Losing a pet is as devastating as losing any member of your family, so it can help to honor your pet with a special memorial. If you choose cremation, you can still honor them with a customized funeral urn. Use the guide below to help you decide which styles or materials match your preferences.

What Kind of Funeral Urn Should You Use?

Some families only keep the urn for the memorial service and scatter the pet’s ashes afterward. However, if you choose to keep the funeral urn, you will want something durable and attractive. If you’re going to keep the urn in your home, you can choose from a variety of materials, including aluminum, granite, stainless steel, and stone.

Alternatively, your family may intend to bury the urn in a plot as part of the funeral plans. In this case, a container that’s more functional and eco-friendly may outweigh visual appeal. Urns for burial are typically made out of bamboo, coconut shells, or mulberry bark papers.

How Do You Design a Pet’s Urn? 

Even though there are novelty urns on the market, a professional memorial and monument provider can help you design a tasteful container for your pet’s remains. First, you’ll need to choose the right size. As a general rule, you can add one cubic inch for each pound of your pet’s weight.

For the design, you can begin by choosing a shape. While you can select from round, square, rectangular, and other shapes, the material you chose for the urn may limit the shapes available. You can have the urn engraved with your pet’s name, a favorite quote, and even artwork or images. Once the urn has been prepared, several layers of finish will be applied to ensure protection. The finished product will be an attractive and respectful container for your pet’s ashes.

Customized funeral urns can keep your beloved pets close to you even after they’re gone. When you order your urn through Quincy Memorials Inc. in Kingston, MA, you’ll find that the compassion and knowledge of their staff will make this difficult situation a little easier. To learn more about the products offered by this family-oriented business, visit their website or call (617) 471-0250.