Friday, May 4, 2012

Laying Your Beloved Pet to Rest

By Harvey Warner


Even after a long illness, it can be a shock when the family pet dies, leaving us at a loss as to how to deal with the arrangements.

Not so long ago, the loss of a pet meant a hurried funeral in the back yard where the animal might be remembered by a pile of rocks or a shrub. Today's pet industry has expanded to offers a variety of options to help you cope when this sad day arrives.

You can find full service funerals for your pets, as well as grief counseling. There also are respectable cemeteries for pets.

In the past, some veterinary offices have provided cremation services to their clients through third-party providers. Lately, the trend has been for these service providers to work directly with the pet-owner's family.

You may find these more in one area than another. In fact, pet funerals are very similar to our own rituals, except that there is no requirement for the death to be pronounced by a doctor. Some funeral homes provide a full-service which begins by take the pet from the place in which they died to the funeral home. They then arrange all of the details for services, the burial, or cremation. Some places may post remembrances on their website.

You can still find stuff online about it, even if there isn't an area near you that specializes in pets. These online retailers have a large selection of products to choose from including affordable biodegradable caskets to more costly models resembling caskets for people.

If you live in an area where there is no local funeral service and you plan to conduct the burial on your own, you will need to plan ahead and order a casket earlier. This can be an upsetting task if your pet is in good health.

Without specialized services, most pet owners can still take advantage of cremation through their veterinarian and memorialize their pet with an engraved urn or marker. There is also a digital photo urn available for about $300, which allows a pet owner to display photos of the pet inside a wooden frame on a box containing the pet's ashes.

The pet memorial industry has taken a turn for the better, so you can grieve for your animal like you would for a family member.




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