How to Choose an Urn for your Cat
Cats have been called friends, beloved treasures and faithful companions for a reason. Once you get a cat, you will have him for a long time, sometimes up to 10 years if he is taken care of properly. When your cat passes on and goes to "kitty heaven," it can be difficult to just bury it under its favorite rose bush. This is why selecting an urn for your cat is an option to hold its remains. This can be an emotional process, but all emotion aside, it is not a physically difficult task.
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Instructions
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Weigh your cat before you have him cremated. You want an urn that will hold your cat's weight in cubic inches. For instance, if your cat weighs 15 lbs., you would want an urn that holds at least 15 cubic inches of ashes.
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Decide whether you want your urn custom made or one that is already designed. Custom made urns are usually made to look like the cat you lost or a specific item that it liked. You can have these made for you online.
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Select the material of your cat's urn. Cat urns come in glass, crystal, silver, clay, wood, metals, stone and numerous other types of material. This is a personal choice; however, many people make the decision largely based on whether they want to view the ashes inside or not. The best selection of cat urns can be found online, otherwise they can be found at the vet. However, the vet often doesn't have a large selection and most are made of cardboard or cheap wooden materials.
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Select a shape of the urn. Not all urns resemble a fat vase for flowers. You can get urns in the shape of cats, butterflies, angels, geometric shapes, or even custom made to look like your pet or in a shape of its favorite object such as a ball of yarn. Shaped urns such as these can be found online.
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Tips & Warnings
Biodegradable materials are available for urns if you plan on burying the remains and you want your cat and the urn he was in to be one with mother nature.
Many people start to look for their cat's urn once the cat starts to get old or becomes sick. This way, they have it on hand when the time comes.
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- Photo Credit silver urn image by Alex White from Fotolia.com
