Do they permit foreign, sentimental objects to be cremated with them?
My 13.5 yo silky terrier Mila is sitting up staring at the start of the rainbow bridge. She has had Cushings for some time and as a consequence has been very overweight. She was diagnosed a few weeks back with lymphoma and the speed at which she has gone downhill is remarkable. Though her enlarged spleen still makes her appear ‘fat’ her spine and hollows at other locations are pronounced. Having previously been a dog for which food never touched the sides of her throat on the way down she won’t even eat now. She picks up food and then drops it, like there is pain to chew. She drinks water but often heaves it back up. I saw in the New Year sleeping on the tiled floor with her but she was very unsettled and would spend more time sitting up then laying down. This is Mila last night:
About five weeks ago we lost one of my parents Silkies whilst they were on holiday. I looked after her in her final days and in what has now become a recent tradition, I built her a casket. I suggested to my kids that they might like to decorate the lid with farewell messages to help with the grieving process. They relished the opportunity:
I’d like to do the same for Mila but I’m also thinking of having her cremated as I don’t really have a suitable resting place at this point in time. I’m wondering whether pet cremation facilities permit cremation in a home made casket filled with other sentimental items such as photos, kids notes, blanket etc? I realise this sounds weird to many but I’m thinking the thought of her being cremated might be easier on the kids if they imagined her in the box rather than loosely placed. I suppose the alternative might be building and decorating an urn.
My 13.5 yo silky terrier Mila is sitting up staring at the start of the rainbow bridge. She has had Cushings for some time and as a consequence has been very overweight. She was diagnosed a few weeks back with lymphoma and the speed at which she has gone downhill is remarkable. Though her enlarged spleen still makes her appear ‘fat’ her spine and hollows at other locations are pronounced. Having previously been a dog for which food never touched the sides of her throat on the way down she won’t even eat now. She picks up food and then drops it, like there is pain to chew. She drinks water but often heaves it back up. I saw in the New Year sleeping on the tiled floor with her but she was very unsettled and would spend more time sitting up then laying down. This is Mila last night:
About five weeks ago we lost one of my parents Silkies whilst they were on holiday. I looked after her in her final days and in what has now become a recent tradition, I built her a casket. I suggested to my kids that they might like to decorate the lid with farewell messages to help with the grieving process. They relished the opportunity:
I’d like to do the same for Mila but I’m also thinking of having her cremated as I don’t really have a suitable resting place at this point in time. I’m wondering whether pet cremation facilities permit cremation in a home made casket filled with other sentimental items such as photos, kids notes, blanket etc? I realise this sounds weird to many but I’m thinking the thought of her being cremated might be easier on the kids if they imagined her in the box rather than loosely placed. I suppose the alternative might be building and decorating an urn.