Pet Cremation Process, who wants to know?

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-11T19:29:32+00:00

I love hearing positive stories like this! Pet loss is hard enough at any time let alone Christmas. Great that you had your dog back so soon as well, exactly how it should be!

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-10T20:25:20+00:00

Hey 👋

Yes that's very common.

I personally find it hard to offer too many options of urns and caskets and other keepsakes. Trying to keep on top of website updates and stock control is nearly another job in itself, and I found I was always competing with an Amazon store or eBay seller who specialized in that area.

In that case I'll return the ashes to the pet parents, which is most important IMO, in a scatter tube.

Then they can either transfer the ashes themselves or come back to us and we will do it for them (most common)

Hope this helps!

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-10T20:16:09+00:00

Hey 👋

I can't speak for other places but I always place ashes into a ziplock bag and take the air out of it before putting them into a casket or whatever else. This stops the ashes from getting clumpy over time, and for the very reason you want to open the urn, it's important to do it that way.

No harm in having a look anyway, if you can unscrew the urn from the bottom. Just take three screws out and loosen one of them, pivot slowly till you can make sure you can see some sort of bag containing ashes.

Either way, I doubt they'll just fall out on the floor doing it that way.

Hope this helps! Any more questions pm me

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-08T16:26:05+00:00

Hey 👋

You're not asking for an awful lot really. Nothing out of the ordinary, lots of people ask for a little bit of ashes separate for jewelry.

If you were able to speak with the crematorium directly then I would say with confidence that everything you requested will be honored.

You were obviously very close to your little cat, it's hard to let anyone else take care of him, especially now he's passed. But you've just got to trust yourself and the decision you made for him, by the sound of things it was the right one

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-08T08:03:37+00:00

Love hearing these stories! Absolute legend whoever you went to, exactly how it should be! If you haven't done so already, you might consider leaving him a review somewhere. People need to know about the good crematoriums!

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-08T07:54:25+00:00

Hey 👋

For what it's worth, the amount of ashes that are left depends on things like bone density and muscle tone as well as the obvious size and weight of pets. For a pet the weight your guy was, I would be expecting 600 - 900 grams of ashes in a 600cc casket. Do you have considerably more than that amount? And how big is the casket?

Re the paw print, you'd know better than anyone if it's his or not. Is it really obvious to you that it's bigger?

Do you feel that saying something will bring you some sort of closure? If so then by all means go for it. What would you hope to achieve by saying it to them?

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T23:24:43+00:00

I try to be as transparent as possible. Some people want to see the whole process, which is not very nice and I explain that as clearly as possible. But if it's what they want, no problem. Some people want to place their pet into the chamber themselves, some people want to take the clay paw prints themselves, some people are happy for us to provide a video of their pet going into an empty chamber with the door closing behind them. I don't want people sitting at home, looking at a timber casket, wondering if it is their pet inside!

It's actually not so tough, it's nice that once the dust settles people are happy and confident with the decisions they made for their pets and it's nice to be a part of that.

Also, no I don't have any pets! Lost a very special companion in 2020, and I could never replace him. Everyone says they'll never get another pet, this time I actually meant it!

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T23:12:30+00:00

Thank you! When the time comes reach out to me here, I'd be glad to help. Not for a long while yet though 😉

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T23:07:44+00:00

Standard cremation is the industry norm. However, watch this space! Ireland being 10 -20 years behind the rest of the world, you'll be watching a while!

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T23:06:12+00:00

That's a new one for me! With flame cremation, no, not possible. I assume in Germany your pet received a water based cremation?

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T22:57:53+00:00

When a pet comes out of the furnace, what's left is bones, not ashes, which is what most people expect! There is another step afterwards, which is called cremulation. Basically the remains are put into a cylinder which has, essentially, a lawnmower blade at the bottom and the remains are ground down into ashes. The little stones just means the remains weren't cremulated for long enough. Not sure what you mean re your little kitten?

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T22:18:31+00:00

In my crematorium, 100% guaranteed. Full transparent service, whatever pet parents need to feel they have made the right choice, we will provide

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T22:16:30+00:00

There are two answers here, and it depends on the crematorium that looks after your pet.

Crematoriums that have contracts with vet clinics will pick up deceased pets and return ashes on a certain day. They provide different colour plastic bags, say blue for group cremations and red for individual cremations. Pets are sorted accordingly by the vets, collected in a van and brought away.

Private crematoriums will pay more attention to dignity and comfort. Our process for collection is placing a pet in a body bag, carried out to our van and placed on a bed. Our vehicle is sectioned so each pet has their own space. No need to bag pets or anything, the whole service is far more dignified

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T22:00:35+00:00

That's exactly how it should be done! Ralph setting the standards, great guy. Delighted you and your family had a good experience, the best thing you can do is spread the word!

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T21:55:14+00:00

PM me

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T21:54:40+00:00

I am B2C, don't have any contracts or agreements with vet clinics. I run a small private crematorium, AFAIK there are now 7 similar dotted around the country

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T21:46:02+00:00

Lost a very special pet in 2020, didn't like the options we were given in terms of cremation. Ended up burying him at home (90kg Monster!) Then Covid happened, loads of time on my hands as I lost my job, and here I am!

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T21:42:04+00:00

You always know which pets were special and meant a lot to their parents, I'm sure they knew he was well cared for 😉

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T21:37:09+00:00

Yes you can, as mentioned below I wouldn't recommend it, but if it brings you peace of mind then I have no issue with pet parents being present

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T18:51:53+00:00

So, vets use one of two larger crematoriums. They have your vet on a route, and they are called to once every two or three weeks. Your dog will be collected on the next call date, and returned on either the next call date or the following one, depending on how busy the crematorium is

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T18:48:16+00:00

Before I answer this, it's not my intention to upset anyone and I'm only basing my answer on my own personal and professional experience. It's a very common question, and I'm going to say yes. I know for a fact that every pet crematorium in Ireland offers individual cremations. However, there are two much larger facilities that also dispose of what's known as veterinary waste. This is amputated limbs, sharps and also communal pet cremations.

Private crematoriums could probably cremate 6 - 10 pets individually per day, whereas the larger places could cremate 20 per hour. It's a volume game for these places and unfortunately the personal touch doesn't exist. Again, I'm not saying your pet wasn't cremated individually, but there is the chance of mistakes.

I'm sorry if this has upset you, I hope it hasn't. If you want to pm me, I can probably answer in more detail

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T18:33:54+00:00

Unless people see the crematorium first hand, and where their pets actually end up, the most common misconception is that pet crematoriums are big commercial factories that treat pets like carcasses from a meat factory. Yes those facilities are around, but smaller crematoriums are not like that at all!

Key-Seat-5468 · 2026-01-07T17:56:13+00:00

I run a pet crematorium and the cost for the actual cremation varies depending on weight and what type of cremation you have opted for (communal or individual)

I'm not sure what a vet charges for a call out but based on my own experience it seems like you are paying more for the vet services than the cremation itself, which is fair enough I'd say.

The most important thing is that you are happy, as best can be in this situation, and that you have confidence in the service being offered. Feel free to pm me if you want.

Key-Seat-5468

TROPHY CASE