan of the wonderful […]

Pets Ashes Stolen

Pets Ashes Stolen It is a sad day when thieves stoop so low as to steal a widow’s belongings. A poor Australian lady from holiday to find that her home had been burgled and both her husband’s and her pet dog Skipper’s ashes had been taken. After his death on April 10, 2008, the grieving […]

Bury my pets ashes with me

Bury my pets ashes with me We are regularly asked if people can have the cremated ashes of their pet buried with them and often the answer here in the UK is unfortunately no, so we love this bill that has just been passed by two committees and is ready for a floor vote by New […]

Pets Ashes fund bullet-proof vest

Pets Ashes fund bullet-proof vest The kind folk of a charity in Albany USA have donated money for a police officer’s dog, Stitch, to have a bullet-proof vest so that when he is out searching for drug traffickers or missing people he will now have the benefit of his very own bullet-proof vest to protect him. […]

Scattering Dogs Ashes on Everest

Scattering Dogs Ashes on Everest What an amazing story, a couple from Northern Ireland have broken a world record to be the first husband and wife team to scale Everest from both sides, and the reason for their second ascent was to scatter the ashes of their beloved pet dog Babu’s ashes. After a gruelling six-week […]

Grieving for a Pet: Roy Hattersley and Buster

Grieving for a Pet. When Roy Hattersley, the former shadow home secretary, was interviewed by the Daily Mail he talked so movingly about losing his former rescue dog Buster. “Buster’s death,” he says, “was the most painful thing I had ever experienced, more painful than losing my mother. Buster and I were so close. I […]

Cremating Pets: Individual Cremation

Cremating Pets – individual cremation As prices vary widely amongst the different pet crematorium, vets and memorial gardens we thought we would explain what individual pet cremation actually means and whether it is the right decision for you and your beloved pet. Individual Cremation Process If you choose an individual cremation then your pet will […]

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